Audience Services and Venue Continuity
Technical Certificate · 12 credit hours · 1 semesters · Division of Performance and Guest Services
Front-of-house operations for broadcast and live venues. Seating and ushering, ADA accommodation, house count reconciliation, and continuity seating for televised events, in which designated personnel occupy vacated seats during breaks to maintain consistent house appearance on camera. Continuity personnel are briefed on demographic placement and attire matching prior to each broadcast assignment.
Professional dress is required at the student's expense. A garment allowance is not provided.
Curriculum
| Course | Title | Credits | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| PER 140 | Front-of-House Operations | 3 | 1 |
| PER 145 | ADA Accommodation and Guest Services | 3 | 1 |
| PER 150 | House Count and Reconciliation | 3 | 1 |
| PER 155 | Continuity Seating for Broadcast | 3 | 1 |
Graduates
Continuity seating sounds absurd until you have watched a broadcast where half the house reads empty on camera. You learn to reconcile a house count in the dark, quietly, without anyone in row F knowing you moved them.
Ronald Tepe, ’24 — House manager, regional performing arts center
Facilities and instruction
Instruction is delivered in the facilities of the Division of Performance and Guest Services. Additional photographs are collected at Campus photographs.
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