STAGE Act

WASHINGTON, D.C.  — During the first-ever National Theatre Week, celebrated April 9-11, 2024, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) welcomed theater leaders and actors associated with the Professional Non-Profit Theater Coalition and the Theatre Communications Group to Capitol Hill to discuss the recently-introduced Supporting Theater and the Arts to Galvanize the Economy…

Proposed legislation would allocate $1 billion annually for an industry coping with rising expenses and smaller audiences. “They do need help,” said Senator Peter Welch, who is spearheading a new effort to win federal assistance for nonprofit theaters. Mariam Zuhaib/Associated Press By Michael Paulson, New York…