Industry Comes Together to Create Association for Acting Coaches and Educators
While oversight and base standards for acting coaches and educators are important steps, they are not enough to create safer environments for students. Building a strong community that supports coaches and educators, that shares knowledge and collectively brings accountability to the industry, is paramount to the success of AACE.
ACTRA’s Minors’ Trust Explained
The ACTRA PRS Minors’ Trust holds 25 per cent of a child performer’s lifetime earnings over $5,000 until they turn 18. When the young performer turns 18, every dollar contributed to the trust, plus the interest accrued, is made available for the performer to withdraw.
Catherine Joell MacKinnon on CODA’s History-Making Oscar Win
Check out this interview with ACTRA National’s 2016 Woman of the Year, Catherine Joell MacKinnon, interviewed on CBC news about what the Oscar win for the film CODA means to her and the Deaf community.
New Audition Rules: What Performers Need to Know
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.
Diversity is being used as a scapegoat for capitalism, and it’s time to talk about it
On April 6, 2022, Playback published an opinion piece by Jenn Paul, ACTRA National’s Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging.
This is the text of that piece.