Totally Tisch

I don't understand why you are so disgruntled. If Tisch is an educational environment of theatre, why is it wrong to raise awareness about what is currently going on in the theatre world? AEA encouraged its members to support Local One, so that's probably what they were doing. I don't think you would call it "inappropriate" if they all wore red ribbons to support BC/EFA, or pink ribbons to raise awareness for breast cancer at an unrelated venue. So why is it inappropriate for them to support a cause they feel they feel is an important issue? Should they have all worn shirts marketing their own show? Their favorite TV show? Their favorite clothing line?

If they are AEA members, then they were appearing as AEA members. Equity actors need special permission from AEA to appear in any non-union or unpaid show, and they always have an asterisk in the program that says "So-and-so is appearing courtesy of Actor's Equity."

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As AEA members, during this strike they could only appear at the gala as volunteer AEA performers. Since they were unemployed, they were no longer contracted to do that performance because of the strike. They showed up. Tisch was honoring their show and the performers involved who attended Tisch. I guess they were showing support for something that has dramatically affected them and the rest of the broadway community (a major part of Tisch) this past week. Nothing wrong with giving a shout out to their colleagues out in the cold.

Updated On: 11/14/07 at 02:19 AM