Showcase
SAG-AFTRA Foundation Shorts Showcase Relaunches with Grand Prizes for Excellence in Creativity & Performance
Submissions now open; official selections to screen in L.A. & New York -- Presented by City National Bank
TMMT
Olivia Munn Reads 'The Most Magnificent Thing' for Storyline Online®
Storyline Online's lovable new release celebrates imagination, disappointment and determination.
Otters
Storyline Online® Celebrates Its 100th Read-Aloud with Uzo Aduba Reading 'Otters vs. Badgers'
Storyline Online is celebrating its 100th read-aloud with the release of Otters vs. Badgers, written and illustrated by Anya Glazer, published by Kane Miller Books and read by award-winning actor Uzo Aduba.
In the News
Billy Goats, October 7 2025
OCTOBER 7, 2025
Gary Oldman Gives Lively Reading of Kids Book for SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Childhood Literacy Program — Watch Here!
by Carly Tagen-Dye
Hollywood Reporter, June 17, 2025
JUNE 17, 2025
Charlotte Wells Named CEO of SAG-AFTRA Foundation
by Katie Kilkenny
The Wrap, June 17, 2025
Variety, June 17, 2025
JUNE 17, 2025
SAG-AFTRA Foundation Set for Leadership Transition as Charlotte Wells Rises to CEO (EXCLUSIVE)
by Cynthia Littleton
BizBash, April 4, 2025
APRIL 4, 2025
14 New Venues in Los Angeles for Spring 2025 Meetings and Events
by Claire Hoffman
Variety, April 2, 2025
APRIL 2, 2025
SAG-AFTRA Foundation Sets Auction Fundraiser and ‘Antiques Roadshow’-Style Appraisal Event for Industry Memorabilia
by Matt Minton
Cinematography World, April 1, 2025
APRIL 1, 2025
SAG-AFTRA Foundation Short Film Showcase Returns After Five-Year Hiatus
by Staff
Variety, February 5, 2025
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
95-Year-Old ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Actor Bill Walker Talks Fighting Racism in Hollywood in Unearthed Interview
by Angelique Jackson
People, December 13, 2024
DECEMBER 13, 2024
June Squibb Reads Kids Book So Much Slime for SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Storyline Online — Watch Here!
by Carly Tagen-Dye
Hollywood Reporter, August 12, 2024
AUGUST 12, 2024
SAG-AFTRA Foundation Opens Meryl Streep Center for Performing Arts, Resumes In-Person Programs in L.A.
by Scott Feinberg
Deadline, August 12, 2024
AUGUST 12, 2024
Meryl Streep Center For Performing Artists Photos: SAG-AFTRA Foundation Opens Facility & Resumes In-Person Programming
by Armando Tinoco
Variety, August 12, 2024
AUGUST 12, 2024
SAG-AFTRA Foundation Opens Meryl Streep Center for Performing Artists and Resumes In-Person Programming
by Jazz Tangcay
BroadwayWorld, August 12, 2024
AUGUST 12, 2024
Meryl Streep Center for Performing Artists Now Open in Los Angeles
by Chloe Rabinowitz
Variety, July 18, 2024
JULY 18, 2024
Rarely Seen Interviews With Henry Fonda, Dennis Hopper and Hollywood Icons to Debut on SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Legacy Collection
by Jenelle Riley
People, May 17, 2024
MAY 17, 2024
See Meryl Streep Read Children's Book The Three Questions for SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Childhood Literacy Program
by Charlotte Phillpp
Variety, May 16, 2024
MAY 16, 2024
Meryl Streep Reads ‘The Three Questions’ For SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Children’s Literacy Program Storyline Online
by Lexi Carson
Deadline, September 11, 2023
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Steven Spielberg & Kate Capshaw Donate $1.5 Million In Support Of Strikers
by Matt Grobar
Variety, August 2, 2023
AUGUST 2, 2023
George Clooney, Meryl Streep Among a Dozen Stars Joining Dwayne Johnson to Donate Millions to SAG-AFTRA Foundation
by Angelique Jackson
Deadline, August 2, 2023
AUGUST 2, 2023
Hollywood Stars Donate $1 Million Each To SAG-AFTRA Foundation To Aid Fellow Performers During Dual Strikes
by David Robb
Vanity Fair, August 2, 2023
AUGUST 2, 2023
Meryl Streep, George Clooney, More A-Listers Donate Millions to SAG-AFTRA Foundation
by Chris Murphy
NPR, August 2, 2023
Variety, August 1, 2023
AUGUST 1, 2023
How Striking Actors Can Get Financial Help Amid SAG-AFTRA Strike
by Jenelle Riley
Variety, July 24, 2023
JULY 24, 2023
Dwayne Johnson Contributes ‘Historic’ Donation to SAG-AFTRA Foundation Relief Fund, Says President Courtney B. Vance: ‘It’s a Call to Arms for All of Us’ (EXCLUSIVE)
by Angelique Jackson
Deadline, July 24, 2023
JULY 24, 2023
SAG-AFTRA Foundation Updates Members On Emergency Assistance Program, Confirms 7-Figure Donation By Dwayne Johnson
by Patrick Hipes
Variety, February 26, 2023
FEBRUARY 26, 2023
SAG-AFTRA Foundation to Open Meryl Streep Center for Performing Artists at Union’s L.A. Headquarters (EXCLUSIVE)
by Cynthia Littleton
Deadline, December 13, 2022
DECEMBER 13, 2022
SAG-AFTRA Foundation Gave Out $800,000 In Assistance This Year & $300,000 In Scholarships
by David Robb
Press Releases
5.5 Showcase
MAY 5, 2026
SAG-AFTRA Foundation Shorts Showcase Relaunches with Grand Prizes for Excellence in Creativity & Performance
3.9 Otters
MARCH 9, 2026
Storyline Online® Celebrates Its 100th Read-Aloud with Uzo Aduba Reading 'Otters vs. Badgers'
2.2 Professor
12.8 Stone Soup
DECEMBER 8, 2025
Storyline Online® Releases 'Ricky, the Rock That Couldn’t Roll' Read by 'Wicked' and 'Wicked: For Good' Star Marissa Bode
11.17 Stone Soup
NOVEMBER 17, 2025
Academy Award-Winning Actor Kathy Bates Brings the Classic Folktale ‘Stone Soup’ to Life for Storyline Online®
11.6 Diane
10.6 Goats
OCTOBER 6, 2025
For National Book Month, Sir Gary Oldman Brings Classic Folktale 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff' to Life for Storyline Online®
9.10 Calvin
6.17 Charlotte
5.20 Rooster
MAY 20, 2025
SAG Award®-Winning Actress Anna Sawai Brings a Bold New Voice to Storyline Online® with 'The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!'
4.7 Ruben Plotnick
APRIL 7, 2025
Emmy® Award-Nominated Actor Zach Braff Joins Storyline Online® with Heartwarming Reading of 'Getting to Know Ruben Plotnick'
4.1 Auction
3.31 SFS
MARCH 31, 2025
SAG-AFTRA Foundation Short Film Showcase Returns After Five-Year Hiatus in Celebration of Foundation’s 40th Anniversary
3.20 Seal
MARCH 20, 2025
In Celebration of National Reading Month, Storyline Online® Introduces Kids’ Top Pick Seal of Approval
3.15 Meryl Emmy
MARCH 15, 2025
Meryl Streep Wins Children’s and Family Emmy® for Reading for Storyline Online®, Marking the Children’s Literacy Program’s First Emmy® Win
2.18 Jeffrey
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Storyline Online Releases 'Going Down Home with Daddy' Read by Jeffrey Wright for Black History Month
1.23 Nicole
12.5 June
DECEMBER 5, 2024
For National Slime Day, Storyline Online® releases the super-squishy fun of ‘So Much Slime’ read by Academy Award nominee June Squibb
11.12 Da'Vine
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Da'Vine Joy Randolph brings her storytelling talent, character versatility and passion for books to her read-aloud for Storyline Online®.
10.7 Alison
OCTOBER 7, 2024
Alison Brie brings magic to Storyline Online® with a dazzling reading of 'The Magician’s Hat'
9.9 Gillian
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Award-winning actress Gillian Anderson brings 'Rodeo Red' to life for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Storyline Online®
8.12
AUGUST 12, 2024
SAG-AFTRA Foundation Opens Meryl Streep Center for Performing Artists and Resumes In-Person Programs in Los Angeles for SAG-AFTRA Members
5.15 Meryl
MAY 15, 2024
Meryl Streep joins SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Storyline Online® by reading ‘The Three Questions’ based on story by Leo Tolstoy
4.22 Kathryn
APRIL 22, 2024
Actress Kathryn Hahn Celebrates Earth Day with Storyline Online® Reading ‘The Mess That We Made’ to Help Inspire Environmental Awareness in Children Worldwide
3.1 Kaia
MARCH 1, 2024
Star of Apple TV+’s Upcoming 'Palm Royale' Kaia Gerber reads 'The Three Little Pigs' and the Somewhat Bad Wolf for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Storyline Online®
2.6 Tramell
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Star of Apple TV+’s ‘Severance’ Tramell Tillman reads ‘Abdul’s Story’ for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Storyline Online®
12.23-Julianna
DECEMBER 23, 2023
Award-winning actress Julianna Margulies reads ‘Just SNOW Already!’ for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Storyline Online®
10.10 melanie
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Award-winning and Emmy®-nominated actress Melanie Lynskey reads 'Memoirs of a Hamster' for Storyline Online®
9.6 kyra
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Award-winning actress Kyra Sedgwick reads ‘Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly’ for back-to-school at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Storyline Online®
8.2 donors
AUGUST 2, 2023
SAG-AFTRA Foundation Call to Help Thousands of Performers in Crisis Answered by Some of the Industry’s Highest-Earning Actors Donating Millions for Emergency Aid
7.18 strike
JULY 18, 2023
SAG-AFTRA Foundation Issues Urgent Appeal for Donations to Its Emergency Financial Assistance Program to Support Striking SAG-AFTRA Performers and Their Families
5.24 Joel
5.3 Simu
MAY 3, 2023
Simu Liu reads 'The Sound of Silence' for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Storyline Online®
