WASHINGTON, Aug. 19,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Brooke
Shields, a model, an actor, a best-selling author, the CEO
of a new company, and now labor leader, will speak at a National
Press Club Headliners luncheon on Thursday,
September 12 at 12:30 p.m.
Shields will discuss the intersection of labor and support for the
arts.
This year has been a big year for Shields. She was elected
president of the 51,000-member Actors' Equity Association, the
national union for actors on the live stage and stage managers, in
May of this year. In June she launched a new company, Commence. She
also starred in one of Netflix's 10 most watched films of 2024,
"Mother of the Bride."
Register to attend here:
https://www.press.org/events/npc-headliners-brooke-shields-president-stage-actors-union
Shields, who has appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional
theatre, as well as film and screen, plans to use her platform as
the head of a union of stage performers and managers to advocate
for the arts and more arts funding, not only in major cities, but
in communities across the United
States.
To submit a question in advance for the speaker, put SHIELDS on
the subject line and email to headliners@press.org. The deadline
for submitting questions in advance is 10
a.m. on the day of the event.
The National Press Club is located on the 13th Floor of the
National Press Building at 529 14th St., NW, Washington, D.C.
PRESS CONTACT: Cecily Scott
Martin for the National Press
Club; cscottmartin@press.org; (202) 662-7525
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