The action came after no agreement was reached Thursday in a grievance hearing requested by the producers. A panel composed of Actors' Equity and Broadway League representatives were unable to reach a required unanimous decision.
Piven's spokeswoman, Samantha Mast, issued a statement after the grievance hearing saying: "Mr. Piven is hopeful that the producers will ultimately recognize that he did the right thing by listening to the instructions from his doctors ... who told him to stop the play immediately and undergo enforced rest, rather than continuing to perform and risk dire health consequences."
The 43-year-old Piven, the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning star of HBO's Entourage, departed the production of David Mamet's satiric comedy after his physician said he had high levels of mercury in his body.
