Actors' Equity Association issued a statement following media reports that Texas has a record high number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients weeks following its early reopening.
"It is deeply alarming that Texas resuming business as usual led to a surge of COVID-19," said Gail Gabler, Western Regional Director of Actors' Equity Association. "The record number of cases in Texas is a stark and troubling reminder that science must guide our decision making and safety plans in the theater community. Equity is continuing to work closely with our public health consultant, Dr. David Michaels, on creating science-based protocols for theaters to safely open so that Equity members may to return to work."
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