Let's Talk About Entertainment
People in entertainment bring us so much joy—and that’s who we help every day thanks to your support.
As a subscriber to our e-news, you’re an important part of our community...and we love sharing our latest photos, videos and stories with you—(like our Special Performance curtain speeches from Catch Me If You Can or The Lion King).
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In this issue...
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The Actors Fund Helps...
 Jason Levinson, The Actors Fund Work Program—LA.
After moving to Los Angeles from New York City and transitioning from acting to comedy writing, Jason needed good sideline work to support himself. AWP helped him find work he loves. Watch a video of Jason’s story.
Join us today and support our programs and services that help everyone in entertainment.
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 Faces of The Fund
Q&A with John Mattson, Director of AWP—LA
John comes to us with a wealth of experience and energy, and a commitment to helping those in the entertainment industry find fulfilling sideline and parallel work. He recently shared AWP’s latest initiatives as well as trends our team is seeing in the services AWP provides. Read John’s Q&A.
Visit our website for more information about The Actors Fund Work Program.
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Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
 Residents of our The Lillian Booth Actors Home have been hard at work on a new documentary by award-winning producers Hank Rogerson and Jilann Spitzmiller! Hank and Jilann are best known for their documentary Shakespeare Behind Bars.
Fourteen residents, co-directed by Noah Brody and Ben Steinfeld of the Fiasco Theatre Company, rehearsed and performed A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and were intricately involved in the creative process of the play (which came together after multiple filmed rehearsals and a final version performed for friends and family in late July). The doc will focus on the residents as they rehearse, identify their characters and ultimately interpret what Shakespeare’s work means to them. We look forward to sharing some clips of their work, as the filmmakers continue to edit their final version! Congrats to everyone on this project!
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 Learn Remotely—Through Our Latest in the Podcast Series!
We recently posted the second installment in our Podcast Series—Where are the jobs that will utilize my skills? Conducting Labor Market Research. Work in entertainment is largely short-term and project based. This podcast explains how to conduct effective research on possible alternative careers—and provides tools to keep our community working. Watch now and be sure to check back for our more installments!
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Affordable Housing for Angelenos in performing arts and entertainment!
We need your insights and opinions on a survey that will help us begin planning for the creation of new affordable housing in downtown LA for people in the arts. We’re excited about our partnership with organizations led by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, and our work made possible by a National Endowment for the Arts grant won last year. We invite you to share your voices as a member of the Los Angeles arts and entertainment community. Together, let’s assure housing for everyone in entertainment! Click here to take the survey.
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 Valley Days in Los Angeles
For our West Coast clients who find the commute to our Hollywood offices expensive and time consuming, Valley Days are the perfect way to gain access to our services. We teamed up with Local 80 IATSE to host one recently in the San Fernando Valley. Valley Days provides our clients with seminars on job counseling, health insurance information and emergency financial assistance (including a free summer picnic)! Visit our site and learn more about Valley Days!
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Did you know...
Membership in Los Angeles now includes a House Seat program with the Pantages, Mark Taper Forum, Ahmanson, Kirk Douglas and Geffen theatres? Contact Meg Thomas at 323.330.2434 or mthomas@actorsfund.org and join today!
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Video: Celebritee Golf and Tennis Outing
 Thanks to everyone who joined us for a wonderful day at the Knickerbocker Country Club in Tenafly, New Jersey at our CelebriTEE Golf & Tennis Outing!
Watch video highlights with Golf Chair Peter Gallagher, Tennis Chair Liz Callaway our Equipment Sponsors—Local 1-IATSE, and our many guests!
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Join The Actors Fund today for concierge service & access to purchase house seat tickets, spectacular special events and much more!
Photocall: View Pics from our recent events!
Catch Me If You Can brings down the house on July 24!
Photos from curtain call and our Pre-Show Party at Gallagher’s!
Auction of 1000 Stars raised over $50,000 for Everyone in Entertainment!
View results of our recent auction, and see some of the great prizes! Our October edition will bring more great prizes to bid on for the holidays!
Hakuna Matata! The Lion King company helps The Fund on August 7!
View pics from curtain call and watch video from the curtain speech!
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