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Stagehand Guides and resources

• KMC Brief theater and performance studies guide
• Useful IATSE educational materials
  • Local 122 education page
  • Local 470 stagehand primer intro
• Stagehand Tees resources

Also see Training, classes, & seminars.

Glossaries and lists

Stage and theater glossaries

• David’s glossary of theatre terms
• Technical Theatre Terms

Film and cinema glossaries

• Filmsite.org film terms
  • IFC Film school multimedia glossary (partially based on Filmsite.org
• PBS: the gin game – glossary of film terms

Stagehand Communities (& resources) and personal

• ProSoundWeb
• One NYC Stagehand
• Roadie.net

Find gigs…get work

• IATSE Local search
  International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
• LightBoard
  Lighting industry job board.
• RoadieJobs.com
• StageEmployees.com
• TheatreJobs.com

Training, classes, & seminars

• LDI Show
• Live Design Magazine Online
• Syn-Aud-Con Audio Seminars

Find tools (and gak)...do work

• Good Buy Guys
• Stage Junk
• Roadie Tools
• Tools for Stagecraft

Clothing and Misc

• Stagehand Tees
• ThisGigSucks

Union and Associations

IATSE International

• Local 1
• Local 122
• Complete local list at international

Industry & Trade Organizations

• E.S.T.A
  Entertainment Services & Technology Association
• National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians

Trade Shows

• LDI Show
• Light Fair
• NAB
  National Alliance of Broadcasters
• NAMM
• USITT

Manufacturers

• Digidesign
  • Support & downloads
• ETC
  • ETC Downloads page
• M-Audio
  • Support & downloads
• Rosco International
• Yamaha corporate
  • Yamaha Commercial Audio

Publications/News

• Live Design Magazine Online
• Playbill
• Projection, Lights, & Staging News
• Stage Directions Magazine
• Theater Magazine
• Backstage World

Stories, essays, and random thoughts

• What It’s Like To Be A Stagehand
• Ever wonder what it really means to be a union stagehand?
  Inspired by We will do whatever it takes for as long as it takes. by One NYC Stagehand
• Stagehands
• All In A Day’s Work: Offering proper training for stagehands

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