Actors' Equity Association

Actors' Equity Association is the labor union representing over 51,000 American actors and stage managers working in the professional theatre. For more than 95 years, Equity has negotiated minimum wages and working conditions, administered contracts, and enforced the provisions of our various agreements with theatrical employers across the country. Equity is a member of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)headquartered in Washington, D.C., and is an autonomous branch (and founding member) of the Associated Actors and Artists of America (Four A's).