D.C. Passes Tax to Support Actor Economy
Actors’ Equity, the nation’s union for live theater actors and stage managers, is celebrating a local legislative win. In late June, members of the Council of District Columbia approved a new sales tax to subsidize the arts in D.C.; advocates estimate that the new tax will infuse $30 million dollars per year into the D.C. arts scene. Equity members in the area and high-level union officials lobbied for th…