Performers voiced their concerns to us over the pandemic about onerous expectations for self-tape auditions. ACTRA was successful in negotiating some improvements to audition requirements in the latest IPA, and here are some of the highlights.
Your Union
IPA 101: How Do I Get Paid for Voice Work?
There are a lot of ways that ACTRA performers can be contracted for the use of their voice. It can be confusing, especially if you are working with a producer who isn’t familiar with all the options available to them.
IPA Exclusions 101
Members, if you are asked to ‘be yourself’ or Production would like to interview you for a documentary, that Production must ‘go ACTRA’ and fill out the required paperwork in order for you to appear on their show and access the exclusions.
Theatre Crossing Over
Back in March 2020, while theatre companies across Canada were in various stages of rehearsal or pre-production, a microscopic virus was beginning to wreak havoc globally. We had no idea what we were in for. When life shut down on March 13th, 2020, most of us assumed we’d be back in audition rooms, on set or on stage within a couple of weeks.
Per Diems: IPA Reminder for Members and Producers
Did you know? Per Diems are owed to Performers to defray meal expenses when they are required to shoot out of town.