### Question
How does the law define theatrical employee?


### Answer
Under *20 U.S.C. § 76k*, **theatrical employee** is defined as:

> a nonappropriated fund employee of the Board, who is engaged in a box office, performing, or theatrical trade that is the subject of a collective bargaining agreement as of January 1, 1994, including any change in the trade as a result of a technological advance

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 76k*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 3-SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES > SUBCHAPTER V-JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS**

