Re: RAT TCG and Ben Cameron

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In a message dated 2/15/00 2:13:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
tnt@artsci.wustl.edu writes:

> Nick --
>  
>  TCG membership has, in my experience (15 years), always been open to
>  theatres with and without Equity contracts.  The issue has been wages and
>  benefits.
>  
>  For example, Metro Theatre Company, a St. Louis theatre for young people,
>  has never had an Equity contract, but has been a member, and a power, in
>  TCG for as long as I remember.  They also pay better than the Equity
>  companies in town, other than the LORT company, and have a terrific
>  health insurance plan.
>  
>  Ben Cameron may or may not be a god (I would say yes), but he didn't
>  change this rule.
>  
>  Agnes Wilcox
>  
>  

I thought Ben had stated publicly at his speak at the LA Conference that he 
had enacted an Equity change.  Maybe someone who listened to him closer 
(someone even recorded the talk I think) can confirm that or not.  I'm 99 % 
sure that he had enthusiastically mentioned some Actors' Equity change to me 
personally prior to LA when he was describing how TCG was altering its 
eligibility requirements to become more attractive to RAT-like theaters. 

The best thing probably, someone could compose an email and ask Ben directly 
what change if any, was enacted under his tenure.  Tell him RAT is 
interested.  I'm sure he'd answer.  <BenC@tcg.org>

--nick