Tradeshow Journeyman Testing
Sunday 29 June 2025, Salt Palace Hall E
Class will be instructional, including hands-on training with tables, pipe & drape, carpet and metals followed by timed practical and written tests.
This test is a requirement for advancement to tradeshow jourmeyman status. Upon successful completion, you will be issued a certification card.
Certified workers are required to carry card on job sites to be eligible for higher pay rates when working under tradeshow contracts.
Select ONE of the following options:
- 6/29/25 8am – 12pm
- 6/29/25 12p- 5pm
Please text (include your full name) or call Dispatch for your preferred time
Forklift Certification
This call will be considered no different then a regular gig call. You don’t show up, you will be marked as a NO-SHOW. Spots are limited. Classes held at the Salt Palace, Hall E.
Forklift written exams
Monday 30 June 2025
8am – 12pm OR 1pm – 5pm
Practical Drive Tests
Tuesday 1 July – Thursday 3 July 2025, 8am-5pm.
No class on July 4th in observation of Independence Day.
Sat 5 July – Sun 6 July 2025, 8am-5pm
Drive tests will be scheduled with instructors Joe Simonetti and Ben Cloward after succesful completion of written exam.
General Education Classes at the Eccles SLC
Read closely & contact instructors to RSVP. DO NOT CALL DISPATCH.
This is a training opportunity which can lead to advancement in the career path as an entertainment craftsperson. NO SHOWS will be recorded. Classes are informational; attendance does not gaurantee addition of skills in CallSteward.
Wardrobe: Laundry Class
Tuesday 27 May, Wednesday 28 May 2025, 10a – 3p, 15 people class limit
There are no requirements other than being interested in learning laundry. No tools needed.
We will be doing hands on laundry including sorting, machine washing, hand washing, drying, hang drying, creating ditty bags. We will also go over different soaps, products, etc., methods for hand washing, stain removal, proper way to prevent wrinkling, steaming, ironing, learn about care for different materials, and more.
This is a required class for Wardrobe Star advancement.
To register contact Destiny Audette, Assistant Wardrobe Eccles SLC by email at audettedestiny@gmail.com or text at 801-661-1859
Stage Makeup Basics & Sanitation
Thursday 29 May 2025 10am-3pm 10 people class limit; first come first serve
Students will be applying makeup to themselves or they should bring a model. Makeup is costly. Please bring a makeup kit if you choose to participate hands-on, rather than observe. Please either purchase a kit, or make sure you have similar tools and makeup described in either the Graftobian or the Ben Nye Student Makeup Kits. These kits can be purchased online, through Amazon or the manufacturers websites. They can also be purchased locally at the University Pharmacy, near the University of Utah, or Taylor Maid in Provo.
If you would like to participate, rather than observe, please bring a Student Makeup Kit, like the Ben Nye Theatrical Creme Makeup Kit (choose a light, medium, or dark completion kit), cost $110.00 or the Graftobian Student Theatrical Makeup Kit Deluxe, cost $95 . There are smaller Ben Nye Kits for around $40 that will allow you to practice a basic character makeup.
Search for ‘Ben Nye Theatrical Makeup Kit’ or ‘Graftobian Theatrical Makeup Kit’ .
Please bring facial cleansing products with your makeup kit. (Ponds Cold Cream Cleanser or Albolene Moisturizing Cleanser, Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser, Witch Hazel (Toner), and Cetaphil Facial Moisturizer). Students may like to use Micellar Water and a facial moisturizer with a UVA/UVB protection
You may still attend the makeup class to observe if you do not have a makeup kit.
To register contact Lesli Mozaffari by email at pygmalionfx@gmail.com .
Audio 201 (Theatrical Sound) Class
Friday 30 May 2025 10am – 3pm 15 people class limit, first come first serve.
THIS WILL BE A HANDS ON CLASS!!!
Instructors Brad Bacon and Dave Hallock will be bringing instruments to create a band situation for students to experience all aspects of setting up a band and experiencing the different microphones and mic-ing techniques. Direct Inject Boxes (DI Box) what do they do and what do they sound like? Patching the Stage rack. Building a session file on the Avid S6L (very basic overview). Cable runs: how to keep them short, sweet and neat, and stage monitors: how musicians hear each other. This will be a fairly fast paced and fun class.
To register contact Brad Bacon at: braddthemighty@yahoo.com
Wardrobe 101
Friday 30 May 2025 10a – 3p 15 people class limit; first come first served
All the basics for your first day on a dressing call, load in, work calls, use of wardrobe equipment and dressing skills.Dressing room etiquette and communication skills.
This is a required class for Wardrobe Star advancement.
To register contact Jodi Rood by email at jdtrainer46@gmail.com
Stage Makeup: Facial Hair
Eyebrow Blocking, Hand Laying Facial Hair and applying Lace Facial Hair with Facial Hair Maintenance
Friday 30 May 2025 10a – 3p 10 people class limit
Students will be applying makeup to them selves or they should bring a model.
Bring your makeup kits, with a purple water-based glue stick and adhesive and remover (like Pros-Aide or Telesis, Kryolan Matte Late Adhesive). Adhesives and removers can be purchased online at Frends Beauty (www.frendsbeauty.com) or at the University Pharmacy near the University of Utah, or Taylor Maid in Provo Utah.
Please bring facial cleansing products with your makeup kit. (Ponds Cold Cream Cleanser or Albolene Moisturizing Cleanser, Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser, Witch Hazel (Toner), and Cetaphil Facial Moisturizer). Students may like to use Micellar Water and a facial moisturizer with a UVA/UVB protection
You may still attend the makeup class to observe if you do not have a makeup kit.
To register contact Lesli Mozaffari by email at pygmalionfx@gmail.com
LX 201 (Theatrical Electrics) Class
Thursday 5 June & Friday 6 June 2025 10 a -3p 15 people class limit, first come first serve
This class will cover learning how to maintain/repair lights and cables. I will teach how touring productions build shows, as well as what each device is and how they communicate with the rig as a whole. I will talk about the responsibilities of every electrics position on a touring theatre production. This will also include a soldering workshop and how to properly use a multimeter. I will demonstrate how touring shows tie into a venue and control the lights in the house using their board/rack.
Future lessons will include basic drafting and paperwork, as well as covering the responsibilities and expectations of a house electrician. These lessons will be held late 3rd quarter.
To register contact Brian Garrick, House Electrician Eccles SLC at:briangarrick9@gmail.com
Wardrobe: Sewing 201 -Sewing Machine Basics
Wednesday 28 May 2025 10a -3p 10 people class limit
This class will require each participant to bring their own sewing machine. Make sure to have a spool of thread, the foot pedal, bobbin and bobbin case if applicable. We will begin with a brief Review of Hand Sewing.
- Straight seam
- Turning corners
- Curved seam
- Darts
- Fabric tear repairs
- Laundry pleats
To register contact Mindy Williams by email at costumeboss@gmail.com
Wardrobe: Sewing 202 – Broadway Costume Repair
Thursday 5 June 2025 10a -3p 10 people class limit
This class will be focusing on the skills needed to be a stitcher on a Broadway show. We will be working on Zippers (regular and invisible), Alterations from fittings, Patches for shredded fabric, Challenging Fabrics and insight to working with them, Repairs for crotches and armpits. We will also be reviewing the hand sewing skills needed as a stitcher and working to increase speed while keeping quality. This class will require a sewing machine, thread for the machine, bobbin and bobbin case if applicable, zipper foot for machine, extra machine needle, fabric scissors, pins, 1 yard woven fabric (cotton best), invisible zipper, hand sewing needle, needle threader if preferred.
To register contact Mindy Williams by email at costumeboss@gmail.com
Theatrical Rigging 101
Wednesday 28 May & Thursday 29 May 2025 10a -3p 15 people class limit
Class will cover:
- Safety in rigging
- Knowledge of rigging equipment
- Construction of cables and safety checking them
- Proper techniques of tying knots and their purpose
- How to hang scenic pieces to battens (pipes)
- Load limits and discussion on hardware
- Terminology
- Genie lifts
- Rigging plots
- Scenic plots
- Ramp usage
To register contact Stuart Dobbie by email at stuarthc99@gmail.com
Wardrobe 201: Dressing Basics
Friday 6 June 2025 10am -3pm 10 people class limit
The focus of this class is on dressing skills. What you’ll be up against on your first day of dressing on a show. What is a dressing track, how to read it. What does some of the terminology and abbreviations mean? You must learn your track within the first 3 shows. How do you do that? You will be presetting costumes, walk through a track, and doing quick changes. The importance of a costume inventory checks every show. How to interact with your performers and the protocol that guides you. What does professional dress and attitude mean.
This is a required class for Wardrobe Star advancement.
To register contact Jodi Rood by email at jdtrainer46@gmail.com
Prosthetic Application and Tattoo Cover
Friday 6 June 2025 10a – 3p 10 people class limit
(Bring your makeup kits.) Students will need to bring their own models and supply their own prosthetics, adhesive and remover (like Pros-Aide or Telesis). Please bring a medium-sized prosthetic, around the size of a nose or chin. I recommend a foam latex or a silicone prosthetic. If you’d like to bring a TPA or Thickened Pros-Aid Appliance, the application will be different than a foam latex or silicone. I will be discussing these prosthetics even if folks do not have one.
Prosthetics can be purchased online at Frends Beauty (www.frendsbeauty.com), or they can be purchased locally at the University Pharmacy, near the University of Utah or Taylor Maid in Provo.
If you or your model do not have a tattoo that can be covered with makeup, (a healed tattoo needs to be at least 2 weeks old showing no signs of infection), which is on a limb or place that is readily accessible, please bring a fake tattoo, at least a couple of inches in size, that you can apply to yourself or your model to practice tattoo coverage makeup.
Please bring facial cleansing products with your makeup kit. (Ponds Cold Cream Cleanser or Albolene Moisturizing Cleanser, Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser, Witch Hazel (Toner), and Cetaphil Facial Moisturizer). Students may like to use Micellar Water to help remove makeup and a facial moisturizer with a UVA/UVB protection.
You may still attend the makeup class to observe if you do not have a makeup kit.
To register contact Lesli Mozaffari by email at pygmalionfx@gmail.com
Entertainment Technician Certification Program (ETCP)
The Entertainment Technician Certification Program (ETCP) is an industry-wide program that has brought together an unprecedented group of industry organizations, businesses and individuals to create a program of rigorous assessments for professional technicians. ETCP focuses on disciplines that directly affect the health and safety of crews, performers, and audiences. You may become certified through ETCP in the following areas: Rigger – Arena, Rigger – Theatre, Entertainment Electrician and Portable Power Distribution Technician.
On Demand Training
IATSE National Benefit Fund Retirement Webinar
Everyone working under a Local 99 administered agreement is receiving some sort of retirement contribution. It’s important you understand your benefits! The password is: local99nbf
SNAP Benefits Webinar, with Utahns Against Hunger
Led by Alex Cragun from Utahns Against Hunger, this 45-minute webinar will go over what you need to know about SNAP Benefits and take your questions.