On the day in March when the Bay Area got lockdown orders, Berkeley Repertory Theatre called the cast of Jocelyn Bioh’s School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, which was still in rehearsal, to come in on their day off. When the actors arrived, they were told to get into costume and perform the play for video cameras before the company closed for the duration; Berkeley Rep then sold tickets to stream that video in lieu of the cancelled performances. Now two members of the School Girls cast argue that that day constituted a series of contract violations, and they’re pursuing action against both Berkeley Rep for doing what it did and Actors’ Equity for permitting it. – San Francisco Chronicle