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Robert Long is member of Theatre Consultants
Collaborative, past president of the
ASTC, technical design course teacher, and
author of numerous technical resource articles
for theatre industry publications.
Front of House Design
Claudia Longo
HD Makeup - Be prepared for your next high
definition production
Barbara ER Lucas is Public Relations &
Marketing Manager for USITT and serves as
editor of Sightlines.
Regional Section Communicators Meeting
Frank Ludwig is an associate professor
and head of design and production at Viterbo
University, and has been teaching at the college
level since 1991. He has professional
credits in set, costume, lighting design, and
scenic art for a number of regional theatres in
the southeast and central United States. Freelance
credits include designs for Charlotte
Repertory in North Carolina, Seaside Music
Theatre and Riverside Theatre in Florida, and
Mill Mountain Theatre and The Barter Theatre
in Virginia. He is a member of United Scenic
Artists Local 829 in the set design category.
He lives in La Crescent, Minnesota, with his
wife, Mary, and their seven children.
Scene Design Commission Meeting I and II
Randy Lutz has been a member of the staff
at The Santa Fe Opera for 28 years and is currently
the properties director, liaising with national
and international designers and
directors. Randy’s early years with The Santa
Fe Opera placed him in a number of positions
including properties running crew chief, production
housing director, and scenic carpenter;
all of which gave him a broad overview of
the workings of a major arts organization. He
annually attends professional conferences to
interview applicants in all technical departments
at The Santa Fe Opera, including costumes,
stage properties, scenic art, stage
operations and electrics. He also reviews portfolios
of aspiring technicians for the Opera’s
Apprentice Technician Program, which is
among the most well-respected programs of
its kind in the country. In addition to his work
at The Santa Fe Opera, Randy has staged several
works by New Mexico playwright Joel Ensana
and operas for Opera Southwest. Most
recently, he was engaged as the art director,
through his design and display company Art &
Soul, for the Fashion in Film exhibition at the
New Mexico Museum of Art.
Big Careers Outside the Big Cities
Andi Lyons is professor of theatre, director
of design and technology, and resident
lighting designer for the State University of
New York at Albany’s department of theatre.
Andi has designed lighting or scenery for
more than 90 major university productions
since 1982 and served as the department’s
technical director until 1992. She has been involved
in many freelance activities with such
companies as the Tri-Cities Opera, Stageworks,
Capital Repertory Theatre, Elword Productions,
Des Moines Metro Opera,
Williamstown Theatre Festival, Shakespeare in
the Park, LaMaMa E.T.C., Leap Productions,
the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force,
Keuka Summer Theatre, and the Capital District
Gay and Lesbian Community Center. Recent
favorite lighting designs have included
Tosca for Tri-Cities Opera, Brutal Imagination
for Stageworks, and All in the Timing and
Marisol.
First Timers Reception hosted by the Caucus
on Human Issues, Human Issues Working
Session, Queer Nation Roundtable
Christopher Lyons is manager of technical
and educational communications with
Shure Incorporated. With more than 21 years
of experience in training, technical support,
and product management at Shure, he has
presented training sessions for retail salespeople,
created online training content, and
supervised the deployment of third-party, instore
product demonstrators both in the
United States and abroad. He has written numerous
articles and technical papers including
Introduction to Wireless Systems and
Audio for Distance Learning.
Wireless Microphones, White Spaces, and
Spectrum Changes
David M. Makuch is in his third year as
assistant professor/technical director at Marietta
College in Southeastern Ohio. He is the
department lighting and sound designer as
well as technical coordinator of the theatre facility.
He teaches classes in stagecraft, lighting,
sound, and theatre appreciation. During
breaks, he freelances in theatre as well as corporate/concert
lighting work in Chicago. He
earned his MFA from Western Illinois University
and BFA from Ohio University.
Do I Have the Right Textbook?, Stage Management:
No Class, No Problem
Karen Maness, USITT Co-Commissioner
of Scene Design, is the charge scenic artist at
the University of Texas at Austin Performing
Arts Center and an adjunct professor of scene
painting for the UT department of theatre and
dance. Prior to her move to Austin in 1999,
she was on staff at South Coast Repertory in
Costa Mesa, California, and worked extensively
in industrial display, theme parks, and
film.
Scene Design Commission Meeting I and II
Jack Mann is one of the true pioneers of
theatre sound design. Originally from Michigan,
he began his life in the theatre as an electrician
when he was just 18 in 1941. After
serving in World War II he returned to Michigan
where he continued as a theatre electrician
for eight years before moving to New
York in 1959. He became involved in theatre
sound and soon gained a reputation for his
creative design and innovative techniques long
before the term sound designer came into
being. During his 27 years on Broadway, Jack
had the privilege of working with renowned
artists such as George Abbott, Leonard Bernstein,
Harold Prince, and Stephen Sondheim.
He is a father of two, grandfather of four, and
great grandfather of four. He retired in 1986
and now lives in New Jersey with Jean, his
wife of 66 years.
An Evening With Jack Mann, Distinguished
Achievement in Sound Award Winner
Steve Mannshardt has been the production
manager and resident lighting designer
for TheatreWorks in Palo Alto, California for
the past 14 years. He has worked as lighting
and scenic designer for many theatre, dance,
and opera companies in Unites States and has
taught lighting design at Santa Rose Junior
College for 15 years in addition to being guest
lecturer at many other colleges and universities.
Interview Techniques: How to Put Your Best
Foot Forward, Resume Building for Designers
& Technicians, Resume Building For
Young Designers And Technicians - A Panel
Discussion, The Job Interview: How to Put
Your Best Foot Forward
Martha A. Marking is an associate professor
and head of the design/technology concentration
at Appalachian State University. She
is Southeast Regional Section Chair, has been
involved with the Costume Design & Technology
Commission, and is on the Board of Directors
and the Publications Committee.
Golden Pen Award Winner Deborah Nadoolman
Landis
Eric L. Marsh is the assistant professor of
lighting and sound design at Sam Houston
State University. Eric does freelance design
work throughout the Houston area as well as
professional work all over the United States.
Eric received his MFA from Western Illinois
University.
Do I Have the Right Textbook?
Patrick Marsh is the creative talent behind
the animatronics and exhibits of the Answers
in Genesis’ Creation Museum. His designs include
the popular Jaws and King Kong attractions
at Universal Studios in Florida. For more
than 35 years, he has contributed to projects
such as coordinating 50 designers for the
1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and the
unveiling of the refurbished Statue of Liberty
in New York Harbor in 1986. He earned his
bachelor’s degree in industrial design and his
master’s degree in environmental design from
the University of California Los Angeles. Before
joining the Creation Museum staff, he was
the director of design for Dream Makers in
Japan.
Opportunities for Interactive Design
Verda Beth Martell currently serves as
the assistant technical director/opera technical
director for Krannert Center at the University
of Illinois, Vice-Commissioner for
Automation for the Technical Production Commission,
Director at Large for the Midwest Regional
Section, and Project Leader for the
Physics of Theatre Project. She holds an MFA
from the University of Wisconsin Madison.
Hands-on Pneumatics
Eleonore Maudry came to Bloomington
from Switzerland to attend Indiana University.
While completing her master’s degree, she
started working for the opera/ballet costume
shop as a stitcher and for the wardrobe crew.
She became a first hand in 1998 and is currently
interim director of costumes, wigs, and
make-up.
Retrospective of Opera Designer Robert
O’Hearn
Eric McAfee has been involved in the theatre
since the late 1980s working for several
years as a rigging installer/supervisor before
joining JR Clancy as a project manager in
1999. Since then he has worked on projects
both nationally and worldwide including
China, Turkey, Spain, and Brazil. He has a BFA
in theatre from the University of Illinois.
Promote Safe Sets - Train, Inspect, & Maintain
Your Rigging System, Stump the Rigger
David P. McCarl
Elizabethan Ruffs Made Easy
John McFadden is professor of lighting
and sound design and production manager at
the University of Memphis, Tennessee. He has
designed lighting or sound for over 150 production
including productions at Florida Stage,
The National Theatre in Perth, Australia,
Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Indianapolis
Opera, Playhouse on the Square (Memphis),
Theater Memphis, Memphis Opera, the Memphis
Symphony Orchestra, Theatre Lobby
(D.C.), The Penn State Festival Theatre, and
the Mud Island Amphitheater. He also teaches
theatre management and style and collaboration.
Ongoing Collaboration Discussion
Shauna Meador is an assistant professor
at the University of Central Arkansas, where
she teaches costume design and technology.
She recently designed for the Arkansas Shakespeare
Theatre, TheatreSquared in Fayetteville,
Arkansas, and The Arkansas Repertory Theatre.
A native of Conway, Arkansas, she received
her BA from the University of Central
Arkansas and her MFA from Purdue University
in West Lafayette, Indiana, where she also
served as the costume shop manager after
graduation. Other professional credits include
working at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival
and the Texas Shakespeare Festival.
Ongoing Collaboration Discussion
Donna J. Meester, associate professor of
theatre, is the director of the costume design
and production programs at the University of
Alabama. She is Chair of the Costume Poster
Jury and is serving as the design vice-chair
for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre
Festival-Region IV.
Costume Poster Session
Michael Mehler teaches at Allegheny College
in northwest Pennsylvania and has also
taught at the College of William & Mary, the
University of Pittsburgh, and the College of
Charleston. He has designed scenery and
lighting for theatre and dance in Atlanta,
Austin, Chicago, and Pittsburgh. A graduate
from Northwestern University and the University
of Texas Austin, he is currently finishing
up a Ph.D. in theatre history and criticism
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