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Friday, March 17, 2006
Rigging Seminar - Design Factor
Aggregated questions...
Q: What is a focus track, and where does it hang?
A: A focus track is like a traveller track used to fly stage electricians up to lighting instruments they cannot reach with a lift or ladder because of an obstruction on the deck.
Q: What is a winched wagon on a rake as opposed to on the deck?
A: You have to think about this in the context of what would happen in the case of a failure.
Q: What does "hanging the header flat of a portal" exactly mean?
A: A "Portal" is a scenic false procenium. You can think of it as a set of legs & border made of flats instead of soft goods. The "Border" in this assembly is typically called a "header." So in this context "hanging the header flat of a portal" refers to the flying of the center flat that spans the acting area.
Q: What is a focus track, and where does it hang?
A: A focus track is like a traveller track used to fly stage electricians up to lighting instruments they cannot reach with a lift or ladder because of an obstruction on the deck.
Q: What is a winched wagon on a rake as opposed to on the deck?
A: You have to think about this in the context of what would happen in the case of a failure.
Q: What does "hanging the header flat of a portal" exactly mean?
A: A "Portal" is a scenic false procenium. You can think of it as a set of legs & border made of flats instead of soft goods. The "Border" in this assembly is typically called a "header." So in this context "hanging the header flat of a portal" refers to the flying of the center flat that spans the acting area.
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Monday, March 13, 2006
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Possible Job For Alum
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT - ONE YEAR APPOINTMENT TO COVER SABBATICAL LEAVE
Please forward this information to any qualified individuals who you know
might be available and/or interested.
Visiting Assistant Professor in Theatre Technology, University of
Wisconsin-Madison, 2006-07 Academic Year.
MFA in Theatre Technology or similar field of expertise, required;
additional professional experience desirable.
Duties include: serve as University Theatre Technical Director; teach
two classes each semester; serve as technical director for two UT
productions; advise technology students; supervise scenic studio
teaching assistants, hold office hours, and participate in associated
meetings.
To apply submit a resume/vita, cover letter and three letters of
recommendation. Applications accepted until April 5, 2006. Send
materials to: Technical Director Search Committee, University of
Wisconsin-Madison, 821 University Ave., Madison, WI 53706-1497, or call
608-263-3359.
Salary commensurate with experience, excellent health benefits.
Contract runs from August 28, 2006 thru May 27, 2007.
NOTE: Unless confidentiality is requested in writing, information
regarding the names of applicants must be released upon request.
Finalists cannot be guaranteed confidentiality.
UW-Madison is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We
promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified
individuals to apply.
For more information on the University of Wisconsin-Madison see our home
page at http://www.wisc.edu.
Please forward this information to any qualified individuals who you know
might be available and/or interested.
Visiting Assistant Professor in Theatre Technology, University of
Wisconsin-Madison, 2006-07 Academic Year.
MFA in Theatre Technology or similar field of expertise, required;
additional professional experience desirable.
Duties include: serve as University Theatre Technical Director; teach
two classes each semester; serve as technical director for two UT
productions; advise technology students; supervise scenic studio
teaching assistants, hold office hours, and participate in associated
meetings.
To apply submit a resume/vita, cover letter and three letters of
recommendation. Applications accepted until April 5, 2006. Send
materials to: Technical Director Search Committee, University of
Wisconsin-Madison, 821 University Ave., Madison, WI 53706-1497, or call
608-263-3359.
Salary commensurate with experience, excellent health benefits.
Contract runs from August 28, 2006 thru May 27, 2007.
NOTE: Unless confidentiality is requested in writing, information
regarding the names of applicants must be released upon request.
Finalists cannot be guaranteed confidentiality.
UW-Madison is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We
promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified
individuals to apply.
For more information on the University of Wisconsin-Madison see our home
page at http://www.wisc.edu.
Saturday, March 11, 2006
Internship Opportunity
SOUND & ELECTRICS INTERNSHIP -- Florida Studio Theatre, a professional Equity regional theatre in Sarasota, FL has an opening for a Sound & Electrics intern for the 2006 Summer Season. Duties include: lead the electrics crew during changeover, maintain sound and lighting equipment, sound editing, and equipment inventory control. This position works closely with lighting designers and the Master Electrician. The contract begins June 12. The ending date is flexible, between August 14-27. The internship provides free, furnished housing and a stipend of $75 per week. To apply, please email cover letter and resume to James Ashford, Casting & Literary Coordinator, Florida Studio Theatre. EMAIL -- james@fst2000.org. For more information on FST, please log onto our website at www.fst2000.org.
TECHNICAL THEATRE INTERSHIP - Florida Studio Theatre has an opening for a Technical Theatre Intern to begin on June 12, 2006 and work thru mid-August, 2006. This internship focuses on painting and set construction. The interns will also gain some experience in sounds and electrics. Knowledge of power tools helpful. For more information, please log onto our website at www.fst2000.org. Stipend starting at $75 per week and housing provided. Please email cover letter and resume to: James Ashford, Casting & Literary Coordinator, Florida Studio Theatre, EMAIL - james@fst2000.org
TECHNICAL THEATRE INTERSHIP - Florida Studio Theatre has an opening for a Technical Theatre Intern to begin on June 12, 2006 and work thru mid-August, 2006. This internship focuses on painting and set construction. The interns will also gain some experience in sounds and electrics. Knowledge of power tools helpful. For more information, please log onto our website at www.fst2000.org. Stipend starting at $75 per week and housing provided. Please email cover letter and resume to: James Ashford, Casting & Literary Coordinator, Florida Studio Theatre, EMAIL - james@fst2000.org
Friday, March 10, 2006
Local Internship
SUMMER 2006 INTERNSHIP
Take Back the Hill
The Center for the Arts in Society at Carnegie Mellon is seeking interns for Take Back the Hill, a youth newspaper written, produced, and distributed by students in the Hill District, a predominantly African-American neighborhood in Pittsburgh. The newspaper offers Hill teens an apprenticeship in which they are responsible for running a newspaper, from pitching stories to the final press run. They participate in reporting, editing, layout, photography, circulation, marketing, and distribution.
As mentors, consultants, critics, and readers, Carnegie Mellon interns act as curricular leaders. Center faculty may serve as advisors to and resources for interns on the project.
The Take Back the Hill program generally lasts 8-10 weeks per issue, during which times students take part in hands-on research, interviewing, analyzing, and synthesizing. They delve into thematic topics, and gain important journalistic, artistic and research skills, while pursuing issues of community importance in the Hill District.
Interns and participants in the program will decide how often to meet and hold workshops. These workshops will cover skills in writing, interviewing, photographing, and other elements of putting together a newspaper. Student interns may also invite visitors to the workshops, from the community and from Carnegie Mellon. Workshops are held in the Blakey Building of the Hill House Association, at a time that is convenient for both the participants and the student interns.
Further details:
Summer 2006: June, July, and August; approximately 4 hours a week to run workshops for Hill participants.
Requirements: Experience with investigative research/ reporting and professional or technical writing; experience with newspaper production, lay-out, and distribution and experience working with teens desirable but not required. Other skills, like photography, drawing, cartooning will be considered as well. Travel to the Hill will be necessary. Attendance at Spring workshops would be helpful for training purposes, but not required.
Application process: Send name, academic background, a brief paragraph outlining experience in writing, journalism, communications, or design, and a description of one possible workshop for participants in the project to Judith Schachter at jm1e@andrew.cmu.edu.
Take Back the Hill
The Center for the Arts in Society at Carnegie Mellon is seeking interns for Take Back the Hill, a youth newspaper written, produced, and distributed by students in the Hill District, a predominantly African-American neighborhood in Pittsburgh. The newspaper offers Hill teens an apprenticeship in which they are responsible for running a newspaper, from pitching stories to the final press run. They participate in reporting, editing, layout, photography, circulation, marketing, and distribution.
As mentors, consultants, critics, and readers, Carnegie Mellon interns act as curricular leaders. Center faculty may serve as advisors to and resources for interns on the project.
The Take Back the Hill program generally lasts 8-10 weeks per issue, during which times students take part in hands-on research, interviewing, analyzing, and synthesizing. They delve into thematic topics, and gain important journalistic, artistic and research skills, while pursuing issues of community importance in the Hill District.
Interns and participants in the program will decide how often to meet and hold workshops. These workshops will cover skills in writing, interviewing, photographing, and other elements of putting together a newspaper. Student interns may also invite visitors to the workshops, from the community and from Carnegie Mellon. Workshops are held in the Blakey Building of the Hill House Association, at a time that is convenient for both the participants and the student interns.
Further details:
Summer 2006: June, July, and August; approximately 4 hours a week to run workshops for Hill participants.
Requirements: Experience with investigative research/ reporting and professional or technical writing; experience with newspaper production, lay-out, and distribution and experience working with teens desirable but not required. Other skills, like photography, drawing, cartooning will be considered as well. Travel to the Hill will be necessary. Attendance at Spring workshops would be helpful for training purposes, but not required.
Application process: Send name, academic background, a brief paragraph outlining experience in writing, journalism, communications, or design, and a description of one possible workshop for participants in the project to Judith Schachter at jm1e@andrew.cmu.edu.
Thursday, March 09, 2006
The Voluptuous Tango
The Voluptuous Tango
an Opera Bouffe by Dominic Muldowney
directed by Di Trevis
produced by Quantum Theatre in collaboration with CMU's Schools of Music
and Drama
In The Mellon Institute, 4400 Fifth Avenue
March 17 - April 2, Wednesdays - Sundays at 8 pm.
Tickets for students are $15. CMU faculty and staff receive a $2 discount
to any show. Purchase them at the CMU Box Office in Purnell anytime.
The Voluptuous Tango is a category-defying mix of opera, theatre, and
dance... to the rhythm of the tango... in which an imaginary meeting
takes place between F.T. Marinetti, 'Father of Italian Futurism', and
Isadora Duncan, 'Mother of the Modern Dance' - a clash of titans, part
seduction, part futurist dinner party, all great theatre by two titans
visiting Pittsburgh: Di Trevis and Dominic Muldowney, power couple of
the Royal National Theatre, where Dom was Resident Composer for more than
15 years, and Di was the first woman director to be given a season.
Starring Richard Morris, Lenora Nemetz, Attack Theatre, and students from
the Schools of Music and Drama.
an Opera Bouffe by Dominic Muldowney
directed by Di Trevis
produced by Quantum Theatre in collaboration with CMU's Schools of Music
and Drama
In The Mellon Institute, 4400 Fifth Avenue
March 17 - April 2, Wednesdays - Sundays at 8 pm.
Tickets for students are $15. CMU faculty and staff receive a $2 discount
to any show. Purchase them at the CMU Box Office in Purnell anytime.
The Voluptuous Tango is a category-defying mix of opera, theatre, and
dance... to the rhythm of the tango... in which an imaginary meeting
takes place between F.T. Marinetti, 'Father of Italian Futurism', and
Isadora Duncan, 'Mother of the Modern Dance' - a clash of titans, part
seduction, part futurist dinner party, all great theatre by two titans
visiting Pittsburgh: Di Trevis and Dominic Muldowney, power couple of
the Royal National Theatre, where Dom was Resident Composer for more than
15 years, and Di was the first woman director to be given a season.
Starring Richard Morris, Lenora Nemetz, Attack Theatre, and students from
the Schools of Music and Drama.
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