Twin Cities Actors' Equity

ICYMI: after last week’s forum at Mixed Blood, leaders are making meeting notes available and asking for participation in next steps. Link in comments!

Community Conversation and Plan for Action Regarding Our Theatre Community on July 8!

Hosted by local arts leaders including Mark Valdez (Mixed Blood), Wendy Knox (Frank Theatre), Signe Harriday and Noel Raymond (Pillsbury House Theatre), Leah Cooper (Wanderlust), Fran DeLeon (Theatre Mu), Kelli Foster Warder (Artistry), Nicole Watson (Playwrights' Center), and others!

This is a great opportunity to come and share YOUR thoughts and feelings about the state of our theater community!

A note from Wendy at Frank Theatre: "Our theater institutions are at a precarious moment as funding is shrinking, press coverage is disappearing, venues are disappearing, and theaters are producing smaller and fewer works as they manage their budgets. We have learned what we're capable of when we care for the whole of our community. This is not a moment of despair, but of exploring ways of taking action to shore up our ecology."

This event is open to the entire theater community (artists, audiences, board members, funders, scholars—everyone who has a stake or interest in our local theatre)! Snacks and beverages provided.

Wednesday, July 8, 6-8pm
Mixed Blood Theatre
1501 S 4th Street, Minneapolis
See you there!

We’re getting ready to march! 

Join your fellow union members in the Twin Cities Pride parade this Sunday, 6/28! Link in the comments to sign up and get details — wear your Equity merch! 💪🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

UPDATE: If you decide you'd like to join us, we are marching in solidarity with the Minnesota AFL-CIO. Our unit number is 119 and we will be lining up on staging block 8, located on 3rd Street South between 4th Avenue South and 5th Avenue South. Parade organizers are asking that marchers be assembled by 10:30am. Look for union banners and people wearing t-shirts from unions across our Labor Movement. We'll be there with our Equity banner, likely alongside our SAG-AFTRA friends! Hope to see you there!

A great turn out at the Hive today! Thanks to business reps Gwen, Tyler, and Aaron for joining us as we discussed the future of Twin Cities theatre — and thanks to the Hive for hosting us!

Connect with local Equity members and staff at our Local Annual Member Meeting on Monday, May 18 from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the Hive Collaborative where we will be joined by Senior Business Rep Gwen Meno, Business Rep Tyler Keeling and Business Rep Aaron Wheeler. Come discuss the local theater scene, ask staff questions and help your local community determine what direction to take to better serve our members. Refreshments provided!