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Are you no longer allowed to use your stage without a railing “at all times”? Are you no longer able to build escape stairs and paint them black because they are a “hazard”? Have you been told the Fire Curtain must be lowered at all times when the theatre is not in use? Do you know better but just can’t produce the documentation to prove to your school officials you’re in compliance? Or, do you need to hone your OSHA & ANSI knowledge to keep you, your students, your staff, and your guests, safe?
Join USITT in a conversation with OSHA Authorized Trainers & ANSI experts who take you through the OSHA codes and ANSI standards that apply to you and your space and let you know where you can locate this information for future needs. Anyone who oversees or works in a venue should sit in on this webinar and you may just want to invite your colleagues, administration, or even janitorial staff if they are the only ones deemed “qualified” enough to do some of the work.
The specific topics in this conversation plus Q&A, you will not want to miss, will include: • ANSI Standards • Manually-Operated Counterweight system • Fire Curtains • Slipperiness of Stages • Inspections and use logs • Fall Protection • Written Plan • 4-foot falls must be protected • Fronts of stages exempted (Though they recommend safety nets) • Fixed Ladders • Portable Ladders • Catwalks and ladder entrances • Personnel Lifts • Manufacturer's recommend use/best practice • Electrical • General Electrical Safety • Egress • Clear Paths of egress • Communication • Posting • Training
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Presenters: Joe Aldridge is a retired Professor of Theatre at the University of Nevada Las Vegas where he was the Director of the Entertainment Engineering and Design program. He is a member of IATSE Local # 720 and serves as the Chairman of the Nevada Resort Association/IATSE Local 720 Joint Training Trust as well as a Trustee for the IATSE Entertainment and Exhibition Industries Training Trust Fund. He is a former President of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT), a member of the Entertainment Technician Certification Program (ETCP) Council and of the IATSE Crafts Advancement Program (ICAP). Joe is involved in developing a curriculum for safety and skills training programs for the IATSE and is an OSHA Outreach Trainer, offering OSHA 10 and 30 Hour classes for the IATSE.
Eddie Raymond recently retired from serving as the vice president and safety and training director of IATSE Local 16 in San Francisco. Eddie is the immediate past president of the Entertainment Services and Technology Association (ESTA), sits on the IATSE Crafts Advancement Program committee, is a member of the Entertainment Technician Certification Program (ETCP) Council, and is a subject matter expert for the ETCP Entertainment Rigging Exams. Eddie has acted as ACT’s scene shop foreman/technical supervisor and, among other activities, as construction coordinator at Industrial Light and Magic.
In Part 1 of the conversation, Joe Aldridge & Eddie Raymond, both OSHA Authorized Trainers & ANSI experts, took you through the OSHA codes and ANSI standards that apply to you and your space and let you know where you can locate this information for future needs.
During Part 2 of this webinar series, Joe and Eddie covered the following: • Fall Protection • Written Plan is required • Four-foot falls must be protected • Fronts of stages exempted (Through recommend safety nets) • Fixed Ladders • Portable Ladders • Catwalks and ladder entrances • Personal Fall Arrest Systems: -Rescue -Training/Practice • Respiratory Protection • Physicals • COVID-19 and the OSHA response
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Presenters: Joe Aldridge is a retired Professor of Theatre at the University of Nevada Las Vegas where he was the Director of the Entertainment Engineering and Design program. He is a member of IATSE Local # 720 and serves as the Chairman of the Nevada Resort Association/IATSE Local 720 Joint Training Trust as well as a Trustee for the IATSE Entertainment and Exhibition Industries Training Trust Fund. He is a former President of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT), a member of the Entertainment Technician Certification Program (ETCP) Council and of the IATSE Crafts Advancement Program (ICAP). Joe is involved in developing a curriculum for safety and skills training programs for the IATSE and is an OSHA Outreach Trainer, offering OSHA 10 and 30 Hour classes for the IATSE.
Eddie Raymond recently retired from serving as the vice president and safety and training director of IATSE Local 16 in San Francisco. Eddie is the immediate past president of the Entertainment Services and Technology Association (ESTA), sits on the IATSE Crafts Advancement Program committee, is a member of the Entertainment Technician Certification Program (ETCP) Council, and is a subject matter expert for the ETCP Entertainment Rigging Exams. Eddie has acted as ACT’s scene shop foreman/technical supervisor and, among other activities, as construction coordinator at Industrial Light and Magic.
In part 1 of this series, Jenn Schwartz and Jason Wells are joined by Jared Mezzocchi to discuss how each production used Zoom differently, used add on technologies, and overcame the various abilities of the computers each cast member had access to. These choices drive many of the decisions you make in planning online productions.
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Jenn Schwartz is the Production Manager and Instructor of Stage Management for the School for Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park. Prior to joining TDPS, Jenn was the General & Production Manager for Imagination Stage in Bethesda, MD, where she was provided the opportunity to spearhead many unique projects. Those projects include the successful planning and execution of an expansion into DC that began with a partnership with The National Theater in 2014, as well as producing and stage managing a tour of Inside Out as part of the 25th ASSITEJ International Summer Festival in South Korea in 2017. Imagination Stage was the first American company to present at the festival, and Jenn was thrilled to be able to represent American Theatre for the Very Young. Previously, Jenn filled the role of production manager at Round House Theatre, also in Bethesda, MD. She started her career as a stage manager, having worked on over 50 productions, and is a proud AEA member.
Jason Wells became the Director of Production of the Fisher Center at Bard in January 2020. Prior to that, he was the Director of Production of American Dance Institute/LUMBERYARD. At ADI/LYD he was instrumental in developing an ambitious technical residency program for contemporary performing artists. During his seven years there, he worked directly with some of the most respected American contemporary choreographers, directors, designers and performers as they created new works for the stage including Yvonne Rainer, David Gordon, Raja Feather Kelly, Sō Percussion, Elevator Repair Service, The Team, Bill T Jones, Urban Bush Women, Susan Marshall, Suzanne Bocanegra, David Neumann and Jodi Melnick. Jason was Head Electrician at the Yale School of Drama/Yale Repertory Theater from 2005-2012 and Master Electrician for the Sarah Lawrence College Theater Department, Barrington Stage, Westport Country Playhouse and Weston Playhouse. A 2001 graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, Jason is also a playwright, performer, and lighting designer. He lives in Catskill, NY with his wife Jacy Barber and their three cats.
In part 2 of this series, hear Jenn Schwartz and Jason Wells discuss how each of their companies adapted and morphed traditional roles to the unique challenges and requirements of online production, when Designer, Stage Manager, and Technician all mean different things when you take your show online.
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Jenn Schwartz is the Production Manager and Instructor of Stage Management for the School for Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park. Prior to joining TDPS, Jenn was the General & Production Manager for Imagination Stage in Bethesda, MD, where she was provided the opportunity to spearhead many unique projects. Those projects include the successful planning and execution of an expansion into DC that began with a partnership with The National Theater in 2014, as well as producing and stage managing a tour of Inside Out as part of the 25th ASSITEJ International Summer Festival in South Korea in 2017. Imagination Stage was the first American company to present at the festival, and Jenn was thrilled to be able to represent American Theatre for the Very Young. Previously, Jenn filled the role of production manager at Round House Theatre, also in Bethesda, MD. She started her career as a stage manager, having worked on over 50 productions, and is a proud AEA member.Jason Wells became the Director of Production of the Fisher Center at Bard in January 2020. Prior to that, he was the Director of Production of American Dance Institute/LUMBERYARD. At ADI/LYD he was instrumental in developing an ambitious technical residency program for contemporary performing artists. During his seven years there, he worked directly with some of the most respected American contemporary choreographers, directors, designers and performers as they created new works for the stage including Yvonne Rainer, David Gordon, Raja Feather Kelly, Sō Percussion, Elevator Repair Service, The Team, Bill T Jones, Urban Bush Women, Susan Marshall, Suzanne Bocanegra, David Neumann and Jodi Melnick. Jason was Head Electrician at the Yale School of Drama/Yale Repertory Theater from 2005-2012 and Master Electrician for the Sarah Lawrence College Theater Department, Barrington Stage, Westport Country Playhouse and Weston Playhouse. A 2001 graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, Jason is also a playwright, performer, and lighting designer. He lives in Catskill, NY with his wife Jacy Barber and their three cats.
Jared Mezzocchi Jared Mezzocchi is a multimedia director and designer for theater and received his Masters of Fine Arts through Brooklyn College's Performance and Interactive Media Arts. He was awarded a Princess Grace Award in 2013 as the first projections designer to receive the honor. He has designed productions in New York City with 3-Legged Dog (Downtown Loop, SpyGarbo), Baryshnikov Arts Center (Robert Wilson’s On The Beach), HereArts (You Are Dead. You Are Here.), Builders Association (Jet Lag 2011), Rob Roth (Screen Test), and has toured nationally and internationally with Big Art Group (SOS, The Sleep, The People). Regionally, he has designed for Center Stage (Stones in his Pockets), Cleveland Playhouse (Breath and Imagination), Milwaukee Rep (History of Invulnerability, The Mountaintop), and CompanyONE (Astroboy and The God Of Comics). Locally in DC, he's designed for Woolly Mammoth (Totalitarians, Elaborate Entrance of Chad Diety), Synetic Theater (A Trip to the Moon), Theater J (Race, Yellowface), and Studio (Astroboy and The God Of Comics). As a director, he has spent the last 6 summers directing original work at Andy's Summer Playhouse, located in Wilton NH (Donkey Xote, Dick Tracy, The Lost World, The BFG, The Little Prince, The Block). In 2011, he won Best Original Play at the New Hampshire Theater Awards for his writing and direction in The Lost World. Outside of theater, Jared co-designed with Guilio Cappellini for Design Week in Milan Italy, for Connect4Climate and Alcantara. and this year will design the entrance and immersive experience for a Surf Museum in Montauk, NY. Jared has also taught multimedia design courses at NYU's Playwrights Horizons and Brooklyn College's MFA program in Performance and Interactive Media Arts.
Jenn Schwartz and Jason Wells wrap up the series with a discussion of the impact the move online had on the rehearsal and performance process. From zoom etiquette to helping the performer get some sense of audience engagement, each production learned lessons and adapted in different ways. This session will offer some help as you begin to think about how things work in the online production world.
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Jenn Schwartz is the Production Manager and Instructor of Stage Management for the School for Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park. Prior to joining TDPS, Jenn was the General & Production Manager for Imagination Stage in Bethesda, MD, where she was provided the opportunity to spearhead many unique projects. Those projects include the successful planning and execution of an expansion into DC that began with a partnership with The National Theater in 2014, as well as producing and stage managing a tour of Inside Out as part of the 25th ASSITEJ International Summer Festival in South Korea in 2017. Imagination Stage was the first American company to present at the festival, and Jenn was thrilled to be able to represent American Theatre for the Very Young. Previously, Jenn filled the role of production manager at Round House Theatre, also in Bethesda, MD. She started her career as a stage manager, having worked on over 50 productions, and is a proud AEA member.Jason Wells became the Director of Production of the Fisher Center at Bard in January 2020. Prior to that, he was the Director of Production of American Dance Institute/LUMBERYARD. At ADI/LYD he was instrumental in developing an ambitious technical residency program for contemporary performing artists. During his seven years there, he worked directly with some of the most respected American contemporary choreographers, directors, designers and performers as they created new works for the stage including Yvonne Rainer, David Gordon, Raja Feather Kelly, Sō Percussion, Elevator Repair Service, The Team, Bill T Jones, Urban Bush Women, Susan Marshall, Suzanne Bocanegra, David Neumann and Jodi Melnick. Jason was Head Electrician at the Yale School of Drama/Yale Repertory Theater from 2005-2012 and Master Electrician for the Sarah Lawrence College Theater Department, Barrington Stage, Westport Country Playhouse and Weston Playhouse. A 2001 graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, Jason is also a playwright, performer, and lighting designer. He lives in Catskill, NY with his wife Jacy Barber and their three cats.
Jared Mezzocchi Jared Mezzocchi is a multimedia director and designer for theater and received his Masters of Fine Arts through Brooklyn College's Performance and Interactive Media Arts. He was awarded a Princess Grace Award in 2013 as the first projections designer to receive the honor. He has designed productions in New York City with 3-Legged Dog (Downtown Loop, SpyGarbo), Baryshnikov Arts Center (Robert Wilson’s On The Beach), HereArts (You Are Dead. You Are Here.), Builders Association (Jet Lag 2011), Rob Roth (Screen Test), and has toured nationally and internationally with Big Art Group (SOS, The Sleep, The People). Regionally, he has designed for Center Stage (Stones in his Pockets), Cleveland Playhouse (Breath and Imagination), Milwaukee Rep (History of Invulnerability, The Mountaintop), and CompanyONE (Astroboy and The God Of Comics). Locally in DC, he's designed for Woolly Mammoth (Totalitarians, Elaborate Entrance of Chad Diety), Synetic Theater (A Trip to the Moon), Theater J (Race, Yellowface), and Studio (Astroboy and The God Of Comics). As a director, he has spent the last 6 summers directing original work at Andy's Summer Playhouse, located in Wilton NH (Donkey Xote, Dick Tracy, The Lost World, The BFG, The Little Prince, The Block). In 2011, he won Best Original Play at the New Hampshire Theater Awards for his writing and direction in The Lost World. Outside of theater, Jared co-designed with Guilio Cappellini for Design Week in Milan Italy, for Connect4Climate and Alcantara. and this year will design the entrance and immersive experience for a Surf Museum in Montauk, NY. Jared has also taught multimedia design courses at NYU's Playwrights Horizons and Brooklyn College's MFA program in Performance and Interactive Media Arts.
While there are legitimate reasons whereby one person should rightfully earn more than another, gender should not be among them. And yet, a recent study of college graduates [1] found that, on average, 57 percent of identifying males negotiated contracts upon offer compared to only 8 percent of identifying females. As a former internationally-touring GSM turned Director of Operations and Producer, Terrence Williams brings a unique perspective, having sat on both sides of the negotiating table and having offered numerous contracts to crew members around the world. Join him as he takes you through some common deal structures, ways in which gender wage gaps form in the entertainment industry, and both common and uncommon negotiating strategies for employees. Attendees will learn to form their own personal strategy for wage growth, as well as gain an understanding of the behind-the-scene dynamics governing wages within the industry. [1] Study conducted by economists Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever in their book Women Don’t Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide.
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Presenter: Terrence R. Williams is an internationally-touring General Stage Manager having worked with such distinguished productions as The Illusionists, Circus 1903, Absinthe and Illusionist David Copperfield, among others. Terrence has helmed four Australian National Tours as well as multiple tours through Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, Singapore, and various parts of the Middle East. His work has been seen on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Late Late Show with James Corden, the Rachael Ray Show, the TODAY Show, and America's Got Talent. Currently overseeing 13 live touring productions worldwide, he has turned his focus towards stage management education and leadership training within the industry.
What does it take to be an effective and supportive Assistant Stage Manager? Join us to explore the role of the Assistant Stage Manager within the Production Process, within the SM team, and beyond! We will explore the specifics of what it means to ASM for Broadway, for an Opera, and as a resident ASM.
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Presenter: Frank Ludwig is the Director of Core Curriculum for Viterbo University in La Crosse Wisconsin and a tenured Professor in the Department of Theatre and Music Theatre. Mr. Ludwig has over 30 years of academic and professional experience and is a member of the United Scenic Artist in the Set Design category. He has been an active member of USITT since 1990 with his service including several Vice Commissioner roles and one tour of duty as a Co-commissioner of Scene Design and Technology.
Freelance designers and individual artists have unique proximity to the heartbeat of the theatre field. They work at numerous venues each season, in many cases over multiple years and multiple visits, thus experiencing a variety of institutional cultures first hand. However, unlike Actors Equity, there are no industry-wide standards for engaging freelance artists. How can institutions incorporate the learning and experience of the freelance artists they hire more deeply into their organization’s fabric, acknowledging the invaluable nature of their vantage point? Especially during this time when the entire field is on a forced pause. In this session, we explore how guest artists are welcomed and valued by the institutions that invite them through their doors. We will discuss implementing industry-wide standards, creating sustainable feedback loops, recommended best practices sourced from the community at large, and how we can move forward as a community.
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Porsche McGovern is a lighting designer. She designed Skeleton Crew and We Are Proud to Present... (Playmakers Repertory Company), A Single Shard (People's Light and Theatre Company), The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Oregon Shakespeare Festival). In New York, she designed Mothers (Playwrights Realm), Bureau of Missing Persons (Neighborhood Productions), Ghetto Babylon (Dramatic Question Theatre), many shows with Spookfish Theatre Company, among others. She has an MFA from California Institute for the Arts and a BA from St. Lawrence University. She is also a researcher, concentrating on designers in regional theatres.Deb Sivigny: As a costume and scenic designer, Deb Sivigny has worked on over thirty world premieres with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Theater J, Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences, Imagination Stage, The Source Festival, Young Playwrights Theatre, The Hub, Studio Theatre 2nd Stage, and Rorschach Theatre where she has been a company member since 2006. She has also designed for Round House Theatre, Olney Theatre Center, Everyman Theatre, Signature Theatre, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Rep Stage, Adventure Theatre, Shakespeare Theater’s Academy for Classical Acting, 1stStage, Keegan Theatre, Baltimore Shakespeare Festival, Opera Vivente, WSC Avant Bard, Flying V, DC and Seattle Fringe Festivals, Peridance, Dance Elixir and Tia Nina, among others. She is a member of the second generation of The Welders, where she served as Lead Producing Playwright for her work Hello, My Name Is… Set in a house, she designed and created environments that channeled the lives of Korean adoptees.
David Bengali is a projection and lighting designer based in New York. He has designed theater, opera, and dance Off-Broadway, Regionally, and internationally, and has worked as an associate designer on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Regionally. Recent design credits include: The Great Leap (Atlantic Theater Company); Van Gogh’s Ear (Ensemble for the Romantic Century - Drama Desk Nomination); Frankenstein (Dallas Theater Center); Rockin' Road To Dublin (National Tour); Assembled Identity (HERE); Uncommon Sense (Tectonic Theater Project); The Temple Bombing (Alliance Theatre); Conference of the Birds (Boston Center for the Arts); SPILL (Ensemble Studio Theatre); Anna Akhmatova (ERC/BAM), Jules Verne From The Earth To The Moon (ERC/BAM); Ring of Fire (Endstation Theatre); The Tempest (Classic Stage Company/The Young Company); Kill Me Like You Mean It (Stolen Chair); Two Point Oh (59E59); I Forgive You Ronald Reagan, The Sensational Josephine Baker (Theatre Row); The Orion Experience (XL).
Katherine Freer is a multimedia designer working in theater, installation, and film. Frequent collaborations include Liz Leman, Ping Chong, Ty Defoe, Carl Cofield, Tim Bond Kamilah Forbes, Talvin Wilks, Andrew Scoville, and Tamilla Woodard. Recent designs: Ajijaak on Turtle Island (New Victory, dir. Ty Defoe and Heather Henson), By the Way, Meet Vera Stark (Signature Theater, dir. Kamilah Forbes), the Convent (ArtNY, dir. Daniel Talbott), Antigone (Richard Rogers Amphitheater, dir. Carl Cofield), Cellular Songs (BAM Harvey, by Meredith Monk), Next to Normal (Syracuse Stage, dir. Bob Hupp), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time (Syracuse Stage, dir. Risa Brainin). Katherine is a proud member of USA829 and Wingspace Theatrical Design.
This presentation covers various ways to sanitize microphones.
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Presenter: Joe Cota: With a background as a worship pastor and vocalist, Joe can offer a few words of wisdom on the topic of sound. Check-in with Joe if you need some feedback on fighting feedback! He may even sing you his version of "Can't stop the feelin'" if you're happy with the results: "I got that sunshine in my pocket; Got that good soul in my feet."
This course is designed for those intending to be self-employed or start their own small business. The course teaches the basics associated with pricing a product or service and determining how much product or service must be sold in order to generate a desired level of profit. The course also teaches the basics associated with determining and paying the required taxes on the profit generated.
At the end of the course, the student should know:
1) how to estimate the personal taxes due related to being self-employed or starting a small business
2) when and how to pay the personal taxes due related to being self-employed or starting a small business
3) how to properly price a product or service
4) how to determine how much product or service must be sold in order to generate a desired level of before-tax and/or after-tax profit
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Presenter: Denise Lee is a member of the entrepreneurship faculty at Kent State University. She is also a CPA, a serial entrepreneur who has co-founded 5 companies, and the author of an entrepreneurial finance textbook to be published in 2019.
As a result of COVID-19, there are lots of questions you will find yourself asking for the first time. "I work back of house close to other people, so if I get sick, can I sue?" "Can our ushers eject a patron who stands too close to other people in line?" "Does someone who looks sick have a right to come in?" We will address these and many more practical legal questions about how to reopen in a reasonably safe and healthy way.
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Presenter: Steven A. Adelman Sports and entertainment lawyer Steven A. Adelman is head of Adelman Law Group, PLLC in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Vice President of the Event Safety Alliance. His national law practice focuses on risk management, safety, and security at live events, and he serves as an expert witness in crowd-related lawsuits. With the Event Safety Alliance, he is one of the authors of the Event Safety Guide, he hosts the Event Safety Podcast and leads groups developing ANSI standards for Crowd Management and Event Security. He is on the faculty of Arizona State University’s Sports Law and Business Program, he writes the monthly "Adelman on Venues" newsletter on current issues in the live event industry, and he frequently appears in national and local media to provide analysis of sports and entertainment incidents. Steve Adelman graduated from Boston College Law School in 1994. He can be reached at sadelman@adelmanlawgroup.com.
20 steps to a build a powerful LinkedIn profile that will grab a recruiter's attention.
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Presenter: Irene Byrne Ohl (RBO) is the Founder and Chief Executive of piVot2 = professional industry vetting of theatre technicians (p2). Launched in 2019, p2's goal is to locate/mentor/widen emerging talents' career paths to provide firms with a deeper network of candidates serving the unique staffing needs of our industry. RBO is uniquely qualified to create this sea-change for the industry as she is both a theatre technician (BFA|CCM) and a formative entrepreneur in the entertainment design/build sector. Her Black Book Recruiting skills developed over 40 years as a technician/entrepreneur. Working as a professional opera and ballet production stage manager at Lincoln Center, RBO worked with a non-stop array of internationally acclaimed directors, choreographers, designers, and mentored 50+ interns until leaving to pursue full-time positions as the owner for her firms, Pook Diemont & Ohl and acouStaCorp.
This Webinar is a follow up to the 2019 conference session and winter TD&T article, Is Now When We Panic?. This session will explore data-driven trends in art and design academic program structures and how they align with contemporary administrative expectations and funding models. What are we seeing now across the country, what can we expect and how might it inform, or even dictate, curriculum innovation in the next ten years.
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Presenter: Frank Ludwig is the Director of Core Curriculum for Viterbo University in La Crosse Wisconsin and a tenured Professor in the Department of Theatre and Music Theatre. Mr. Ludwig has over 30 years of academic and professional experience and is a member of the United Scenic Artist in the Set Design category. He has been an active member of USITT since 1990 with his service including several Vice Commissioner roles and one tour of duty as a Co-commissioner of Scene Design and Technology.
This Webinar is a follow up to the 2019 conference session and winter TD&T article, Is Now When We Panic?. This session will explore data-driven trends in art and design academic program structures and how they align with contemporary administrative expectations and funding models. What are we seeing now across the country, what can we expect and how might it inform, or even dictate, curriculum innovation in the next ten years.
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Presenters:
Patrick Hart Executive Director @NACFM
Brian Huneycutt Commissioner USITT Safety & Health
Nathan Parr Facility Specialist at Smart Church Solutions
USITT talks to Jim Love, VP and Global Head of TAIT Navigator, about the future of entertainment automation, and it's epiQ™! TAIT's newest entertainment automation console, epiQ™, is built for iQ powered by Navigator and unifies the control of live event automation in one cohesive experience giving the user the confidence and power to maximize the creative potential of any live event. Whether a first-time learner or a highly experienced show operator, after watching this episode of Forum @ Four, viewers will have a first-look at the epiQ console, learn how to use epiQ's hardware features efficiently and operate automated elements in a virtual theatre setting. Presenter: As the VP, Global Head of TAIT Navigator, Jim Love focuses on the perpetual innovation and convergence of entertainment automation and live experiences on a global scale. Jim, and a team of skilled software and controls engineers spread around the world, design, code, and test TAIT’s entertainment automation software and hardware to maximize creative potential for a diverse range of projects of every scope and scale. The unique opportunity to redefine the boundaries of technological possibility driven by creative visionaries is what initially attracted Jim to the field, who graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder, with a BS and MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Moving forward, Jim continues to innovate and deliver cutting-edge technology for TAIT Navigator allowing automation users in all entertainment fields to deliver comprehensive, safe, and consumer-enthused experiences.
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Presenter: Jim LoveAs the VP, Global Head of TAIT Navigator, Jim Love focuses on the perpetual innovation and convergence of entertainment automation and live experiences on a global scale. Jim, and a team of skilled software and controls engineers spread around the world, design, code, and test TAIT’s entertainment automation software and hardware to maximize creative potential for a diverse range of projects of every scope and scale. The unique opportunity to redefine the boundaries of technological possibility driven by creative visionaries is what initially attracted Jim to the field, who graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder, with a BS and MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Moving forward, Jim continues to innovate and deliver cutting-edge technology for TAIT Navigator allowing automation users in all entertainment fields to deliver comprehensive, safe, and consumer-enthused experiences.
Most academics never read the strategic plans written by their institutions as they are seen as an administrative hoop used for assessment (yuck). But I am here to show how leaning into administrative assessments via strategic plans can help you get what you need while helping administrators get what they need- a win-win. This webinar will walk through the process of deciphering a strategic plan for the purpose of requesting resources and/or equipment in a way that supports administrative assessment goals. .
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Presenter: Frani Geiger Rollins (Assistant Professor of Design and Technology @Mercer University) earned her M.F.A. from the University of Oregon, and her B.A. in Theatre at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. She is the Poster Session Chair for USITT’s Education Commission Poster Session. Her current research interests focus on the relationships between administration and programs in Higher Education, and the scholarship of learning and teaching theatre at the University Level.
Most academics never read the strategic plans written by their institutions as they are seen as an administrative hoop used for assessment (yuck). But I am here to show how leaning into administrative assessments via strategic plans can help you get what you need while helping administrators get what they need- a win-win. This webinar will walk through the process of deciphering a strategic plan for the purpose of requesting resources and/or equipment in a way that supports administrative assessment goals. .
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Presenter: Frani Geiger Rollins (Assistant Professor of Design and Technology @Mercer University) earned her M.F.A. from the University of Oregon, and her B.A. in Theatre at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. She is the Poster Session Chair for USITT’s Education Commission Poster Session. Her current research interests focus on the relationships between administration and programs in Higher Education, and the scholarship of learning and teaching theatre at the University Level.