Press Releases
SDC Announces Executive Board Election Results and The President’s Award for Extraordinary Service at its Annual Membership Meeting, November 18, 2024
(New York, November 20, 2024) – Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) announced the results of its 2024 Executive Board elections at its Annual Membership Meeting on Monday, November 18. SDC’s Executive Board is comprised of directors and choreographers working in every form and in every jurisdiction, who respond to the needs and ambitions of […]
SDC Endorses Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz
(New York, August 7, 2024) – Today Members of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), the theatrical union that unites, empowers, and protects professional stage directors and choreographers throughout the United States, voted overwhelmingly to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Governor Tim Walz. Vice President Harris leads a platform that emphasizes […]
SDC Commemorates the 65th Anniversary of its Founding on this Date in 1959
(New York, April 24, 2024) – Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) is commemorating the 65th anniversary of its founding. On this date in 1959, Judge Saul Streit, Presiding Justice of the New York Supreme Court, signed the incorporation documents establishing what was then-called the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers as a national independent […]
SDC Announces Executive Board Election Results and the President’s Award for Extraordinary Service at its Annual Membership Meeting, November 13, 2023
(New York, November 16, 2023) – Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) announced the results of its 2023 Executive Board election at its Annual Membership Meeting on Monday night, November 13. Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Melia Bensussen were elected to serve second terms as First Vice President and Secretary, respectively, and Joshua Bergasse was elected Third […]
SDC and the Broadway League Reach Agreement on a Landmark Contract that Covers Associate Directors and Choreographers Working on Broadway and Across North America
(New York, January 3, 2024) – Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), the national union of stage directors and choreographers, and The Broadway League (League), the national trade association for the Broadway and touring industry, announce that they have reached agreement on a new four-year contract. The agreement, which covers directors and choreographers on Broadway […]
SDC and the League of Resident Theatres Reach Agreement on a Four-Year Contract
(New York, April 8, 2024) – Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), the national union of stage directors and choreographers, and the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) announce that they have reached agreement on a new four-year contract. In addition to wage and benefit increases, some notable improvements in this new agreement include the setting […]
SDC Announces the Promotion of Randy Anderson to Deputy Director, Kristy Cummings Promoted to Director of Contract Affairs
(New York, December 11, 2023) – Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) has announced the promotion of Randy Anderson to the newly created position of Deputy Director. In this role, Anderson will manage the daily operations of the Union, helping to shape strategy and support the continued growth of SDC. He will be succeeded as […]