Working the Verticals · Wavemist Certified

Broadway & Theatre

What you'll learn

• ✓ Map which union holds which work on a Broadway or major production (IATSE stagehands, AEA/Equity, SDC, USA 829, AFM) and correctly place the stage manager on the Equity side, not the crew side.
• ✓ Sequence and distinguish the phases of a long theatrical load-in and tech process (dry tech, cue-to-cue, 10-out-of-12s, dress/previews) and what each accomplishes.
• ✓ Explain how a running show is called and staffed: the SM calls cues from the booth to fixed crew positions, and the fly system and automation are specialized stagehand craft.
• ✓ Read the map of professional theatre tiers (Broadway/West End, LORT/regional, touring Equity vs non-Equity, off-Broadway/community) and the eight-a-week calendar including dark days and two-show days.

Read the short course, then pass the exam with a perfect score — retake it as many times as you need — to earn a verifiable certificate. It teaches the framework and the vocabulary; exact union rates always come from the governing agreement, never a number memorized for a test.