Kate Shindle has been re-elected president of Actors’ Equity, the union representing more than 51,000 theatrical actors and stage managers. She was first elected to the post in 2015, having previously served as the union’s eastern regional vice president. She made her Broadway debut in Jekyll & Hyde, with other notable Broadway roles including Sally Bowles in Cabaret, Vivienne in Legally Blonde and the Mad Hatter in Frank Wildhorn’s Wonderland.
In other elections, Dee Hoty was elected Eastern regional vice president and Kelley Faulkner was elected Cntral regional vice president. Doug Carfrae, running unopposed, was elected Western regional vice president.
The union did not provide vote totals or say who the losing candidates were in any of the races.
The election also included 42 council seats across all three regions, representing principal actors, chorus actors and stage managers, along with a new at-large category.
The candidates elected Eastern Region Principal Councilor:
Victoria Clark
Michele L.
In other elections, Dee Hoty was elected Eastern regional vice president and Kelley Faulkner was elected Cntral regional vice president. Doug Carfrae, running unopposed, was elected Western regional vice president.
The union did not provide vote totals or say who the losing candidates were in any of the races.
The election also included 42 council seats across all three regions, representing principal actors, chorus actors and stage managers, along with a new at-large category.
The candidates elected Eastern Region Principal Councilor:
Victoria Clark
Michele L.
- 6/19/2020
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Results for Actors’ Equity Association’s 2016 National Council election were announced May 19; 14 open seats across three regions and three categories (principal actor, chorus actor, and stage manager) were filled. Equity’s Eastern Region saw nine seats filled, three of which by returning incumbents: Nancy Slusser and Francis Jue in principal actor seats and the unopposed Jason A. Quinn in a stage manager seat. Four new principal actors were elected to the council—Jeff Blumenkrantz, Mary Gutzi, Camille Saviola, and Nick Wyman. Rashaan James II and Kirsten Wyatt joined as chorus actors. The Central and Western regions also saw new faces to the council with the addition of actor Kelley Faulkner to the Central Region’s principal actor category, the addition of John M. Galo in the Western Region’s stage manager category and the addition of Charlayne Woodard as Western Region principal councillor. Also in the Western Region, incumbent Kim...
- 5/20/2016
- backstage.com
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