DECEMBER “Come, woo me, woo me; 2012 fornowIaminaholiday humor, and like enough Volume 97 to consent.” Number 9 —William Shakespeare EQUITYNEWS AsYou Like It,Act IV, Scene 1 A Publication of Actors’ Equity Association • NEWS FOR THE THEATRE PROFESSIONAL • www.actorsequity.org • Periodicals Postage Paid at New York, NY and Additional Mailing Offices Membership Meetings in All Regions 2013 Annual Election Gets Underway Will Select Nominating Committees he 2013 Equity elections pal, Chorus or Stage Manager. the Eastern Region (three Prin- Equity’s 2013 National Election gets underway at upcoming are just around the cor- You don’t even have to be at the cipals, two Chorus, and one Membership Meetings in each Region. The agenda for each Tner, and now is your Membership Meeting if you Stage Manager) and 11 mem- Meeting includes a Special Order of Business to nominate and chance to step up and be a part send a letter or email of accept- bers-at-large (seven Principals, select the membership portion of the Regional Nominating of the action. Even if you don’t ance to the election staff in your three Chorus and one Stage Committee. see yourself actually running for region’s office city before the Manager). office, you can still make your meeting and have someone The Central Regional Nomi- The EASTERN REGIONAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING will be held on mark on the 2013 Elections by nominate you at the meeting. nating Committee has ten Friday, January 11, 2013 at 2 pm serving on your Regional Nomi- Don’t worry if you haven’t members: four members select- in the Council Room (14th Floor) of the Equity Building nating Committee! served on a committee before– ed from the Central Regional 165 West 46th Street, New York Nominating Committees this is a terrific way to get your Board, Councillors and Officers feet wet, learn a lot and put your resident in the Central Region The agenda includes: The Nom Com (as it’s affec- experience to work for your (two Principals, one Chorus, • Presentation of the St. Clair Bayfield Award. tionately called) acts as a filter Union. and one Stage Manager) and • Presentation of the Joe A. Callaway Award. to help inform the election The time commitment is six members-at-large (four Prin- • Special Order of Business to nominate and select the process. It interviews prospec- short–just a few weeks of inter- cipals, one Chorus and one membership portion of the 2013 Eastern Regional Nominating tive candidates and selects a views and deliberations from Stage Manager). Committee. slate of nominees for the vari- late January through late Febru- The Western Regional • Membership Discussion Period in accordance with the By-Laws. ous Council positions available ary, so Nom Com is great for Nominating Committee has 13 (A Sign Interpreter will be present on request.) in this year’s election. Serving members who can’t commit long members: four members select- on the Nom Com is a great way The CENTRAL REGIONAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING will be term but who still want to get in- ed from the Western Regional to delve into the inner workings held on volved. This year’s deadline for Board, Councillors and Officers of Equity’s leadership, under- Monday, January 14, 2013 at 6 pm the first meeting of the Regional resident in the Western Region in the Member Center (1st Floor) of the Equity Building stand the issues we face, and Nominating Committees is Jan- (two Principals, one Chorus, 557 West Randolph Street, Chicago, IL hear firsthand from the people uary 24, 2013 and the deadline and one Stage Manager) and who want to lead Equity for the The agenda includes: for the Committees’ reports is nine members-at-large (seven next five years. • Special Order of Business to nominate and select the Tuesday, February 26, 2013. Principals, one Chorus and one The member-at-large por- membership portion of the 2013 Central Regional Nominating The number of meetings de- Stage Manager). tions of the Regional Nom Coms Committee. pends on the number of poten- are selected at the January Seats Available • Report of the Central Regional Vice President. tial candidates who submit 2013 Membership Meetings: There are a total of 16 Coun- • Report of the Central Regional Director. themselves to be interviewed. Eastern–January 11; Central cil seats open in this year’s elec- • Membership Discussion Period in accordance with the By-Laws. The Eastern Regional Nom- and Western–January 14. To tion. In the Eastern Region Prin- inating Committee has 17 The WESTERN REGIONAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING will be serve, you need to be a paid up cipal category there are six members: six members from the held on member in good standing and seats for five-year terms. Also in Monday, January 14, 2013 at 11 am Eastern Regional Board, Coun- eligible under one of the three the East under the Chorus cate- in the Bellamy Room (5th Floor) in the Equity Office cillors and Officers resident in employment categories: Princi- (continued on page 2) 6755 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA The agenda includes: • Special Order of Business to nominate and select the membership portion of the 2013 Western Regional Nominating Committee. Theatre Community Helps with • Report of the Western Regional Director. • Report of the Western Regional Vice President. Hurricane Relief/Recovery Efforts • Membership Discussion Period in accordance with the By-Laws. The Annual Membership Meeting will be held on Friday, April quity members are not and I placed 12, 2013.The Regions will be connected by telephonic hook-up people who sit back when flyers in nearly all in order that members in all Regions may hear the statements Edisaster hits –whether it’s of the Broadway of candidates running for election to Council. at home or around the world. theatres. By mid- Similar to the outpouring of day Friday, the concern and help generated donation bin was Construction after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 nearly full. and the 2004 tsunami, Equity Sunday, it was Continues at members quickly mobilized to overflowing. With help with recovery and relief two volunteers, NewYork Office efforts after Hurricane Sandy we sorted, f you’ve been to the New York bore down on the New York tri- counted, stuffed office, you’ve seen that work state area in late October. Here a minivan to are just a few stories of how our capacity, drove to Icontinues on our multi-phased Some of the donations collected by the construction project. Phases one members and the theatrical company of Once. Breezy Point, and two, which involved moving community helped those Queens, and and construction of new office affected by the hurricane. Wilkerson, an Equity member, donated the items to a disaster writes: “Drive 111 was born from: relief site yards away from the space are completed. Staff mem- Drive 111 bers have moved in to their new (1) a realization that Hurricane 111 demolished homes, where work spaces, and new confer- Drive 111, a four-day, Sandy altered and took lives, but the inspiration for this drive’s title ence rooms, which expand meet- grassroots campaign to collect barely changed mine, so I had to was derived. ing space and communication 111 items of warmth, garnered help; (2) a conversation with my (continued on page 3) incredible success, largely due between offices, are being used. friend, Rakhi Bahadkar, who felt Index Phase three, the building of the to the theatre community’s similarly inspired. We developed new Audition Center in the 16th generosity. With one day’s the concept on a Monday. 2013 Election gets underway......1 floor space that previously notice, Drive 111 surpassed its Tuesday, we solidified dates, From the President..................3 housed staff offices, began in late goal, collecting approximately typed up our ideas and secured Pension & Health Trustees’ 200 items, including 77 report..................................4 NEWS October. The new audition space the Minskoff Theatre as our will contain significant coats/jackets/hoodies; 14 drop-off point. Wednesday, I sent Theatre Spotlight ....................6 improvements over the current blankets, and an abundance of out notices while Rakhi National News .......................9 audition space. Construction has hats, scarves, gloves, sweaters, researched relief sites. Thursday, Centennial feature: UITY been moving along and we are shirts, socks, fleece robes, AEA posted notices throughout Celebrating the Chorus............10 Q looking forward to a completion pants, shorts and shoes. its building, on its website, Annual Report on employment, 165 West 46th Street New York, NY 10036 Address Service Requested Second Class Postage Paid in New York, NY E earnings, membership, finance .12 date in early 2013. Organizer Lisa Nicole Twitter and Facebook pages, 2 / EQUITY news DECEMBER 2012 Area Liaison 2013 Annual Election 2013 Annual Election Calendar Hotline system continued from page 1 gory there are three seats for Friday, January 11, 2013 Eastern Regional Membership Meeting - Membership-at-large five-year terms and one seat for portion of Nominating Committee to be elected Call 877-AEA-1913 a one-year term. (There are no Monday, January 14, 2013 Central Regional Membership Meeting – Membership-at-large Equity has a National toll-free Eastern Stage Manager seats portion of Nominating Committee to be elected available this year.) In the Cen- hotline system for members who Western Regional Membership Meeting – Membership-at-large tral Region, there is one five- live in Area Liaison and office portion of Nominating Committee to be elected cities. The number is 877-AEA- year Principal seat available. No later than Counting of ballots for Eastern 1913 (honoring the year of Eq- (There are no Chorus or Stage Manager seats available this Monday, January 14, 2013 Regional Nominating Committee, if necessary uity’s founding).