Recently the Actor’s Equity Association and Disney World have been in talks to get actors back to work at the parks. There has been a recent breakthrough to get the actors back to work.
Timeline:
June 23 – Union asks for members to be regularly tested and resume to work on stage with masks.
June 25 – Union stated that regular testing would be needed since social distancing would be hard to complete while performing during workday.
June 26 – All recall notices for members were rescinded by Disney World.
August 12 – Disney World announces on-site testing for Cast Members and their families.
With this news, the Actor’s Equity Association has signed a memorandum of understanding with Disney for the return of Equity performers. No return date has been announced yet.
Prior to this select shows were replaced with new shows that did not require Equity actors.
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