DEADLINE: ACTORS' EQUITY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MARY MCCOLL ANNOUNCES PLANNED DEPARTURE

Mary McColl, the current executive director of Actors’ Equity Association, has announced that she will not seek a new contract when her current agreement expires in January 2022.

McColl made the announcement to staff and officers of the union today.

“When I took this job in 2011, I was the first woman to be hired as executive director of the union,” McColl said in a statement. “My hope is that Equity will cast a wide net for their next executive director so that historically marginalized members will see themselves reflected in staff leadership.

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