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Contracts Webinar: AEA Edition
November 17, 2025 – 5–6:30PM EDT
In this webinar, Timmary Stirling, Senior Business Representative of the Multi Contract Team from Actors’ Equity Association (AEA) will discuss producing on the NYC Showcase Code and 29 Hour Staged Reading Code. This session will focus on the role of AEA, a code vs. a contract, and delving into these specific codes.
The webinar will include a brief Q&A session. This webinar will include ASL Interpretation. This session will be recorded and made available on our website at a later date.
About Actors' Equity Association (AEA):
Actors' Equity Association (“Equity"), founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 51,000 professional Actors and Stage Managers. Equity fosters the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actors' Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. #EquityWorks
Equity is governed by its own members through an elected Council, representing principal actors, chorus actors and stage managers living in three regions: Eastern, Central and Western. Members at large participate in Equity’s governance through a system of regional Boards and Committees. Equity has 28 designated liaison areas, metropolitan areas with a concentration of more than 100 members.
Past Sessions
Contracts Webinar: SDC Edition
October 29, 2025 – 12–1:30PM EDT
In this webinar, Producer Hub's Programming Director, Dani Barlow, chatted with the Director of Contract Affairs of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, Kristy Cummings, about engaging with SDC for a production or project specifically on the Development and Tier Contracts.
This session focused on the different SDC jurisdictions, when to use SDC contracts, and some of the key provisions in the Development and Tier Contracts.
About Stage Directors and Choreographers Society:
SDC is the theatrical union that unites, empowers, and protects professional stage directors and choreographers throughout the United States. Our mission is to foster a national community of professional stage directors and choreographers by protecting the rights, health and livelihoods of all our Members; negotiating and enforcing employment agreements across a range of jurisdictions; facilitating the exchange of ideas, information, and opportunities; and educating current and future generations about the critical role of directors and choreographers in leading the field. SDCweb.org