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Equity is the labor union for professional actors and stage managers. Tours can be organized under either equity or non-equity contracts.

Posted by znufrii Mar 7 '22, 07:41

Generally if you’re a member, you cannot perform in non-equity shows. It’s an arguable point whether there’s actually a difference, other than in how much the actors are getting paid, as until recently membership was more a function of opportunity rather than talent.

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How would a normie know which is which? -- nm - spamlet Mar 7, 07:43 1
- They generally wouldn’t, I don’t think. - znufrii Mar 7, 07:48
From what I can tell, we get the national tour groups. The faces on Come From Away and the Mean Girls cast are the names on Wiki. - Will Hunting Mar 7, 07:43 3
- Yeah, first national tours are generally equity shops, I think. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 7, 07:47 1
  - Then hell if I know. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 7, 07:49
- National Tours can be equity and non-equity now -- nm - MDH Mar 7, 07:44

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Equity is the labor union for professional actors and stage managers. Tours can be organized under either equity or non-equity contracts.

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