Survey

Off-Broadway and Broadway Experiences

This section will be questions about you, your role and experiences in the Off-Broadway and Broadway community.

Name

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How do you identify as it pertains to sound?

When working in theatre sound, what percentage of your time do you spend working as an Associate / Assistant?

How many years have you been working as an Associate / Assistant Off Broadway?

How many years have you been working as an Associate / Assistant on Broadway?

Do you feel the expectations of being an Associate / Assistant have changed in the time you have been working in the position? How have they changed?

Duties and Responsibilities

This section will focus on your role throughout the production process and your interactions with various departments. *Required

What are the top five duties that you perform most often as an associate or assistant. We know you may do all these duties....just looking for the top 5.

Other

Do you need to be at the theater for all of your tasks?

Other

What are the documents that you are specifically responsible for creating and/or maintaining?

What is your process when interacting with rental shops?

What duties are you frequently asked to perform that you feel you should not be responsible for?

What parts of your job are entirely in your purview with no input from the designer?

Which of your responsibilities (if any) typically require review/approval from the designer before being submitted?

How often are you in tech rehearsals in place of a designer?*

How often are you in preview rehearsals in place of a designer?*

Contracts and Negotiations.

How do you breakdown your time commitment while negotiating a contract?*

Other

Is your fee typically a flat rate or based on number of weeks?*

Other

On average, how far in advance are you hired on a project before starting work?*

How often does that work require you to travel to another location (ie, a shop prep or the theater) in advance of the production process?

How many weeks do you work on a single production on average (pre-production through no longer being present at the theater)?*

What is an "average" total fee for you in your work as an off-Broadway associate?*

How often are you paid additional compensation by the designer?*

How often are you expected to begin performing your duties before your contract is signed?*

Who sets your call time?*

If it varies, choose the one you experience most often

Other

Who defines your responsibilities as an assistant or associate?*

If it varies, choose the one you experience most often

Other

What are other issues about working Off-Broadway that you'd like to see addressed within the community?

Tools of the Trade

What are the top five items you feel are required for you to work as an assistant? Please check no more than five.

Other

What items are required for you to work as an Assistant/Associate which you feel should be supplied by the production?

What items are required for you to work as an Assistant/Associate that you feel should be supplied by the designer?

Have you ever been hired for a production because of the “Toolkit” you can provide?

Have you ever been rejected for a production because you could not provide the required “Toolkit”?

Is the cost of your required “Toolkit” prohibitive of you working as an Assistant/Associate?

Other

On avaerage, how much money do you spend on building/maintaining your toolkit yearly?

Other

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Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association

TSDCA Off Broadway Production Duties

Off-Broadway and Broadway Experiences

Duties and Responsibilities

Contracts and Negotiations.

Tools of the Trade