This week s Theater Talk (aired May 7, 2021)
IATSE (The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts), we understand, has told its members to be ready to go back to work in August, if not earlier. Does IATSE have a crystal ball? 97,000 people work on Broadway, in some capacity or other, and so they hope that IATSE does.As reported in Playbill, the last full theatre season Broadway welcomed 14.77 million theatregoers (more people than New York’s 10 major sports teams combined), contributing to nearly $15 billion to the New York economy and supporting employment for roughly 97,000 people.
May Day car caravan rally held in San Diego supporting workers’ rights May Day not only marks the first of the month, but it is also observed around the world to bring awareness of the rights and conditions of workers. Author: Heather Hope (Reporter) Updated: 5:47 PM PDT May 1, 2021
SAN DIEGO Starting at Chicano Park for a day to shine a spotlight on the rights of workers often overlooked, May Day is taking on more meaning this year amid a pandemic.
Dan King is a journeyman member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees supporting hotel workers like himself.
“They are going to work when they are COVID-infected but still having to work to earn a living, and many have not been working since COVID s been happening, and we don’t want people to forget about them,” King said.
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Minnesota film tax credit bills could bring movie, TV production boom to Northland
The bills would create an incentive for producers to film TV shows and movies in Minnesota by offering a transferable tax credit on purchases made in the state for production. Written By: Laura Butterbrodt | ×
Matthew Koshmrl (center), a filmmaker and cinematographer, gives direction to students setting up a shot during a film class Jan. 6, 2021, at the Minnesota Discovery Center in Chisholm. Koshmrl is teaching a generation of visual storytellers on the Iron Range and in Duluth. St. Louis County has committed up to $1 million for filmmaking incentives. (Clint Austin / File / caustin@duluthnews.com)
Oklahoman
EDMOND On a windy afternoon of filming at Wantland Stadium, Emily O Banion efficiently distributes over-the-counter remedies for headaches, heartburn and seasonal allergies to crew members chronicling the action on the University of Central Oklahoma football field.
But as with so much else about the movie business, what goes on away from the set happens to be just as vital to the final results.
Since last May, O Banion and her company, Oklahoma Set Medics, have administered about 50,000 COVID-19 tests and been credited with ensuring that the state s film and television industry has been able not just to survive but to thrive during the coronavirus pandemic.