Actors, Theaters OK Contract

NEW YORK — A strike that threatened to darken stages at regional and repertory theaters across the country was averted today when Actors’ Equity and the League of Resident Theaters reached a tentative three-year contract agreement.

The contract to be voted upon by the membership would apply to the 77 regional theaters and repertory companies of the league, as well as 16 theaters that have not joined the league but which abide by the Actors’ Equity contract. League theaters include San Diego’s Old Globe, Houston’s Alley Theater, Washington’s Arena Stage, the Yale Repertory and New York’s Circle in the Square.