BWW SPECIAL FEATURE: How I Got My Equity Card - by Allison Janney
By: Eddie Varley Sep. 04, 2009
BroadwayWorld.com is proud to present its newest weekly feature, presented in association with and to celebrate the importance of the Actors' Equity Association. "AEA" or "Equity", founded in 1913, is the labor union that represents more than 48,000 Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions and provides a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans, for its members.
Check back weekly for new entries from stars of stage and screen on how they got their Equity cards!
"I was sitting on the floor of my New York City apartment, about to quit acting - again- when the phone rang. Jim Simpson was calling to offer me a part in his production of Howard Fast's CITIZEN TOM PAINE. We opened in Philadelphia and then went to Washington DC to the Kennedy Center! Richard Thomas played Tom Paine. It was fantastic and it got me my Equity Card. "
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