No Visa For Actor, No Opener For UCLA Festival
"The visa application for Austrian actor Martin Niedermair has been rejected by the Dept. of Homeland Security, forcing UCLA Live to cancel the first production of its Intl. Theater Festival. ... UCLA Live asserted that the labor union Actors' Equity automatically rejects visiting visas to any actor performing in English, which has happened for every English-speaking production they have imported." Variety 09/29/08

Posted September 30, 2008 04:45 AM