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SUMMER 2020
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VOLUME 9
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NUMBER 2
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Departments
10 President's Letter
12 Executive Vice President's Letter
13 Secretary-Treasurer's Letter
14 National Executive Director's Letter
16 For Members
28 Broadcast News
29 Show Us Your Card
60 On Location
66 In Memoriam
69 Deals & Discounts
70 Snapshot: Olivia de Havilland
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Action!
With a simple set up — a backdrop, ring light, tripod
and camera phone — SAG-AFTRA member Daniel
Vaillancourt records a self-tape audition at home.
Features
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GOING BOLDLY INTO THE NEW ERA
The new TV/Theatrical Contracts are making sure
members aren't left behind as the industry moves
from screens to streams.
40
A SAFER WAY FORWARD
The health and safety of SAG-AFTRA members
remains a top priority as productions slowly
reopen around the country.
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BEING THE CHANGE
SAG-AFTRA and its members are
stepping up to amplify the call for
social justice and racial equality.
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LIGHTS! BACKDROP! AUDITION!
Casting directors and experienced members
offer expert advice on auditioning via self-tape
while safer at home.
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MAKING .WAVS AT HOME
Voiceover performers and experts from the
SAG-AFTRA Foundation talk shop on everything
you need to build a home studio like a pro.