Time Out Chicago: The TOC Blog: "It would be hard to find a less sexy word than Citation for a theater prize. Yet that’s the identity the Jeff for non-Equity (a.k.a. non-union) Chicago theater has always assumed. There are currently two categories of Jeffs: Equity theater gets Jeff Awards in October while the non-Equity scene receives Jeff Citations in May.
Now, as the result of a “brand survey” designed to help re-assess the image of the Jeffs, the term Citation is being retired. Starting this May, at the only awards ceremony in the country we’re pretty sure is still happening, non-Equity artists will be receiving Jeff Awards instead of Jeff Citations. While the phrase “non-Equity” will be attached to the prize, it will still be called an Award nonetheless."
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I think this is a great idea, I had no idea the the Chicago theatre awards for non equity actors were called citations. I think that not only is a citation something you get for a parking violation but it just comes worth a bad connotation. It feels kinda like getting an honorable mention where you know that that really means just not good enough. I think it just makes sense to call them awards, but just tack on the bit about non equity. Because after all, they are not necessarily lesser actors, they are just not members of the union.
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