AEA EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 FULL SOLUTION
GUARANTEED SUCCESS
●● assistant stage manager.
Answer: more than just an assistant to the stage manager, but has a
discrete set of responsibilities, generally responsible for the tracking of
props and costumes in rehearsal;
Prepares run book
leads crew backstage
oversee and check presets and changes
the eye and ears of the stage manager backstage
●● Actors Equity Association.
Answer: The union that represents professional actors and stage
managers (due to the same affiliations, stage managers act in many ways
as the advocate for the acting company and ensure that Union regulation
are followed in the rehearsal room [breaks, working, conditions, safety])
●● Negotiates contracts of various types for different sizes and types of
theatre (4 types).
Answer: LORT, SPT, U/RTA, Letter of agreement
ANSWERS 2026 FULL SOLUTION
GUARANTEED SUCCESS
●● assistant stage manager.
Answer: more than just an assistant to the stage manager, but has a
discrete set of responsibilities, generally responsible for the tracking of
props and costumes in rehearsal;
Prepares run book
leads crew backstage
oversee and check presets and changes
the eye and ears of the stage manager backstage
●● Actors Equity Association.
Answer: The union that represents professional actors and stage
managers (due to the same affiliations, stage managers act in many ways
as the advocate for the acting company and ensure that Union regulation
are followed in the rehearsal room [breaks, working, conditions, safety])
●● Negotiates contracts of various types for different sizes and types of
theatre (4 types).
Answer: LORT, SPT, U/RTA, Letter of agreement
