Rea Blocked From American Appearance

“American Equity, the professional actors’ union, has invoked contractual and financial barriers that make it impossible for Stephen Rea, noted Irish film and stage actor, to appear in Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre’s long-advertised world premiere of “Henry” by Irish playwright Thomas Kilroy… The impasse between Equity and PICT over Rea was because the Small Professional Theatre contract with Equity under which PICT operates states, ‘Non-resident aliens shall not be employed in Small Professional Theatre productions.'”