Deadline: Without League membership, Rudin would be something akin to a non-union producer, or more accurately a producer without the across-the-board agreements that the League – which is not a union – negotiates with numerous theatrical unions and guilds. Technically and theoretically, Rudin could, in fact, negotiate his own separate agreements with Actors’ Equity Association, the American Federation of Musicians and more than a dozen other theater unions, but the task would be onerous and is very seldom attempted on Broadway: For years, Disney Theatricals took the non-League route, but had an entire department (and a theater) at its disposal for negotiations and deal-making.
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It is good to hear that Rudin is facing the consequences for his actions. Even if it is on his own terms and he is likely to still benefit from the four works already in development. Hopefully, he serves as a cautionary tale to future producers and workplace harassment can become a thing of the past. I also think we need to hard look at NDAs and how much power they give to producers and other people in positional power. Story after story comes out about people using NDAs to silence those who they harmed, and that’s so frustrating that that is a legal course of action. We need legal reform of NDAs to allow for whistleblowing for inappropriate behavior or pressing charges in the case of harassment or assault. I don’t know the history of NDAs but I thought they were supposed to be so people can’t learn about trade secrets and then go and spoil the ending of the next marvel movie. The fact that they are serving such an insidious purpose is disgusting and Equity and the Broadway League should reform their policies so producers can’t impose NDAs on those who work under them.
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