Live Design: A video and media designer from Chicago, currently working toward a BFA at Carnegie Mellon University, Joss Green works primarily with appropriated cultural imagery and media design for theatrical productions and installations, exploring issues surrounding marginalization. Green hopes to pursue a career in concert media design and content, and most recently was the media designer for Chasing Elevation (2019), a show by the queer youth theatre ensemble, Dreams of Hope, and presented a Mainstage video, lighting, and sound collaboration project at the 2019 USITT Conference in Louisville, KY. Green is one of the six winners of the inaugural Pat MacKay Diversity in Design Scholarships.
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YES JOSS! I haven't met Joss personally but it's really awesome to see CMU students getting scholarships and opportunities because of their work. It was really interesting to hear about how Joss was interested in lighting at first but really found passion in media instead. I've seen Joss working on media during crew calls for Tiger at the Gates and it will be the first show I see student executed media design (I've seen media design in a show at the Kennedy Center done by professionals). Hopefully, I get to work with Joss on an upcoming show when I do media in stagecraft. I also really liked how Joss responded to how the industry can serve underrepresented communities and how we need to be working towards more well-rounded storytelling. I wish Joss the best of luck when trying to get into the concert industry. Joss if you read this somehow please teach me about how to use non-binary pronouns properly.
First off, huge congratulations to Joss! This is a huge honor, and I am so proud of them. I love how they spoke so eloquently about why this scholarship was important. I know Joss has a strong voice in fighting for diverse voices to be heard. With them talking about how important it is to have diverse voices was very inspiring. It is vital to have these voices so we can be sure everyone is being heard and the storytelling is ‘well rounded’ as Joss said. I’m also glad that they spoke briefly about being nonbinary. I do feel bad that they spend so much energy teaching people how to properly use their pronouns. It just shows how patient they are and dedicated to making this world a more accepting place. We are so fortunate here at Carnegie Mellon to have Joss with us. They are a force of good and acceptance, and I am so excited to see all the work they will accomplish here and beyond.
I am so happy for Joss. I first met them during orientation week, but didn’t really get to know them until my first media crew call. Joss is not only an amazing person to work with, but is also such an amazing, down to earth person in general. Video and media design is one of the smaller departments within our school of drama, with very few other members, most of whom are grad students. As a result, Joss has done so much work almost completely independently for Tiger at the Gates. They have helped me learn so much about the world of video and media design, revealing a whole new side of theatre that I knew very little about when I entered this program. In their interview, Joss brought up very important points about underrepresentation and diversity among the industry. Too many people have misconceptions about diversity not just in the industry of theatre, but in general. Although we have only just scratched the surface of this problem in America and the world, and it will take time and patience to eliminate it, progress is being made.
Many congratulations to Joss! I am currently in the video and media rotation of stagecraft and have gotten to work fairly closely with Joss. Not only has Joss shown great leadership capabilities and tremendous diligence in their work, they are also very sociable and make me (and surely other first years as well) feel accepted and included. To the best of my understanding, Joss is singlehandedly engineering media for Tiger at the Gates this year, which is a most amazing feat, especially considering the VMD department is so small and the other students are graduate students. I think Joss brings up an important point in that inclusion begins with the willingness to talk about diversity. We as a society and industry still struggle to facilitate the conversation for underrepresented communities (minority races, LGBTQ individuals, socioeconomic strata, etc.), and people like Joss inspire me to do more and speak up.
YES JOSS!! Joss is such a special human and completely and utterly, so deserving of this award. They are an incredible spirit and they tell it how it is. They are never afraid to be open about these issues that our community - theatre, arts, and human - deal with everyday. Lack of diversity is a huge issue that needs to be addressed, and the fact that it is such a large issue in the same community that advocates inclusion and acceptance is devastating. Joss is fighting so hard for this community and for that change that is so incredibly overdue. They fight for not only racial equality but gender equality as well. The way our generation views gender is a new concept for a lot of people, and it can be, understandably, difficult for many people to wrap their heads around, simply because it is so new. But it is very real. There are so many genders in this world and it is so important that that idea is addressed because if we advocate for inclusion, we must actually be inclusive towards every race, gender, sexuality, religion, etc. Without the arts beginning the conversation, nothing will ever be resolved. In summary, we should all be more like Joss.
Go Joss! This is a wonderful accomplishment and the recognition is so well deserved! I think that the strides that they have made to bring discussion of diversity and inclusivity into CMU has made it a better place already, and continues to make students and faculty members alike more aware of themselves and how they treat others. Nothing will change unless it is talked about, and Joss has always been an advocate for kind, open discussion that pushes people to expand their views. The next step, ad they mention, is to make diversity and inclusion a key focal point of college admissions, theatre hiring, etc. so that more voices at the table share different histories, backgrounds, and experiences. Creating an environment where these voices are welcome, encouraged, and given due respect is necessary for us to grown as a community, and only makes us stronger. Thank you for all of your work, Joss, and congratulations again on this success.
YESSSSS JOSSSSS!!!!!! Never in my life have I encountered an award more well deserves. After working with them at a few crew calls, I can officially say that Joss is one of the most level headed and hard working crew heads a Freshman could possibly ask for, They are so passionate about video and media design, and take on a tremendous amount of work despite it sometimes being way more than I can possibly imagine a person putting on themselves. This scholarship is so special because it helps highlight the incredibly diverse and amazing artists that theatre has working right now. This scholarship is a good step in the right direction of more equality with race and gender in theatre jobs. Joss is one of those people with an infectious energy, and I know that they will have incredible success in whatever they decide to do. Again, congratulations to Joss, this award is so incredibly well deserved.
First off, this article is awesome because Joss is a remarkable person and got such a cool scholarship. This is absolutely incredible and definitely speaks to the time and dedication they have put into diversity and inclusion and how they can explore that through media. It is an award that is definitely well deserved for someone who has dedicated so much time to something they care about. But secondly, it is very interesting to hear Joss’s answers and how they were able to explore ideas of diversity through their work and how passionate they are about this (which is also something you can just gather from talking to them if you see them in the hallways). It is also important to implement the ideas of diversity that Joss talks about in their interview into our own classrooms at Carnegie Mellon. People from all identities, backgrounds, and experiences should be welcome to have a voice at the table, and it is something we are definitely working on here at CMU, with people like Joss helping pave the way. But ultimately, a huge congratulations to Joss, their hard work, and success.
YES JOSS!!!! I only got to meet Joss because we are interested in the same major (or rather I’m interested in the major and she’s in the major), but it’s always so much fun being around them, and I am so proud for so many reasons. Joss discusses later in the interview the struggle with a particular amount of gender bias, which they have voiced their concern about openly in previous experiences. Upon discussing it, anyone around could tell that they are passionate about the issue, and it makes me incredibly happy that they were able to not necessarily conquer the issues they’ve faced, but rather demonstrate that the issues we face don’t have to control us, if that makes sense. I work with them on crew for Tiger currently, and not only does this award, and recognition make me so proud of them, but I am also incredibly honored to be around a *famous* person. I also hope Joss reads this in the near future because I directly told them I would comment for them. This one's for you, Joss!!!!
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