The Actors Fund Distributes A Record $19 Million In Year Of Covid – And Chairman Brian Stokes Mitchell Warns The Work Is Far From Over
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deadline.comIn the year since the Covid-19 pandemic shut down the Broadway industry, The Actors Fund has distributed more than $19 million in direct cash assistance to more than 15,000 people, with more than 40,000 individuals receiving assistance of one form or another from the Fund, a massive 71% increase from 2019.
The 2020 distribution of funds is nine times that of an average year.And despite the arrival of three effective vaccines and the possibility of some Broadway productions returning to the stage in the Fall, The Actors Fund’s work – and its need for contributions – is far from over.The pandemic’s economic toll will almost certainly have a longer tail for show business workers than for other industries, possibly by a factor of years. “For
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