Theatre Producers of Southern California

06/06/2025

A huge thank you to Assemblymember Matt Haney for taking the lead in opposing Governor Newsom's attempt to reverse funding for the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund which would help 100s of small performing arts organizations throughout the state create and maintain jobs in the performing arts. We are truly grateful for your leadership!

Thank you to the Assemblymembers who have signed on to support the arts organizations and artists in their districts and across CA.

Sharon Quirk-Silva Assemblymember John Harabedian Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal Assemblymember Gail Pellerin Assemblymember Nick Schultz Assemblymember Chris Ward Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur Ash Kalra

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06/06/2025

A huge thank you to Senator Ben Allen who is leading the effort to save the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund from Governor Newsom's attempt to cancel its funding mid-program when 100s of organizations have applied for funds to maintain 1000s of jobs in the small performing arts sector.
Thank you to the Senators who have signed on to support our cause: Senator Susan Rubio, Senator María Elena Durazo Senator John Laird Senator Dave Cortese, Senator Sasha Renée Pérez, Senator Laura Richardson
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09/06/2024

Arts & culture are on the ballot this year in ! That’s why we’re teaming up with , -theatre-group, -center, and for a dynamic Voter Activation Day on September 25 at The Music Center’s Ahmanson Theatre! Join artists, arts workers, and organizations for a meaningful discussion about opportunities relevant to the upcoming election. Participants can register to vote on-site, connect with fellow creatives, and explore the key issues at stake, including funding for the arts, cultural policy, and ballot measures. With the arts and culture sector facing significant challenges, your vote could be pivotal in shaping the creative landscape across LA County. RSVP today at https://artsforla.quorum.us/campaign/68938/

05/31/2024

📣 BREAKING NEWS! Yesterday, Speaker Rivas and Pro Tem McGuire announced an agreement on a legislative budget that restores $12.5 million in funding for the Equitable Payroll Fund and $5 million to the CAC. ⁠
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This is following an aggressive campaign from arts advocates, employers, and unions who sent more than 9,000 letters into the legislature, held over 30 meetings, and a press conference outside the capitol. More than 400 organizations signed a letter led by CA Arts Advocates, Actors’ Equity Association and the Theatre Producers of Southern California opposing the cuts.⁠
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"Today was an important first step, but California cannot truly be a national leader in supporting arts workers when the CAC is below where funding was in the year 2000. We look forward to building on this progress and hope in final negotiations restoring the $5 million, a relatively small amount for the budget but huge for the arts statewide, will still be considered," said Julie Baker, CEO, CA Arts Advocates. ⁠
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Check out the links in bio for the full Press Release and to participate in our Virtual Call Campaign to protect funding for the CAC. ⁠
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05/24/2024

📣 Action Alert: RSVP for 5/30 Phone Bank! ☎️

https://artsforla.quorum.us/campaign/61412/

Theatre Producers of Southern CA is teaming up with Arts For LA for an in-person phone bank to protect state arts funding and we need your help making calls to state legislators!

Scripts and instructions will be provided on location along with light snacks and water.

Thursday, May 30, 2024
11AM - 2PM

Antaeus Theatre Company
110 E Broadway, Glendale, CA 91205

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As you may have heard, the Governor’s revision to the California Budget for the upcoming fiscal year includes a $10M cut to state grant funding at the California Arts Council and the elimination of $12.5M to launch the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund. These cuts represent an unacceptable 58% in overall reduction to funding for local arts programs across the state, including Los Angeles County.

We need your voice and your presence! JOIN US THURSDAY.

✍️ RSVP ✍️
https://artsforla.quorum.us/campaign/61412/

05/21/2024

🚨📣 Breaking News! Governor Newsom proposes a 58% cut to arts program funding in 24-25 May revise of California budget. Arts Advocates Launch Campaign Urging Governor Newsom to Reverse Arts Funding Cuts Proposed in May Revise.

While Newsom shared that “core services are protected” his proposal includes decimating 100% of the funding for implementing SB 1116, the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund ($12.5 million) and 38% ($10 million) of the state arts agency or California Arts Council’s $26 million in grants to arts nonprofits.

For too long, California’s artists, tradition bearers, cultural organizations and creative businesses have carried the weight of the state’s preeminence as a cultural producer and creative economy on their shoulders alone, without adequate sustained public investment. Access to arts, culture and creative expression is a core service that delivers a multitude of public impacts. These opportunities weave the social fabric of our communities, empower individuals, engage youth, vivify places, bond groups, bridge differences and transform lives, building community health while driving over 8% of the state’s economy, supporting 847,688 jobs and generating 7.3% of state tax revenue.

California Arts Advocates with coalition partners Actors' Equity Association and Theatre Producers of Southern California will work alongside creative industry leaders and statewide advocates to urge the Governor and Legislature to recognize the drastic nature of these cuts and the destabilizing threats they pose to the livelihoods of the creative workforce and to the promise of core California values.

TAKE ACTION TODAY!
Find out more: https://www.caartsadvocates.org/news/press-release-reverse-arts-funding-cuts-proposed-in-may-revise
Send a Letter to your Reps: https://secure.everyaction.com/jDPLaTbm-0C59oel6RQxRQ2

10/25/2023

REGISTER HERE: https://www.californiansforthearts.org/calendar/2023/11/1/calpayarts-informational-webinar-co-hosted-by-theatre-producers-of-southern-california

The CA Nonprofit Performing Arts Paymaster Program is NOW OPEN for small theaters, symphonies, ballets, operas, chorales, dance companies, music organizations and other performing arts organizations throughout the state of California

CalPayArt is a mission-driven nonprofit paymaster service program specifically designed to support payroll compliance and lower insurance and unemployment coverage costs for small nonprofit performing arts organizations in California.

Visit: CALPAY.ART

We encourage nonprofit performing arts organizations that have been burdened by the increasing administrative labor of onboarding employees, managing unemployment and workers compensation to sign up for this program and share the information with your colleagues. As more organizations use the service, there is increased ability to negotiate and aggregate costs which will result in lower fees overall.

The California Nonprofit Performing Arts Paymaster is a program of Californians for the Arts, with paymaster services provided by Austin Creative Alliance. This activity is supported in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency.

If you are interested in learning more, registration is now open for an Informational Webinar, co-hosted by Theatre Producers of Southern California, Californians for the Arts, and Austin Creative Alliance on Wednesday, November 1 @ 2 pm.

REGISTER: https://www.californiansforthearts.org/calendar/2023/11/1/calpayarts-informational-webinar-co-hosted-by-theatre-producers-of-southern-california

09/16/2022

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09/14/2022

can make a HUGE difference for artists involved in California's small nonprofit performing arts scene. Learn how here:

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09/13/2022

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