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Industry to gather for actors summit

Leading members of the arts and entertainment industry will gather at the Sydney Theatre Company in October for a two-day summit to mark Actors Equity’s 75th anniversary.

ABC TV’s Richard Finlayson, Free TV CEO Julie Flynn, Black Swan artistic director Kate Cherry, casting director Anousha Zarkesh, Sydney Theatre Company’s Patrick McIntyre and performers Jay Laga’aia and Ursula Yovich will be among those discussing diversity on Australian screens and stages.

Facebook’s Mia Garlik, Google Creative Lab’s Tom Uglow, Twitter Australia’s Danny Keens, Playwrighting Australia CEO Tim Roseman, Producer Penny Chapman, actors Claudia Karvan, Simon Burke, Leah Purcell and Gracie Otto are also amongst the speaker line-up.

The dates are October 26-27.

Tickets and further information: http://meaa.io/1AU4JCS