Actors, stage managers, bartenders and servers for Drunk Shakespeare in Phoenix became the second company of the franchise to unionize with the Actors’ Equity Association. Chicago's company joined several weeks ago. Workers for the Phoenix production unanimously chose to unionize to pursue achievable solutions to recurring problems. “We learn so much from each other—collaboration and communication make the show better and make the workplace better," said Clara Kundin, a performer in Drunk Shakespeare Phoenix. “Going Equity means we can pull from a greater pool of actors next time we’re hiring. Union workplaces are strong workplaces.”