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Atlantic Theater Company Closes Two Off Broadway Productions Amidst Stagehands Strike
EXCLUSIVE: The Atlantic Theater Company, one of Off Broadway‘s most celebrated theaters, has officially closed two new, previewing productions – Eliya Smith’s Grief Camp and Mona Pirnot’s I’m Assuming You Know David Greenspan – amidst an ongoing strike by the stagehands union IATSE. News of the strike surfaced last weekend, but the Atlantic at that […]
After negotiations broke down last weekend between the Atlantic and IATSE, the stagehands union ordered a strike against the prominent nonprofit theater. “Atlantic Theater’s refusal to bargain fairly has left the crew no choice but to strike,” said IATSE International President Matthew D. Loeb. The theater company released a statement that reads, in part, “Atlantic has been working together diligently with IATSE for months to create a fair contract for our crew workers and we have offered a good faith agreement with nearly a 20% increase in wages and other benefits.
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