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Kacey Fisher Chesapeake Regional Section Meeting, Working Outside the Black Box Tracy S. Fitch, Lighting Vice-Commissioner for Special Projects, for has been a member of USITT since 1990. He remembers wandering into a Light Lab (Minneapolis perhaps?) offering to help and winding up running the thing a few years later. His resume encompasses a history in information technology, theatrical lighting, and technical production, including eight years of university teaching. Since 2006, Tracy has been a technical specialist with Electronic Theatre Controls in Wisconsin. Lighting Networks 101.101.101.101 Ed Fitzgerald Virtual Intercom — Practical VoIP Solutions for Production Heather Fleming served as the wig and make-up designer at the Barter Theatre for four seasons, and is currently the wig master at Actors Theatre of Louisville. She holds an MFA from the University of Illinois, and teaches classes and workshops on a variety of wig and costume topics. Modifying Wigs Ryan Fletcher works in the San Francisco Bay Area as an opto-mechanical engineer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and is an engineering consultant to ARRI Lighting. He recently earned his Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Stanford University with a minor in lighting design. Innovation and Influence: How Engineering Furthered Entertainment Lighting, International Resources and Opportunities Donald Robert Fox is an assistant professor of theatre design with the University of the Incarnate Word located in San Antonio, Texas. He has taught at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, and at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He has worked in regional theatres including Michigan Shakespeare Festival, the Heartland Theatre Company, the Hilberry Repertory Theatre, the Unseam’d Shakespeare Company, the Lyric Opera of Dallas, Keystone Repertory Company, the Albuquerque Little Theatre, Plowshares Theatre Company, the Mosaic Youth Theatre Company, the Jewish Ensemble Theatre, and Tricklock Theatre Company. Recently he received an Alamo Theatre Arts Council Globe award for Excellence in Lighting Design for As You Like It and for Excellence in Scenic Design for Far Away. He received the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Best of Theatre 1999 for the Lighting Design of Our Town and the Hudsucker Proxy, and two Detroit Free Press Theatre Excellence Awards for Best Production in 1995 and 1997. He holds a BFA in directing and design from Baylor University and an MFA in design from Wayne State University. He is a member of United Scenic Artist Local 829, Actors’ Equity Association, and the International Association of Lighting Designers. Minding the Gap: Exploring the Gender Barrier in Scene Design Anna E. Frangos Expressing Yourself: Verbal Communication for the Young Designer Erin M. Freeman Expressing Yourself: Verbal Communication for the Young Designer Craig-Ryan Frenchis a make-up artist with a versatile career and over a decade of experience in fashion, film and television. His work has appeared in Elle, Vogue, Harpers Bazaar and other fashion publications. His holds beauty seminars and demonstrates techniques for placement of shadow, color, and. He recently finished working with internationally acclaimed director Atom Egoyan (The Sweet Hereafter, 7 Auroras, and Ararat). He created the title make-up for the Toronto stage premiere of Batboy-The Musical and just wrapped filming on Saw V. HD Makeup - Be prepared for your next high definition production Cecilia Friederichs is the theatrical business representative for United Scenic Artists. She is a costume design member of USA with an MFA from Penn State University. Almost Everything You Want to Know About USA 829, USA Members Reception Brad Frikkers is a senior materials technician and business development specialist for Smooth-On, Inc. of Easton, Pennsylvania. He has lectured at many of the leading design institutions in North America and United Kingdom. He has a business degree from Muhlenberg College and a theatre arts degree from Towson University. Make It & Break It – Mold-Making Techniques James H. Gage is resident lighting designer at University of Cincinnati/College-Conservatory of Music where he is in his 21st season. His regional theatre credits include the Yale Repertory Theatre, Boston’s Loeb Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Buffalo Studio Arena, The Joyce, and the NYC Shakespeare Festival. Mr. Gage is the head of CCM’s MFA and BFA lighting design programs. He is the 2006 recipient of the university’s President Award for Excellence. He is a member of United Scenic Artists of America-829. His website is www.vilcreations.com. LD Programmer Communication, Producing Opera in a Conservatory Setting, University of Cincinnati Reception Kevin D. Gawley is an assistant professor of scenic and lighting design at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Kevin has also worked as a freelance lighting/scenic designer in Chicago where his work continues to appear on stages including Lifeline Theatre where he won non-equity Jeff Awards for his designs of last season’s production of The Island of Doctor Moreau and Jane Eyre, received the After Dark Award for his design of Strong Poison, and was a Jeff Citation nominee for Gaudy Night. His work also appeared in numerous productions at the Organic, Porchlight, Theatre on the Lake, Metropolis, StoreFront, Loyola University Chicago, Revels Chicago, Midwest Jewish, and at the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival theatres. He previously taught at Loyola University Chicago and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Before the Drafting: Developing your Lighting Design Scott F. Georgeson, AIA, has over 20 years of experience designing performing arts centers across the country. He believes, “Theatres are integral to a community’s identity, occupying a special place within the public realm.” Architecture Student Design Competition Review, Theatres as Catalyst for City Revival Karen A. Glass is the resident scenic and lighting designer for Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. She is a freelance designer working regularly with the Crane School of Music Opera and Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera’s Gallery of Heroes Program. She holds an MFA in drama from Syracuse University and a BA in theatre from State University of New York at Potsdam. International Resources and Opportunities James J. Glavan, professor of theatre, heads the costume technology program at the University of Texas at Austin. His professional credits as a draper/ tailor include the Santa Fe Opera, Seattle Opera, the Guthrie Theater, and Jim Henson Productions. He has collaborated with such notable costume designers as Carrie Robbins, Cathy Zuber, Martin Pakladinez, Desmond Heeley, Robert Perdziola, and Susan Tsu. Costume Designer and Draper Collaboration From Studio to Stage Jay O. Glerum is the author of the only book on the design, care, and use of stage rigging, Stage Rigging Handbook. He regularly teaches classes on stage rigging throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. He is president of Jay O. Glerum & Associates, Inc., a firm specializing in theatre consulting, rigging inspections, and accident investigation for the entertainment industry. He is a Fellow of the Institute, recipient of the 1992 International Health & Safety Award, and the recipient of the 2001 Joel E. Rubin Founders Award. How To Inspect Your Fire Curtain, Stage Rigging with Jay Glerum David C. Glowacki is the resident designer/technical director for Hawken School in Gates Mills, Ohio. He serves as the Health & Safety Commission’s Vice Commissioner for Programming, and as a Director at Large for the USITT Ohio Valley Regional Section. This past year, he became the associate editor of Health & Safety for TD&T. At past USITT Conferences, he has presented sessions on chemical hazard communication, personal protective equipment, and other OSHA-related topics. In 2006 he completed training to become an OSHA Authorized Outreach Trainer. Health & Safety Online Resources Working Group Report, OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Voluntary Compliance Training Jerrold S. Gorrell is retired technical director for the City of Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix Civic Plaza, Venue Management Division; Chair of USITT Standards Committee, principal of Theater Safety Programs, and a member of the ESTA Technical Standards Program Electrical Power Working Group. He is an ETCP Recognized Trainer for both Rigging and Electrical. Codes and Standards, Standards Committee Meeting, USITT Electrical Workshop - Basic/Intermediate Don Graham is the director of events and production at NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE, the world-class 7,100-seat venue for live performances located in downtown Los Angeles. Super-Sized Venues Cailey Gray is a student at the University of Tulsa, Oklahoma where she is majoring in theatre with an emphasis in design. She recently completed the scenic design for Big, the Musical. She has worked on productions of Into the Woods, Candide, The Pirates of Penzance, and The Cripple of Inishmaan. Her acting credits include Lucky Stiff and Nunsense. Along with her design work and acting, she has served as the box office and house manager for the University of Tulsa Theatre. She resides in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with her husband and daughter. Putting Students in Charge David A. Griffith teaches at Bemidji State University and is the resident lighting designer for Burklyn Ballet Theatre. He believes the future of theatre is in a knowledgeable audience. He teaches introduction to theatre based on this belief and focuses ways to get students to visit the theatre after the class is over. Magic Sheets Aren’t Magic! David Grindle has stage managed opera from Anchorage to Baltimore. In 2001 he created the Stage Management program at Indiana University which includes experiential courses that work in conjunction with Cirque du Soleil, Walt Disney World, and Oregon Shakespeare Festival. An active member of USITT, he has served as Vice-Commissioner for Stage Management and is currently the Vice-Commissioner for Programming. He also serves on the Opera America Production and Technical Committee. In 2007-08 he chaired the BFA Stage Management Curriculum Committee which drafted standards for BFA Stage Management degrees that are now in the process of adoption by NAST. A frequent lecturer around the country on stage management and stage manager education, his articles have been published by Opera America, the Stage Managers Association, and the Educational Theatre Association. Partnerships and Co-Productions: Benefits and Pitfalls Jared Grohs Rocky Mountain Regional Section Meeting 82 CINCINNATI 2009
R. Michael Gros serves on the faculty of Kansas State University. He is the former artistic director of PCPA Theaterfest where he produced or directed more than 70 Equity productions. He worked at the Utah Shakespearean Festival, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, South Coast Repertory Theatre, and the Center Theatre Group. He served as dean of fine, performing, and language arts at Ohlone College in Freemont, California. He was an assistant professor and coordinator of the graduate program in arts administration at The University of Akron, Ohio; and a lecturer at the California Institute of the Arts and CSU Northridge. He received his MFA from UC Irvine. He is a former USITT Management Commissioner. He participated in Theatre Communication Group’s New Artistic Leaders Institute and New Works, New Ways forum. He was a 2005 fellow in the Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders in the Arts at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. The Concept of Leadership: A Case Study Joshua Grossman Back of House Design Carlton Guc is co-founder of Stage Research, Inc., has parlayed his expertise in software engineering and his avocation as a sound designer in both community and professional theatre to build a company with a reputation for developing industry-standard products for live entertainment. Before launching Stage Research he served as Lead Software Developer at Cleveland-based Certus whose NOVI software became known as Norton AntiVirus v.3 when the firm was purchased by Symantec. Exploring the role of software in theater, he teamed with Brad Rembielak to form Stage Research in 1993 and kick off their flagship product, SFX, to play back prerecorded music and sound effects. High-profile customers came onboard and accolades followed. The partners have grown their offerings to include SoftPlot, Show- Builder and LightFactory making all aspects of sound, lighting and show control, and their administrative functions, user friendly to a wide array of clients worldwide. Sound Playback System Round Table Julia Guichard is an associate professor at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She teaches acting, voice, speech, script analysis, and Alexander Technique in the theatre department and serves as vocal coach for the departmental productions. She is a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique, holding certificates from The Performance School and Alexander Technique International. She has taught the technique in BFA acting programs and worked as a movement and vocal coach for Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, Actor’s Theatre of Middletown, and Miami University Summer Theatre. She is an active member of the Voice and Speech Trainers Association, and a VASTA Fellow. Alexander Technique for Technicians Graham Gund, president of Gund Partnership, founded his own firm in 1971. Recognized for its creative design solutions and thoughtfully crafted details, his work has received wide critical acclaim, and has earned the firm more than 100 awards for design excellence. Architecture Award Review Andy Gutshall is the technical director for the department of theatre arts at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. He earned his MFA in technical theatre from the University of Nebraska Lincoln. He holds a BS in theatre design/production from Illinois State University, as well as an AS in business management from the College of Dupage. He has been the production and technical operations coordinator for the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and was the facilities technical director at Concordia University Saint Paul where he taught stagecraft and lighting design. He was a master carpenter for Utah Shakespeare Festival, the technical director for the Nebraska Repertory Theatre, Lakeshore Players Summer Youth Project, and Lincoln Christian School. He is the scenic and lighting designer for Opera @ Augustana and has designed lighting for numerous dance companies in Minnesota. He is a member of IATSE Local 85 and his design work was published in World Stage Design 2005. Next Generation Digital Portfolios Tom Hackman is an assistant professor of theatre design and technology at Davis & Elkins College, Elkins, West Virginia. He received his MFA from the University of Virginia. He has worked professionally as a technical director and scene designer. He is the Scene Design Commission’s Vice-Commissioner for Health & Safety. Commissioners Meeting 3 - 2010 Programming Eric Hadley is the operations manager/technical director for Rockefeller Arts Center at SUNY Fredonia, a position he has held for the past 10 years. He holds a BFA in theatrical design from SUNY Fredonia. Prior to his current position, Eric held positions with the Reg Lenna Civic Center (Jamestown, NY), Chautauqua Institution (Chautauqua, NY), and The 1891 Fredonia Opera House (Fredonia, NY). Lighting Networks 101.101.101.101 Amanda Haley Bringing Order to the Chaos Delbert Hall is a professor of theatre at East Tennessee State University, where he has taught since 1986. He is an ETCP certified rigger and an ETCP recognized trainer with over 27 years’ experience flying performers. He founded Hall Associates, Inc., the flying effects company that he ran for 13 years. He is involved in rigging for circus and aerial dance performers, and regularly teaches workshops on stage and aerial rigging, in addition to doing rigging inspections, and stage and aerial rigging. He received his BS from Western Carolina University. He is the Southeast Region Section’s Outstanding Educator in The- atrical Design and Technology for 2000-2001, and received an Outstanding Achievement Award for special effects rigging from the Kennedy Center for the Arts in 2000. Knots, Knots, Knots Geoffrey Hall graduated from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts with an MFA in scenic design. He has worked on Broadway, feature films, regional theatres, Off Broadway, industrials, commercials, and television as an art director, scenic designer, and production designer. He is an assistant professor at Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana, and a member of United Scenic Artists Local 829. Get Animated! 3D Animation for Design Communication Pat Hamp Virtual Intercom — Practical VoIP Solutions for Production Han Chuenqi was the costume designer for the closing ceremony of Beijing Olympic 2008. One of the most important costume designers in China, he is the dean of the design department of the National Dance Academy of China, and director of the Committee of Costume Design for the OISTAT Center in China. He has been actively involved in many major performance and activities both nationally and internationally. His artistic talent has been well recognized with numerous national awards. His recent design credits include: the Opening Ceremony of 21st International University Games; the Opening Ceremony of the Kunming International Expo.; the Ceremony of the 39th National Anniversary of the Singapore Republic; and the Opening ceremony of the East Asia Games. Onstage, he has designed for opera, dance, and musicals including Aida, Dream of Dunhuang, and The Butterfly. Beijing Olympics Costume Designer, Han Chuenqi Tony Hardin earned his MFA in scenic design from the University of Virginia in 1999. He is an associate professor of theatre at the University of Kentucky where he teaches scenic design, stage management, scenic painting, and freshman studio. He also designs scenery and lighting for UK Theatre and mentors student designers around Lexington and the state of Kentucky. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Kentucky Theatre Association. Education Commission Meeting I, II and Reception, Ongoing BFA & BA Discussion: Case Study Roy Harline completed his MFA in theatre design technology from Brigham Young University in 1989 and worked for eight years as the technical director at Texas Woman’s University. He now works at Texas Scenic Company in sales and design with responsibilities over South Texas, West Texas, and New Mexico areas. He has served USITT as a project leader, Vice-Commissioner, and currently Co- Commissioner for the Technical Production Commission. Distinguished Achievement in Technical Pro- duction Presentation: Ben Sammler-A Yale Tech in Brief Robert Harris is an actor and accomplished visual artist from the Cincinnati, Ohio area, with more than three decades of experience and training, who has also held a variety of leadership positions in city and state government advocating for people with disabilities. Robert recently presented a solo exhibition of art works at the Arts for All Gallery at VSA of Georgia in Atlanta in January 2009. Students with Disabilities in the Technical Theatre Classroom Olga Hart is coordinator of library instruction for the University of Cincinnati libraries. Teaching the Millennial Generation Michael M. Harvey is an assistant professor of design at Southern Utah University, where he designs scenery, lights, and sound for the department of theatre arts and dance. Previously, he spent eight years teaching and designing at Central Lakes College in Minnesota. He also spent two years teaching at the University of Southern Indiana and served as scenic designer and technical director. Among his professional credits are scenic coordinator for the Opera Company of Philadelphia; scenic and lighting designer for several Primedia Inc. television productions; and production manager for both the New Harmony Theatre in New Harmony, Indiana, and Capital Repertory Company in Albany, New York. He holds an MFA in scenic design and theatre technology from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. It’s All The Same, They’ll Never Know: Plagiarism in the Digital Age, Next Generation Digital Portfolios, Teaching Projections for Theatre Chuck Hatcher is an associate professor of theatre design and production with the College Conservatory of Music/University of Cincinnati where he is the head of the BFA/MFA program in sound design. Prior to joining the faculty, he was resident sound designer/senior lecturer for 12 years with the department of theatre, film, and dance at Cornell University. His work has been heard at Syracuse Stage, Studio Arena in Buffalo, New York, and most recently at Ensemble Theartre of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. Making the Leap to Digital Audio Consoles, Ohio Valley Regional Section Meeting, Producing Opera in a Conservatory Setting Mitchell K. Hefter is a Fellow of the Institute and active in the Engineering Commission (two terms as Commissioner, currently a Vice-Commissioner), and a recipient of the USITT Founders Award. He is a member of the USITT Standards and ESTA Technical Standards Committees, chairs two ESTA Technical Standard Program task groups, and co-chairs the Electrical Power Working Group. He also serves on UL’s Standard Technical Panel for Dimming Switchboards and represents the Illuminating Engineering Society of North CINNCINATI 2009 83
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