1. must have at least forty hours of work on Staff

2. serve a 2 - 4 month (1 semester) apprenticeship

3. work once in all basic auditorium fields (Technical, Stage, House)

4. have "C" average, and no school citizenship problems, & must show the director their report card every grading period

5. student should demonstrate interest, and be trustworthy

6. understand structure of Auditorium Staff; chain-of-command

1. may begin to train in specific crew fields under experienced students (lighting, sound, stage, advanced house, etc)

2. has full voting privileges for Equus Trophy Awards, and eligible to receive Staff awards

3. may serve in any level of production assignment as skill of the student permits

4. may apply for advanced level Staff assignments (Assistant, Manager/Director or Executive) as experience permits

5. may be paid for out-of-school rental/commercial shows

Students usually become Full Crew Members in the middle of their first year on Staff, and start training in one or more areas by working with experienced students. A student may stay active on Staff by working a minimum of 30 hours per year. However, the motivated students will want to advance to the next levels, and this is done by applying at the start of every semester (Sept, Jan, Jun) for these positions. A student is appointed to a position only for a semester (or summer) and must re-apply for it and justify holding that position. Of course, other students may apply and take the position. The director, who must select the best possible production team, of course decides these appointments.

1. priority over full crew members in getting critical or interesting production assignments

2. may still cross train in other fields to encourage a broad based background in several fields

3. may serve as acting supervisor (e.g. Lighting Director for a production) when experience permits

4. must remain active in Staff working on a majority of the productions in schedule, and stay proficient in field

5. may serve as assistant on individual productions in other fields for which qualified (Technical Asst. working stage)

This is the next level of Staff appointment, and unlike the Assistant level, only one student is appointed per position, except with Stage Manager (where multiple appointments are allowed because of nature of the assignments), Usually, these positions are restricted to students with two to three years experience (juniors or seniors) which have developed a definite skill in a field, and have risen to become leaders.

We stress leader, and not boss for these appointments. The student must be able to communicate with his/her Assistants, Crew, and the Apprentices, training them in this field and organizing specific production job assignments. Directors/Managers must coordinate with each other production information, crew assignments and other areas in order to make each production run efficiently.

Privileges and responsibilities:

1. supervise the set-up, operation, and training within their field, of course being just and fair in treatment of all Assistants and Crew

2. has priority in choice of production assignments, and is given first consideration for paying shows

3. must be at almost every production, and those productions which Managers/Directors cannot be at, must make certain their field is covered by a qualified Assistant

4. must make certain that equipment is properly stored, maintained, inventoried, and operated

5. Managers/Directors check that Assistants and Crews are trained and current on the use of all equipment

6. serve on Executive Committee to advise director on policy and help approve promotion of Apprentices to Full Crew

These are the top level positions on Staff, and generally only students with a full three years of experience (seniors) are considered. The Technical Director oversees lighting and sound areas, while the Production Manager oversees stage and house. These students work directly with the directors for all kinds of productions, both in school and outside rentals. This is a great responsibility, but the Staff Executives should represent the very best in talent, ability, leadership, They are responsible for making all productions run as professionally as possible, from the simplest concert, to the most complicated production. The must make certain that training is being carried out by the Managers/Directors, and aid this by training crew members themselves.

Privileges and responsibilities:

1. all of the responsibilities of Managers/Directors

2. design and direct the production methods

3. coordinate all theater operations with director

4. handle problems between Managers/Directors, Assistants, Crew, and Apprentices

5. assign production responsibilities to every student in their respective fields

SILVER SERVICE AWARD - 500 hours, two years service

GOLD SERVICE AWARD - 1000 hours, three years service

PLATINUM SERVICE AWARD - 1300 hours, four years service

The Equus award categories for Auditorium Staff are as follows:

BEST NEW STAFF MEMBER

   BEST LIGHTING ACHIEVEMENT

BEST SOUND ACHIEVEMENT

BEST STAGE ACHIEVEMENT

BEST HOUSE ACHIEVEMENT

                       OUTSTANDING STAFF MEMBER (graduating senior)