Citizen: An American Lyric, adapted for the stage from Claudia Rankine's award-winning book of poetry by Rankine andFountain Theatre co-artistic director Stephen Sachs, will headline Primary…
The 2015 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards took place on March 14, 2016 at The Ann & Jerry Moss Theater at New Roads School, in the Capshaw-Spielberg Center for Arts and Educationa…
Well-known actor and scholar, Dakin Matthews, responds to the remarks made by Equity President Kate Shindle in a recent podcast: First of all, I am responding to what was printed online on t…
ArtsHub:Â As an argument for why there is a place and a necessity for 99-Seat theater, take a look at these numbers offered in an independent study, which focuses the frustrations of prod…
Nominees for the Stage Raw Awards for 2015 productions have been announced. Now in its second year, the Stage Raw Awards are given to honor the excellence found in Los Angeles 99-seat (i…
Latest from Ben Hill and the 2016 Hollywood Fringe Festival: Free Fringe Workshop A workshop on Money and Promotion is scheduled for Saturday, March 19, 2016 at Hudson Theatres, 6539 Santa M…
AEA President, Kate Shindle, was recently interviewed by Ken Davenport for The Producer’s Perspective. The podcast covered a number of pressing issues facing Equity and, at the 37:…
Press Release from Steven J. Kaplan (attorney for plaintiffs):Â Actors’ Equity Association and the plaintiffs in the Asner vs. Actors’ Equity litigation announced today that t…
Only part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival takes place on stage. There are still many ways to be an active part of this huge event: Hollywood Fringe Brand Design Contest Submit your desi…
If you’ve ever walked through a museum like LACMA or the Norton Simon, it’s likely you’ve run into art objects from antiquity. These objects are not signed. There&#…
Just ask yourself every morning when you wake up, ‘Are you or are you not the luckiest son of a bitch you know?’ It’s funny. Here I was scheduled to meet with cultural …
On the heels of the recent diversity report from cross-town football rival, USC, today UCLA has released its study on the lack of diversity in Hollywood. The 60-page scholarly report, cr…
Buzzfeed gives us 14 ways in which making theater prepares you for the world. While we might debate some of their points (like #4, “You become a master of stress management” …
The New York Times: The #OscarsSoWhite awareness continues with these stories from the field. If there are more diverse roles, there would be more diverse Oscars. Asian, Black, Latin…
As the Oscars approach, we again are reminded that #OscarsSoWhite. A scholarly report from USC entitled “Inclusion or Invisibility: Comprehensive Annenberg Report on Diversity in E…
Deadline Hollywood: The true rules of a system are often hidden.  Just as the election of Barack Obama did not signal a “post-racial” society, more actors of color at the …
In support of the ongoing argument as to whether or not performing arts have economic value, take look at these numbers recently released by the National Endowment for the Arts. Among th…
February is Black History Month, an organized effort to recognize, accept and validate the African American Experience in Western Culture. It's complicated. It's about pride, it's about hist…
The hope of building theatre centers seems one step closer today, as the West Hollywood City Council has earmarked funds to take buy the Coast Playhouse on Santa Monica Blvd. For the full st…
Vox:Â A powerful piece by a Chicago-based black actor who relates what it’s like to be a black actor in both film and theater. So when we yell #OscarsSoWhite, I stand here thinking,…
Do you want to start an impassioned discussion? Get a range of opinions you didn't even know existed? Mention the word, "Diversity."  Boom, there it is.  The word that is fraug…
Dakin Matthews is a well-known LA actor, scholar, and the founder of the Antaeus Theatre Company. Most recently seen in the film Spies Like Us " playing scenes opposite Tom Hanks " he re…
Registration for the seventh annual Hollywood Fringe Festival is now open. The first Town Hall of the Fringe season is Wednesday February 10. Details follow from the official Holly…
The Colony has seen tough times in the recent past and these tough times are apparently continuing as explained in this recent letter to subscribers from Artistic Director Barbara Beckley: F…
Can Science really create Art? Musical fans on London’s West End are about to find out whether machines have caught up to man in the elaborate theatrical production department. Beyond …