Film and TV crew members and support staff have been hit hard by the double Hollywood strikes.
Its got a little bit of everything
Tickets for the show are still available on theevents Web site.
Donations, which will be distributed through the Motion Picture & Television Fund, also can be made there.
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Its all very fresh and new and hard as f*ck.
But very worthwhile and exciting.
And it will be live, thats always fun and scary, Kauffman said.
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Kauffman spoke of the value crew members bring to a production beyond their core duties.
Thats how that works.
Weve had PAs get jokes in scripts.
The writers went on strike May 2, followed by the actors July 14.
But they understandably want to get back to work.
WGA reached an agreement with the studios late last month, which has been ratified.
They need that experience, so that is wonderful.
Kauffman spent the WGA strike like many other guild members.
I went to the picket lines.
But I have to say on the other hand, networks are appealing right now.
Theyre really appealing right now.
I would go back to broadcast if something came up that belonged there.
I think were done with the reunion, she said.
Would Kauffman revisitGrace and Frankie, which previously had contemplated a spinoff?
Id like to do a wrap party because we never had one because of Covid, she quipped.
I love TV, I really do.
But I would love to do theater again at some point, she said.
But I miss doing theater.
