Q&A
Explanation of mentor selection process and program guidance
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Council Member Rivera inquires about the selection of EAC mentors and the guidance provided throughout the program. Representatives from IATSE and Roundabout Theatre Company explain the collaborative mentor selection process and program structure.
- IATSE and Roundabout partner to select union mentors from various locals
- Mentors are matched with students based on trade area, personality, and geographic location
- The program introduces fellows to different crafts and helps them explore their interests
- Mentors are active professionals who guide fellows to new opportunities in the industry
Carlina Rivera
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And how are EAC mentors selected?
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What specific guidance do they provide throughout the 3 years of the program, and is there anything else you wanna say about this very interesting union partnership?
Hannah D'Amico
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Yeah.
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So, I so the roundabout and the IA, partner to select the union mentors.
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Again, I wish Jennifer Halpern was here.
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She really does the work at partnering with Jen and everyone at the roundabout to, select, these mentors, from just a group of IITSC Local 1, and Local 764, which is the wardrobe union, Local 798, which is the hair and makeup union, to, connect, these really, really dedicated volunteer members, with the roundabout, and the roundabout helps pair them with students, based on some type of selection process.
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UNKNOWN
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can add a little bit more.
Manuel Marroquin
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Yes, please.
UNKNOWN
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So the IITSC staff, education staff are actually at the table for the very first interview.
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So they're meeting fellows from day 1, and they're starting to think about personality matches, trade matches.
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You mentioned your mentor.
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So we're they're looking sort of matchmaking, essentially, for people who are in the same trade area if they're specializing in audio or electrics and also personality, sometimes borough in terms of location so that we can connect people based on geographic location as well.
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Do you want anything else?
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Absolutely.
Manuel Marroquin
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I would just wanna say that roundabout, education around does a really good job during this 3 year process of, learning what you like.
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Right?
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So they introduce you to these lovely crafts, and as we all know, and and we're all growing in life, things change.
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Right?
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You you see one thing, you're like, oh, this is really interesting.
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They take note of that, and they say, okay.
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Since you live in Brooklyn, we actually have someone who works in Brooklyn, and his profession is sound at Brooklyn College.
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So they do a really good job of pairing you mentors who work in the business and who are in the business till this day, guiding you to places that you've never seen before.
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And you're like, wow.
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This is really cool.