LA law: How Assembly Bill 5 could change small-scale theatre in Los Angeles forever
FeaturesFeb 16, 2022by Steven Leigh Morris Vanessa Stewart’s 2008 musical Louis & Keely: Live at the Sahara at Geffen Playhouse in 2009. Photo: Michael Lamont
Legislation aimed at reining in California’s gig economy has had a tumultuous effect on the arts industry. Steven Leigh Morris finds out how a requirement to hire workers as employees rather than independent contractors has inadvertently threatened the future of many small venues in Los Angeles
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