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CMU School of Drama
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Studiocraft - Technical Drawing
Toolmonger’s Top 5: The Week in Tools
Local stage hands union celebrates a big birthday
This weekend the union that represents folks who lug scenery and work high-tech lighting systems turns 100."
Experienced maskmaker needed for stage production of new Dracula play
Chocolate Christ art exhibit cancelled
Manage Stress with Daily Goals
Flaming Lips bringing "Yoshimi" to life as musical
Live Nation - Theater
With that, the end was in sight of one of the most high-profile attempts to align Broadway and Wall Street."
Stage Review: 'La Tempete' has magical images, curtailed sense
TV lures moonlighting playwrights
Recently, however, there's been a surge of writers successfully straddling both industries. And it appears that instead of suffering, legit may be gaining something from the cross-pollination."
Americans take Edinburgh spotlight
Friday, March 30, 2007
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ASSISTANT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Steppenwolf Theatre Company is accepting applications for the fulltime, year around position of assistant technical director which includes a competitive salary and generous benefit package. Position answers to the technical director and is responsible for oversight and coordination of carpentry and paint staff, construction drawings, scheduling work loads, cost estimations and budget management, ordering and tracking materials and supplies, facility maintenance, attending tech meetings, assisting with load ins and outs, and hands-on in the shop as required. The successful candidate will have a minimum of 3 years experience with a thorough working knowledge of AutoCAD (3-D modeling), hand drafting, automated systems, technical design, time and materials estimation, construction techniques and materials, rigging, budget management and personnel management. Compensation will be commensurate with qualification and experience and is competitive with prevailing compensation for similar positions within the non profit performing arts industry. Benefits include medical and dental insurance, short-term and long term-disability insurance, vacation pay, paid sick leave, and a 401(k) matching retirement program. Send letter of interest, resume, and 3 current references to Russell Poole, technical director, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, 1010 Kolmar Avenue, Chicago, IL 60651 or email to rpoole@steppenwolf.org No phone calls please. Steppenwolf Theatre Company is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.
Smoking's bad for your career
Happiness is the Best Productivity Tool
CMU festival explores art, copyright boundaries
Small screen stars take on the big stage
CLO names more actors for season
Thursday, March 29, 2007
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The job is posted on Pitt's website at www.pittsource.com (position # 0800960).
It's a part time summer gig that is basically just looking out for our spaces/equipment while PICT is here over the summer.
Thanks--spread the word!
CFA Announcements
http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/ecs/CFA28.pdf
Events ________________________________________________________________
The Carnegie Mellon School of Drama New Works Festival:
"Chasing the Dragon"
by Michael Herman
Directed by Allegra Libonati
Thursday, April 5, 8:00 PM
Friday April 6, 4:00 PM
Saturday, April 7, 8:00 PM
"Three Ways to Tie a Noose"
by Michael Scotto
Directed by Dana Friedman
Wednesday, April 4, 8:00 PM
Friday April 6, 8:00 PM
Saturday, April 7, 4:00 PM
All performances are FREE, available one hour before the show.
All performances take place in the John Wells Studio in the Purnell Center for the Arts.
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Wednesday, April 11
Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic
Juan Pablo Izquierdo, conductor
Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts 8 pm
Tickets $5 at the door
students free with ID
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Sunday, April 1
Junior Recital
Colin Brush, baritone
Aubrey O¹Connor, mezzo-soprano
Kresge Recital Hall 2 pm
Sunday, April 1
Senior Recital
Amanda Russo, mezzo-soprano
Kresge Recital Hall 5 pm
Sunday, April 1
Senior Recital
Eric Longo, tenor
Kresge Recital Hall 8 pm
Tuesday, April 3
Junior Recital
Drew Griffin, viola
Noah Barkan, piano
Kresge Recital Hall 8 pm
Saturday, April 7
Senior Recital
Helen Gruner, soprano
Kresge Recital Hall 6 pm
PGH Events ________________________________________________________________
GAMES OF STEEL a dance/rock opera
In these Games of Steel, it¹s not who wins, it¹s who loses the least!
"Games of Steel", Attack Theatre's award-winning dance/rock opera, finishes its seven-city tour in Pittsburgh at The Kelly-Strayhorn Theater on April 27, 28 and 30. Attack Theatre with Red Star Ironworks, Grammy nominated Dave Eggar, four athletic dancers and a live band onstage create an "edgy, biting, sexy, provocative and inspiring" (Lively Arts) world of passion and intrigue.
When: April 27, 28, 30 at 8pm with a late-night 10:30pm show on Saturday, April 28th.
Where: Kelly Strayhorn Theater (East Liberty)
Tickets: $15/student/senior, $18/pre-sale, $22/at the door. For tickets, call ProArts tickets at 412.394.3353 or visit www.proartstickets.org.
Information: For more information on ³Games of Steel² or Attack Theatre, call 412.441.8444 or visit www.attacktheatre.com.
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ARTIST TALK with LINDA CONNOR & LONNIE GRAHAM Friday, March 30 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, supported in part by American Eagle Outfitters Foundation, is proud to present an Artist Talk with acclaimed photographers, Linda Connor and Lonnie Graham. This Artist Talk is free and open to the public and is co-sponsored by Pittsburgh Filmmakers and Silver Eye Center for Photography. Photographs by Connor and Graham are included in Art
Within: 20 Year Commemorative Exhibition on display at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild through April 8.
Linda Connor is resident faculty in the Photography department at the San Francisco Art Institute. Her photographs are in notable collections including the Art Institute of Chicago; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; and the Victoria Albert Museum, London, UK. Connor¹s work has been published in monographs including On the Music of the Spheres, Visits, Luminance, and Spiritual Journey, the latter published for her mid-career retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago. She is the recipient of numerous awards including a National Endowment for the Arts grant and a Guggenheim Fellowship.
Lonnie Graham, former Director of Photography at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, is a Professor of Fine Arts at Pennsylvania State University. He is also visiting professor at the San Francisco Art Institute and Haverford College, Philadelphia. Graham attended Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and took advanced degrees at San Francisco Art Institute. He has received numerous grants and awards including a Pew Fellowship in the Arts, a National Endowment for the Arts travel grant for travels to Ghana, and is a three time Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship winner..
MANCHESTER CRAFTSMEN'S GUILD | 412-322-1773 | 1815 METROPOLITAN STREET | NORTH SIDE | PITTSBURGH, PA 15233 | _______________________
CITY THEATRE PRESENTS
the World Premiere of
The Missionary Position
Keith Reddin¹s new comedy rips into current affairs with satiric bite.
Final New American Trio play commissioned by City Theatre.
PITTSBURGH (March 23, 2007) Tracy Brigden directs the world premiere of The Missionary Position, commissioned by City Theatre from acclaimed playwright Keith Reddin. The Missionary Position runs April 12 May 20, 2007 in City Theatre¹s 110-seat Lester Hamburg Studio.
This new satiric comedy features Tony Bingham, Jeffrey Carpenter, Tami Dixon, and Rebecca Harris. The design team includes Gianni Downs (Scenic), C.T. Steele (Costumes), Andrew David Ostrowski (Lighting), and Elizabeth Atkinson (Sound). The Dramaturg is Carlyn Aquiline. The Production Stage Manager is Alicia DeMara.
Where: City Theatre, 1300 Bingham and 13th Streets, on Pittsburgh¹s South Side.
Tickets: $15 to $45.
Students and age 25 and younger can reserve $15 tickets in advance.
Senior rush (age 60 and older) begins at the Box Office 2 hours before showtime.
Tickets are available at 412.431.CITY (2489) or CityTheatreCompany.org
COLLOQUIUM ON COMPUTER SCIENCE PEDAGOGY
3:00 pm -- Newell-Simon Hall 3305
Guest Speaker:
RICHARD SCHEINES
Head, Department of Philosophy
Professor of Philosophy, Machine Learning and Human-Computer Interaction
Carnegie Mellon University
A number of faculty at CMU have developed and deployed online courses
through the Open Learning Initative. Professor Scheines and many others
have developed a course in Causal and Statistical Reasoning that involves a
virtual lab, and which has been used at over 40 institutions by several
thousand students. He will discuss where the computer is helpful in
teaching and where it is not. He will also discuss the OLI environment and
project.
Equity to Hear from Candidates April 13
Taking The 'Break' Out Of Commercial Periods
Productivity & Organizing Myth #10 – We need to be at all those meetings!
Reality: We can succeed at work and be happy with a modest number of meetings and activities. "
4 Productivity Secrets from Another GTD Book
The latter is definitely less reveired. However, LiveClever digs up a few goodies from this 1976 guidebook."
Teaching Musicians to Be Entrepreneurs
Visionaries Blend 2-D and 3-D Actors on Stage
Homestead native Tunie returns here from Broadway to produce
Stage Preview: The illusionists
Stage Review: Chekhov one-acts tumble happily into farce
Singers, dancers turnout for Derry's musical 'Millie'
Virtual reality
Edinburgh - New festival chief shows he's up for a risk
Explaining the Accreditation Debate
Chinese 'I Love You' sets dates
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Booking Agent Baci's Liquidated Assets May Go to Ticket Holders
The Impact of Merit Scholarships
NAMT Announces Grants, Helping Five Theatres Develop New Musicals
Having trouble with GTD? Try WSD
Elements of Great Managing
UPG productions take a serious turn
Stephen Schrum, assistant professor of theater arts at the University of Pittsburgh Greensburg, keeps a list of plays that he wants to direct someday.
He turned to that list in choosing 'Mother Courage and Her Children' for the university's spring production."
Greasepaint Players mine 'Calamity' for comedy
Ground Zero Arts Center Loses Theater Company
Stage Review: 'Riverdance' compels admiration with its flashing feet and percussive music
American Theatre Wing's SpringboardNYC Program Seeks College-Age Show Folk
Edinburgh festival focuses on 400 years of opera
Metal Sculpture / Artist Needed
Mezzulah, 1946
Mother Courage and Her Children
Life X 3
Baroque drama gets modern vibe
Then he read the play."
Equity-League Offices Consolidate
Patty Griffin Musical Plans Opening
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Computer Applications - AutoCAD - Design Drawing A
Shows This Week
Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater
Wednesday, March 28 at 8 pm
Thursday, March 29 at 8 pm
Friday, March 30 at 4 pm and 8 pm
Tickets available at the door one before curtain
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Wednesday, March 28 at 8 pm - Chasing the Dragon, by Michael Herman
Thursday, March 29 at 8 pm –Three Ways to Tie a Noose, by Michael Scotto
Friday, March 30 at 4 pm - Chasing the Dragon, by Michael Herman
Friday, March 30 8 pm –Three Ways to Tie a Noose, by Michael Scotto
Saturday, March 31 at 4 pm –Three Ways to Tie a Noose, by Michael Scotto
Saturday, March 31 at 8 pm - Chasing the Dragon, by Michael Herman
Tickets available at the door one before curtain
Cirque du Soleil, Angel teaming
How to Ace Your Finals Without Studying
"Mermaid" casting, sales make splashy week
'All of us are all really excited with our cast,' said director and former Denverite Francesca Zambello, 'and of course it's an incredible event of serendipity that Sierra is a Denver native.'"
Local theater awards are given
Computer-based Testing Quarterly Application Deadlines Lifted for ETCP Rigging and Electrical Exams
George C. Izenour Dies at 94
Monday, March 26, 2007
Misquoting Jesus
BART EHRMAN (UNC Chapel Hill)
Scribes Who Altered Scripture and Readers Who May Never Know"
Thursday, March 29th at 4 pm in Frick Fine Arts auditorium (across from Carnegie Library)
We do not have the original copies of any of the books of the New Testament. The surviving manuscripts were for the most part produced centuries after the originals, by medieval scribes who were copying texts that had already been changed - sometimes significantly - from the originals. Most of these changes were accidental, but some were evidently made in order to make the text say what it was already thought to mean.
This lecture will consider the kinds of changes made in the manuscripts over the centuries, both to see if it is possible to reconstruct an "original" text and to consider the reasons behind the alterations of the text.
Ehrman is James A. Gray Distinguished Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has published extensively in the fields of New Testament and Early Christianity, including a college-level textbook on the New Testament, two anthologies of early Christian writings, and a Greek-English Edition of the Apostolic Fathers for the Loeb Classical Library. Two of his many recent books are Truth and Fiction in the DaVinci Code (2004) and Misquoting Jesus (2005).
This lecture is co-sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh's European Studies Center and Department of Religious Studies.
New job: Stage Manager Needed
Work with some of Pittsburgh, PA\\\'s most talented artists on a project that will tie together theater, poetry and visual art. Looking for someone with stage management experience and the desire to be part of a unique artistic team.
Will need to be in Pittsburgh from July 1st through August 19th.
Please email letter of interest and resume to: Producer/Production Manager
Alison Paleos
ali.paleos@gmail.com
Dates: Jul 1, 2007-Aug 19, 2007
Pay: negotiable
Making a case for known faces
'Can you look at him and not think of 'Cheers' '?"
Does the n-word have a place in theater?
Theater closes doors
'Flute' lacked magic on opening night
Playwrights invite public to join in the drama
Underwood’s return more than a sentimental journey
It's a game, it's musical--who can resist?
Seattle Rep cancels Pulitzer-winning play
Latin company sees universal themes in Moliere classic
Alluring Plans for Pittsburgh
Word of Mouth Review: Curtains
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Rigging Seminar - Design Factor
Rigging Seminar - Design Factpr
If something is proof loaded to 1000#, and we want to use it in a system with a 10 to 1 design factor, how does the 200% of the proof test interact with the 10 to 1 design factor? Do we end up with a 500# WLL for the part since we proofed it at 200% of that, do we end up with a 100# WLL under the logic that the Ultimate Breaking Strength must be greater than 1000# and we are using the more conservative design factor (10 to 1 rather than 2 to 1), or do we end up with a 50# WLL, since the item's WLL is 500# from the Proof Test, and we want to build a 10 to 1 design based on that?
Answer:
So, there's a judgment call here. But if you have a shop built piece of gear that you pull to 1000# without a failure, all you know is that it has gone to 1000# without a failure. In the strictest sense you might then say 1000.0000000000001# could be the minimum failure load and so with a 10:1 design factor the WLL would be 100#.
But for a purpose built piece of gear the rule of thumb is to proof test to 200%. So if I needed something to hold 500# I would pull it to 1000#.
In terms of "confidence" you would need to evaluate the loading condition, look at the potential hazards and decide whether you need a strict interpretation of 10:1 or if the 200% proof test is sufficient.
Play About Iraq War Divides a Connecticut School
Slow Down, Multitaskers, and Don’t Read in Traffic
Rigging Seminar - Design Factor
Avenue Q - Casting
Notion - Digital Orchestras
Stage Review: London 'Boeing Boeing' is launchpad for laughs
Rylance a real Renaissance man
Fox Chapel man joins 'Riverdance'
Chorus Line Offers Special Actors' Fund Performance March 25
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Toolmonger’s Top 5: The Week in Tools
Student Pugwash
ETHICS of EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES CONFERENCE
Friday March 30th - Saturday March 31st
Subtopics include:
Genomics and Privacy,
Ethics and Nanotechnology, and
Design, Robotics and Quality of Life
Plenary Panels and Lectures:
Friday March 30
9:00am - 9:45am
Plenary Session
"Ethical Perspectives on New Technologies: Science Studies and Research Ethics"
Keynote Speaker, Karin Ellison, Arizona State University
10:00am- 11:30am
"New Technologies, New Questions?"
A Panel Discussion
Robotics and Quality of Life: Illah Nourbakhsh
Nanotechnology: Phil Leduc
Genomics and Privacy: Rebecca Long
The Ethics of Emerging Technologies
Conference Agenda
*Please note that the agenda is subject to change*
Friday, March 30, 2007
8:00am - 8:45am
Registration Opens, Continental breakfast
8:45am - 9:00am
Welcome from President Jared Cohon
9:00am - 9:45am
Plenary Session
"Ethical Perspectives on New Technologies: Science Studies and Research Ethics"
Keynote Speaker, Karin Ellison, Arizona State University
10:00am- 11:30am
"New Technologies, New Questions?"
A Panel Discussion
Robotics and Quality of Life: Illah Nourbakhsh
Nanotechnology: Phil Leduc
Genomics and Privacy: Rebecca Long
11:30pm- 1:30pm
Lunch
9:00am - 9:45am
Plenary Session
"Ethical Perspectives on New Technologies: Science Studies and Research Ethics"
Keynote Speaker, Karin Ellison, Arizona State University
10:00am- 11:30am
"New Technologies, New Questions?"
A Panel Discussion
Robotics and Quality of Life: Illah Nourbakhsh
Nanotechnology: Phil Leduc
Genomics and Privacy: Rebecca Long
Saturday, March 31, 2007
8:00am-9:00am
Breakfast
9:00am- 10:00am
Plenary Session
"Genetic Privacy and Genetic Prophecy"
George Annas, Boston University
10:15am-12:00pm
Working Group Session
12:00pm-1:00pm
Lunch
1:00pm-3:00pm
Working Group Session
3:30pm- 5:30pm
Participant Presentations
Closing
Please note that ALL plenary sessions are open to the community!
Theatre Joins Grocery Store for Fundraiser
Recharging Your Batteries
American Theater, Lost and Found
Queen of the Night bowing out of 'Flute'
A Chorus Line Continues Wednesday Talkbacks into April
The talkbacks give audience members a chance to ask the stars of the show about the characters they play and about the performers' own experiences acting on Broadway."
Public Theater adds 'Darfur'
Set in the violence-ridden Sudanese region, topical tale follows the intersecting lives of an aid worker, a journalist and Darfuri woman."
Friday, March 23, 2007
Carnival Announcement
Dear Carnegie Mellon Alumni - Spring is right around the corner and that means Spring Carnival can't be far behind! Hopefully you've already made plans to return to campus April 19-21 to check out midway and cheer on your favorite team in the buggy races. Alumni Relations is excited to have you back to campus and wants to make sure you know about all of the events that are happening. In addition to booth and buggy, here’s just a sampling of other alumni events:
Be sure to check in with Alumni Relations staff at either registration area on Friday or Saturday and get your free gift! There are also a bunch of receptions happening over the weekend where you can catch up with friends and re-experience campus all over again. Visit the Alumni Relations Spring Carnival Web site to view the entire weekend schedule (with links to the Student Spring Carnival site), get information about hotel rates and register on-line. You can also register by phone at 1-866-401-9529. The registration deadline is April 13th. We are looking forward to celebrating this Carnegie Mellon tradition with you! Sincerely, |
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PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
JOB DESCRIPTION
COMMUNITY SERVICES SPECIALIST V
MOONLIGHT TECH SPECIALIST
Under the direction of the Technical Director, assists with the overall planning and operation of Moonlight Amphitheater and Moonlight at the Avo Playhouse Productions, including scheduling, stage setting, rigging, lighting, A/V, facility maintenance and rental supervision. Assist in the Supervision and coordination of the technical staff in the completion of daily tasks required by each production. To be responsible for the safe and orderly operation of the stage and backstage area
Examples of Duties:
- Assists Technical Director with all scheduling of load ins, technical rehearsals, and strikes.
- Assists with the scheduling and supervision of all crews for Moonlight productions.
- Assists with planning and preparation of rigging needs at both Moonlight Amphitheatre and Avo Playhouse.
- Assists with the repair and maintenance of rented equipment during the summer and winter season.
- Maintains equipment owned by the City, including lighting, audio, and video equipment
- Education-Must be working toward or have obtained a Bachelor's degree in theatrical production, or have equivalent professional experience.
- Experience-Two years of applicable theatrical management and/or technical experience.
- Supervisory experience in a theatre production environment.
- Valid current Driver's License.
- Must have knowledge of stage lighting and audio techniques and equipment, and skill in their use.
- Must have knowledge of stage rigging and scenic construction techniques and hardware.
- Commensurate with supervisory experience; some demonstrated ability to motivate groups in complex tasks.
- Ability to work in potentially adverse conditions which may include heights, loud noise, large crowds, darkness, and confined spaces.
- Must be able to lift, push, pull and/or carry objects that may approximate 50 lbs. or more.
- Must be able to do work requiring strength, dexterity, and endurance.
- Must be able to work safely and comfortably at heights of 25'--0" or more.
- Can work a flexible schedule including weekends, holidays, and evenings.
7 Ways to Avoid Pointless Meetings
Seven Questions That Will Change Your Life
Alex Shalman asks himself seven questions each week to keep him on track. Whether or not you think all seven are necessary, looking back at your actions objectively will work in your favor. Try them out now"
'Magic time'
Curtain goes up on Shadyside teen's musical
Being a 'Buffy' fan inspired Evan, 17, of Shadyside, to create his first full-length musical production."
RiverParc development will force relocation of opera
The opera will be forced to vacate its Downtown headquarters, which houses its administrative offices and rehearsal space, when its lease expires in March 2008."
Spring Awakening - Onstage Seating
At “Spring Awakening,” the rock musical by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater, that fee, along with some courage, is all it takes to sit in one of 26 seats arranged on the sides of the stage at every performance."
Staging of musical marks teen's debut as writer/director
Tales from the front line
Method or Madness? Jury Decides Hamlet's Fate
Tool Test: Cordless Drill/Drivers
ALL THE SLAIN PRESIDENT'S THESPIANS
Such is the case with 'Our Leading Lady,' Charles Busch's new play about a group of thespians shortly before and after their performance of 'Our American Cousin' at Ford's Theatre the night Abraham Lincoln was shot."