Actors' Equity Association's Broadway Business Rep, Walt Kiskaddon, is retiring after nearly 27 years working with the national labor union representing professional actors and stage managers in live theatre. Kiskaddon officially ends his tenure June 6.
Kiskaddon first began with with Actor's Equity in 1998 as a business representative in the Developing Theatre department. Two years later, he joined the team for the Production Contract, which is the collective bargaining agreement for actors and stage managers working on Broadway (until 2023, it also included national tours.) Kiskaddon remained with that team for the remainder of his tenure with Actors' Equity.
"I'm very fortunate that I've been able to build my career serving the theatre community. I tell people that I don't work on Broadway, but I work for Broadway. I do not take for granted that I was able to serve in this unique role in the Broadway community," said Kiskaddon in a statement. "Very few people have ever held this position over the many decades that Equity has represented the actors and stage managers who work in this special part of American culture."
Executive director for Actors' Equity Association Al Vincent Jr. expressed in a statement that Kiskaddon "represents the best of Equity, not only working tirelessly to protect our members but maintaining a respectful, healthy relationship with employers. We wish him a fulfilling retirement, and know we'll still see him at the theatre鈥攊n the audience!"
Actors' Equity Association, founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers.
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