Everywhere that live performers entertain audiences, workers represented by the IATSE Stagecraft Department are behind the scenes. We work in venues that include Broadway theaters, opera houses, dance centers, regional theaters, seasonal outdoor amphitheaters, arenas, concert halls, parks, television awards venues and stadiums. Additionally, the front-of house workers who seat the patrons, work in the box office, scan the tickets and look after the audiences in dozens of ways are also represented by the IATSE, as are the press agents, house and company managers in legitimate theater.

The Stagecraft Department is as old as the IATSE itself, and since 1893, 365 days per year we have been behind the curtain and behind the scenes. As a department we are proud of our long history and tradition, with our fingers on the pulse of technological change. We provide an experienced, technologically adept, flexible, skilled workforce to live venues of every kind all across the United States and Canada.

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada (IATSE) acknowledges that while we all face barriers to our success, there are those among us who face barriers that are more substantial and entrenched than others. We call upon all to identify, minimize, or erase obstacles that are within our control to make a more equitable pathway to unionism, leadership, and equality.

A diverse organization cannot be established unless current systems of access are enhanced. We must build structures to create equitable access for all, and to truly celebrate diversity. This growth will ensure a stronger union, and together, we will rise!