PROJECTS
Community
ADC has a Slack group for the community to discuss working conditions, best practices, and provide support for each other as we navigate our industry. If you are an assistant designer who would like to join, please reach out to us at info@assistantdesign.org or see our contact page.
We are compiling a list of helpful resources for design assistants working in live entertainment. If you have topics that you would be interested in seeing covered or suggestions of pages to share, please reach out to us at info@assistantdesign.org or on our contact page.
Off-Broadway CBA Advisory
In anticipation of the 2020-2021 Off-Broadway CBA negotiations between USA 829 and the Off-Broadway League, the Off-Broadway Assistant Designer Advisory Group (OBADAG) formed to advise USA 829’s negotiating committee on the needs of Off-Broadway assistant designers.
Off-Broadway Data Collection
To facilitate advising USA 829 about Off-Broadway assistant designers’ priorities and needs, OBADAG reached out to as many assistants as possible to learn their experience and hear their thoughts, as well as gather data about current pay and working conditions.
This included scouring the Lortel Archives for the names of assistant designers, personalized email and phone outreach, and sharing a form to fill out to record amounts paid and days worked for each Off-Broadway show they had assisted on.