This was further reinforced by our data collection project which identified 891 individuals that had worked as assistant designers at Off-Broadway League theaters between 20. A recommendation that works for a 15-year veteran assistant, but does not also benefit an individual working on their first show out of school cannot be the correct approach, nor does any improvement that only serves union members. It became apparent that before we could improve the rules of the game, we would need to make sure we built a level playing field, open to all.įrom the outset, we felt strongly that any solutions which lift up only some assistant designers are not, in fact, solutions at all. The more assistants we spoke with, the more we learned about the disparate experiences across the industry. Through this process, we established a set of goals widely shared across the workforce: to be paid more, to have a defined list of responsibilities, to have known pay schedules, to improve access to union membership, and to have written agreements. We continued that effort reaching out to and organizing the community to understand individual experiences. In the fall of 2019, Local USA 829 held a town hall meeting open to members and non-members alike to gather information about issues in the Off-Broadway assistant designer community. OBADAG began by defining the problems facing assistants as we knew them. Together, we set out to advocate best practices for assistant designers, reduce the burdens on individuals created by employer practices, and establish fair wages. Since the Off-Broadway Assistant Designers Advisory Group (OBADAG) formed, our mission has been to improve working conditions for assistants Off-Broadway.
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