Guild of Italian American Actors

About This Association

The Guild of Italian American Actors (GIAA) was founded in 1937 as the Italian Actors Union (IAU) to protect the rights of Italian-American actors in Italian-language theater and was reinvented as GIAA, the Guild of Italian American Actors by then-president Paul Borghese in 1998. Borghese served as president from 1998 to 2002 and currently serves as president emeritus. He took a dying union of 67 members to a membership of 500 actors, directors, and writers.The guild has jurisdiction over Italian-language professional theater,[citation needed] and works to preserve and promote awareness of Italian culture and heritage. GIAA also provides a casting resource to directors and producers seeking Italian-American actors.

Publications

Italian American Players Directory Vol. 2000 & Vol. 2002

Conventions

Annual

Specialties:

1. Arts - Theatre

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