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Actors' Equity
Western regional director of Actors' Equity, a labor union representing more than 50,000 theater performers and managers
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Gail Gabler
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FROM Gail Gabler
Which Way, L.A.?
Do Small Theaters in LA Have a Future? Small theaters in Los Angeles don't make money. Since the 1980's, the Actors' Equity union has allowed local members to work for free in theaters that don't seat more than 100 people. A recent vote of union members favored that system by two to one. But the National Board of Actors' Equity had other ideas.
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