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Brooke Shields Announces Run For President Of Actors’ Equity Association

Brooke Shields is running for president of the Actors' Equity Association after Kate Shindle announced she would step down after a nine-year tenure.

Shields explained that when she went into her first show on Broadway she realized she had a bigger purpose in the company and wanted to take on the responsibility “to be the voice of and represent my fellow colleagues and cast members and the crew, and that I was in a position to be able to stick up for them, if something wasn’t going right with the production.” Shindle recently revealed she would not seek re-election as president of the Actors’ Equity Association, an unpaid volunteer position, citing the role left her with little time for her acting career. “I’m ready to pivot back to solving difficult scenes, moments that aren’t quite working, that piece of a song that’s eluding me, and to spend more time in rehearsal rooms than on zoom calls,” Shindle said in a statement posted on Instagram.

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