Being an Actor in a Town Full of Them. Union actor Wendy Worthington reflects on the underlying purpose of creating theater in Los Angeles, pursuing and acting career and how her union’s changes are challenging that purpose. http://bit.ly/1GaoiKa
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Is Paying for Reviews the New Journalism?
Bitter Lemons, a theater website based in Los Angeles, has announced a new business model in which productions pay writers to review their productions. Time Out’s David Cote Weighs in on paid reviews as the new journalism. http://bit.ly/1GgFc8Z
Read More »“Matter / Doesn’t Matter”
Kevin Delin analyzes AEA logic through a theory of “matter / doesn’t matter” in the union’s treatment of Los Angeles theater. It turns out when “Matter” is exposed to “Doesn’t Matter,” the two will annihilate each other and release a tremendous amount of energy, usually in the form of political heat. http://bit.ly/1GMhMNp
Read More »$150 Pay Scheme for Reviews Hurts L.A. Theatre
So you’re a theater having a hard time getting audiences. A new pay-for-play scheme under way by the ever-tempestuous L.A.-based theater website Bitter Lemons allows you to pay the website directly for a published review. http://bit.ly/1GHU44Q
Read More »ATCA Response to Bitter Lemons Policy
The website Bitter Lemons now allows theaters to pay to be reviewed. Speaking for the American Theatre Critics Association (ATAC) chair Bill Hirschman had this to say… http://bit.ly/1Gah8FL
Read More »How to Write About Theatre
How to Write About Theatre: Independent theatre criticism or payola? – The Guardian Scotland writer Marc Fisher comments: Linking coverage to cash on the barrelhead can only serve to diminish the site’s credibility, and may well, in the long run, result in a diminished Bitter Lemons. http://bit.ly/1I0cZc6
Read More »The Size of Los Angeles
You may be aware that actors in Los Angeles are presently trying to prevent their union, Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), from up-ending the local intimate theater culture. At its core, intimate theater is a place where no one expects to make any money. For when the house size is 99 seats or less (and often much less), there is no way to amortize your investment ...
Read More »Actors’ Equity Formally Terminates 99-Seat Plan
This is an email that went out to Equity members April 21, 2015: There has been an important conversation going on regarding the future of theater in L.A. Today, after receiving and considering months of feedback from members on all sides of the debate, Equity’s Council has taken several important steps to address many of the concerns expressed by members in Los Angeles. They have ...
Read More »LA Equity Referendum Results
The official tally on the Referendum has been released: The ballots for the 99-Seat Proposal Advisory Referendum have been tabulated. We have already shared the results with the National Council and we will be posting the results on the member portal shortly. As I promised, here are the results of the vote count: Total number of ballots sent: 6,990 Total Number of ballots returned: 3,141 ...
Read More »The Theatrical Producers League of Los Angeles
When I first came to Los Angeles, the Equity-Waiver plan was just being put in place. If you aren’t familiar with the history, it allowed for professional actors, those belonging to AEA (Actors Equity Association), to perform on stage for significantly less money than were quoted under normal contracts. In the intervening years, the plan has changed, the scope has been adjusted, and a lot ...
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