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Actors' Equity Association (“Equity"), founded in on May 26, 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 51,000 professional Actors and Stage Managers. Equity fosters the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actors' Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. Equity is governed by its own members through an elected Council, representing principal actors, chorus actors and stage managers living in three regions: Eastern, Central and Western. Members at large participate in Equity’s governance through a system of regional Boards and Committees. Equity has 28 designated area liaison cities with over 100 members each. Equity’s President is Kate Shindle. Mary McColl is Executive Director. Actors’ Equity Association offices are located in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and Orlando. Get Social With Equity | #EquityWorks -Facebook.com/ActorsEquity -Twitter @ActorsEquity -Instagram @ActorsEquity -YouTube: ActorsEquity100

United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE is the national labor union and creative community of designers, artists, and coordinators working across the entertainment industry. For over 125 years, Local USA 829 has proudly represented and advocated for its members and professionals working in live performance, film, television, and commercials through collective bargaining, action, and solidarity. As the creative backbone of the entertainment industry, Local USA 829’s members tirelessly enhance the stories that captivate audiences. In addition to its mission to establish fair wages for designers, artists, and professionals, the union negotiates and advances health insurance and retirement benefits through employer contributions to pension, health care, 401(k), and annuity. Equally important, however, is Local USA 829’s dedication to bolstering an inclusive, anti-racist entertainment industry, one which provides sustained and significant opportunities for underrepresented artists and workers on and off stage and screen. From coast to coast, Local USA 829 seeks to foster the continuous improvement of the working and living standards for its members as well as elevate and celebrate the many crafts and categories of its membership, which includes Scenic, Costume, Lighting, Sound, and Projection Designers; Scenic Artists; Computer Artists; Art and Costume Department Coordinators; and Scenic Shop workers.

The AFM represents more than 70,000 musicians in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and across Canada. Members work in all fields and genres and include freelance gigging and session musicians, touring, recording artists, and composers/arrangers. We perform all styles of music from rock to classical and reggae to country and everything in between.