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Bids for the TUSC-MPTF effort will help get writers enrolled in healthcare and pay their premiums, while the WGARAGE Sale will see winnings go to support below-the-line talent affected by the strike through the Entertainment Community Fund.

The Fund announced today that Once Upon a One More Time, Aladdin, Shucked, Kimberly Akimbo, Hamilton, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Sweeney Todd, and & Juliet will all host performances this fall with blocks of tickets dedicated to supporting the Fund

Tens of thousands of behind-the-scenes workers, in solidarity with striking actors and writers, are bracing for what could be a months-long standoff with the studios

Keith McNutt, executive director of the Western Region, talks to KCAL about how the Fund is helping those affected by the work stoppage.

Now that actors and other performers have joined the writers on strike, where can SAG-AFTRA members turn for help if they can’t pay their bills?

Cheddar News spoke with Chief Operating Officer Barbara Davis about the programs and resources available to people in the entertainment industry who are affected by the current work stoppage.

The disclosure from the Entertainment Community Fund — one of the industry’s major safety nets for an often freelance workforce — also says that inquiries about financial assistance, mental health services and other resources doubled nationally.

Fox 11 welcomed Executive Director of the Western Region Keith McNutt to talk about Glorya Kaufman’s transformative gift to the Fund and how the Fund is supporting those affected by the current work stoppage.

She is succeeding Brian Stokes Mitchell, who helmed the board for 19 years.

Bening will succeed Brian Stokes Mitchell’s tenure as Chair for the last 19 years