Actors’ Equity has temporarily paused its consideration of safety plans for live theater productions in California as the state battles unprecedented infection rates of Covid-19.
The union, which represents more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers nationwide, noted that there are currently no Equity-approved theatrical productions running in California.Since the pandemic hit in the spring, Equity and live theaters across the country have been working with Dr.
David Michaels, former head of OSHA and a professor at the George Washington School of Public Health, on individualized safety plans for the production of live theater during the pandemic.
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