EXAM INFO - EASTERN REGION: OUTSIDE NYC 
Applicants residing and working in the New England (Boston) and Mid-Atlantic (Washington DC) areas may choose to be reviewed locally rather than traveling to New York. In these areas reviews are given periodically or on an as-needed basis. Any applicant residing anywhere in the Eastern Region may choose to be reviewed in New York. 

Please be advised that the Union will not be responsible for delayed receipt of forms or fees caused by Post Office negligence.

New England Area - reviews take place in Boston, MA 

  • Contact NE Exam Chair Eric Levenson wit all application questions via e-mail only to: elevenson@mindspring.com  
  • The New England Exam Calendar for 2010 (for Scenic & Costume Design and Scenic Artist Track A only) is available in the following PDF file: New England Exam Calendar - October 2010 [NOTE: Scenic Artist Track A Exams are being suspended as of July 16, 2011 for at least all of calendar year 2012. Please check back here for updates on Track A Exam schedules. Experienced non-union Scenic Artists should contact Business Agent Cecilia Friederichs - CeciliaF@usa829.org or 212-581-0300 - for more information.]
  • TRACK B Scenic Artist "Open" Exam candidates must be examined in New York.

Mid Atlantic Area - reviews take place in Washington, DC

  • Call Business Rep. Martha Mountain before beginning the application process: 202-986-1558. 
  • Designer Exam / Reviews will be arranged on an as-needed, rolling basis.
  • Scenic Artists are not currently reviewed in the Mid-Atlantic area.

APPLICATION MATERIALS

All applicants are required to submit the following to the appropriate area office (forms have addresses for all areas listed above):

  1. The Application Form.
  2. Three (3) Letters of Recommendation.
  3. A current Résumé.
  4. A non-refundable Application Fee of $75.00 plus an Exam Fee of $125.00 (the "Open" Exam Fee in NY is $225.00 to defray the costs of the Practical Studio Skills Test). These fees are payable by personal check only, made out to: "United Scenic Artists Local USA 829," and must be received by the appropriate office before the review committee convenes.

The review and interview should take approximately one hour. We encourage you to be well prepared to discuss the work shown at your interview, and ask that you bring an additional three (3) copies of your Résumé to the interview.

AFTER THE EXAM / INTERVIEW

Once the review panel has reached a decision, you will then be contacted by mail as to whether or not you will be recommended to the General Membership for their vote of acceptance into membership.

Recommendations from area review committees will be presented for a membership vote at the next area member meeting, or forwarded to the General Membership Meeting in New York, depending on meeting scheduling.