Equity buys L.A. digs

Variety: Actors' Equity Assn., the national stage thesps union, has purchased a building in North Hollywood that will become the org's new West Coast digs early next year. At 18,000 square feet, the freestanding, single-story building will allow Equity to create an audition center similar to the popular centers at Equity's Gotham and Chicago offices. The edifice also will have a parking lot that will accommodate around 50 cars, resolving longstanding parking issues at the offices the org currently rents in Hollywood.