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Sunday, March 20, 2022

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

Here are the top five comment generating posts of the past week:

Historical accuracy vs creative liberty: an analysis of Little Women’s costume design

Varsity: Resonating with every generation since its release, Little Women saw a brand new remake in 2019. A story of four sisters — Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March — Louisa May Alcott’s beloved tale reads as an autobiographical depiction of her own adolescence: navigating the transition from childhood to adulthood. Greta Gerwig’s retelling of this narrative gives a new spin to the classic.

How to ensure people don’t feel used when you’re networking

www.fastcompany.com: “There’s a guy who reached out to me earlier this week, and asked to do a Zoom call with me,” one of my coaching clients told me. They’re in a professional group together, so my client said yes. Within the first 10 minutes, the colleague asked him for a major favor. “I was taken aback,” my client said. “I don’t want to be a jerk, so I usually say I’ll help, but feel pretty used afterwards.”

‘Glacial’ Change: AEA Hiring Report Shows Continued Bias

AMERICAN THEATRE: The Actors’ Equity Association has released the 2020 diversity and inclusion hiring bias report, which tracks hiring demographics of its members for acting and stage management work, as well as how much they were paid. Despite some improvements, the data indicates that there are still noticeable disparities in opportunity and pay in the theatre industry nationwide.

How 3D Printing Is Building Itself Into Theatre

AMT Lab @ CMU: Many industries have begun utilizing 3D printing to make work easier and more efficient. This technology is even making its way into the arts. Broadway theatres, university theatre departments, and theatres everywhere are implementing 3D printing technologies to construct props, and even to build entire sets. 3D printing brings new elements of realism and creativity into theatre.

‘The Play that Goes Wrong’ sound effects are an ages-old art form at Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place

Chicago Sun-Times: Pop vocabulary trivia quiz! From whence does the term “slapstick” originate? Joseph Anthony Byrd, currently starring as a dead body in one of the slap-happiest slapsticks ever mounted on stage, provides the answer.

 

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