The United Scenic Artists Local 829 recently accepted 18 applicants for their three-year apprenticeship program. Sponsored by Local USA 829 as a Trust Fund, the program is for individuals with a working knowledge of art, theatre, film and related industries, but with less than three years of experience.  Before being accepted into the program, each applicant must take a three-part test and meet minimum passing scores for each part of the testing process in order to move on to the next phase of testing.

Once accepted into the program, the apprentices will be assigned to a variety of different jobs within the jurisdiction of USA Local 829 over the three-year program. They must complete approximately four thousand hours of training in a variety of specific skills. Included in these hours are seminars, homework assignments and projects, and class work - all reviewed and critiqued by the instructors and committee members. The class work instruction is held at a facility we donated and remodeled specifically for the apprentice program, located at our Arthur Kill campus on Staten Island.

Broadway Stages is honored to play a role in the artistic development of the scenic artists who are part of the program and privileged to support USA Local 829. Congratulations to the 18 program participants; we hope to see you working at our studios in NYC one day soon!

For more information about the scenic artists apprenticeship program click here.