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versity of Cincinnati where he designs opera,
musical theatre, and drama. He is a member
of United Scenic Artists.
From Model to Monumental - Advanced Scenic
Models Workshop, Producing Opera in a
Conservatory Setting, Scenic Choreography:
Dynamic Movement in Scenic Design
Del Unruh, professor of theatre and film at
the University of Kansas, has designed over 250
productions and maintains an active professional
design practice in the Kansas City area.
His work has been seen at the Missouri Repertory
Theatre, American Heartland Theatre, and
Dinner Playhouse Inc. and work has been featured
in exhibitions organized by USITT, The
Prague Quadrennial, Novi Sad, and the Japan
Stage and Television Designers Association. A
Fulbright Fellow to Czechoslovakia in 1992, he
is a contributing editor to TD&T writing many
articles on the history, relationships, and contemporary
application of American and European
design theory. He has won the USITT
Herbert Greggs Award three times. In 1992 he
published Towards A New Theatre, The Lectures
Of Robert Edmond Jones. In 2006 he
published the second in the USITT Monograph
series, The Designs of Ming Cho Lee, and in
2007, The Designs of Tharon Musser.
The Designs of Jules Fisher
Doris van Bebber
Community Impact of the Arts-An International
Perspective
Jim van Bergen’s designs have toured
five continents while his television mixes have
been heard by millions. Sound designer for
True West, All in the Timing, ART, Ain’t
Nothin’ But the Blues, Blue Man Group, Big
Apple Circus, and Busch Gardens’ KaTonga!,
he has been engineer for Cats, Chicago, Hair,
Metropolitan Opera, and Pope John Paul II. He
has mixed Cold Play, Blink 182, Elton John,
Dru Hill, Britney Spears, Staind, Bjork, Mos
Def, Nickelback, Hoobastank, Yellowcard, Bon
Jovi, Jay-Z, Green Day, and Tony Bennett.
Making the Leap to Digital Audio Consoles
StephenVanciel is the lighting crew chief
for Fantasmic! at Disney’s Hollywood Studios,
Florida and a active member of several ESTA
TSP and ESTA Foundation working groups. He
is a member of IATSE Local 631 and an ETCP
certified electrician.
USITT Electrical Workshop - Basic/Intermediate
Kenneth E.Vannice is manager for dimming
projects and certifications for of Leviton
Manufacturing. He is a USITT Fellow, a member
of the USITT Standards Committee, a recipient
of the Founder’s Award,
Vice-Commissioner of the Engineering Commission,
and USITT’s principal representative
to NFPA NEC Panel 15. He is on the Technical
Standards Committee of ESTA in addition to
co-chairing the Electrical Power Working
Group and is a member of the Certification
Council of ETCP. He is a registered professional
engineer, an ETCP certified electrician,
and a recognized electrical trainer.
Basic Electricity 101, USITT Electrical Workshop
- Basic/Intermediate
Rooth Varland
Northern Boundary Regional Section Meeting
Elmer Veith
Working Outside the Black Box
Kenneth John Verdugo is a former art
critic and now an artist who designs for the
stage. After working as a painter/illustrator
with Disney Entertainment, he worked under
Mary Heilman at SCR, served as charge at UC
Irvine, and later was assistant charge at the
Old Globe. He has designed for Alvin Ailey, the
Colorado Ballet, and Opera Pacific. He designed
Robert Cohen’s West Coast premiere
of The Prince and, most recently, The Merchant
of Venice for Shakespeare Dallas. He is
resident designer and assistant professor at
the University of North Texas.
Analogue vs. Digital: To return or not return
to the drawing board- that’s the inquiry
Claremarie Verheyen an associate professor
at the University of Houston where she
is their principal costume and make-up designer,
instructor, technician, and director. She
has designed over 400 productions including
drama, opera, dance, high-fashion, film, video,
television, circus, and commercials. Her latest
interest is in providing makeup design and
technology consultation for disaster training
in municipal triage exercises.
Costume Design & Technology Commission
50th Anniversary Planning Forum
Dr. Andrew Vermiglio
Hearing Protection for the Sound Professional
Sherry Wagner-Henry is managing director
of University Theatre and Minnesota
Centennial Showboat programs at the University
of Minnesota Twin Cities. She is the faculty
director of the new arts leadership and cultural
management major in the master of professional
studies degree program. Previous arts
management work includes the Illinois Shakespeare
Festival/Illinois State Theatre programs
at Illinois State University in Bloomington Normal,
Illinois Arts Alliance in Chicago, American
Repertory Theater at Harvard, and Crown
Communications in London, England. She has
been a member of USITT for 10 years, currently
serving as Vice-Commissioner of Arts
Management in the Management Commission,
and as a Director at Large on the Board
of Directors.
Executive Directors Roundtable on Capital
Campaigns
Christopher Waller
Tricks of the Stage - Stage Magic
Carl H. Walling
Stage Management: No Class, No Problem
Erik Walstad is currently the technical director
for Cirque du Soleil’s KÀ at MGM Grand
in Las Vegas, Nevada. Prior to joining Cirque
du Soleil, Erik held the position of technical director
for Portland Opera in Portland, Oregon.
During his 11 years in Portland, he produced
over 50 opera productions with Portland
Opera and presented over 85 touring productions
under the Broadway Across America
Portland partnership with Live Nation Theatrical.
Previously, he held the position of production
manager/technical director with Lake
George Opera Festival in Glens Falls, New
York. Erik holds a Bachelor of Science in theatre
and drama from the University of Wisconsin
- Madison, as well as a Master of Fine
Arts from the Yale School of Drama. He was
the inaugural recipient of the KM Fabrics Inc.,
Technical Production Award, presented at the
USITT Conference in 1995.
Beyond the Proscenium
Buzz Ward is in his 17th year as executive
director of the Playhouse where he oversees
all aspects of the administrative, financial, and
production support operations of the theatre,
generating financial surpluses yearly. Additionally
he is overseeing the potential capital
project for the Playhouse which would create
new facilities. From 1988-92, he was general
manager for the Yale School of Drama/Yale
Repertory Theatre and taught on the faculty of
the theatre administration MFA graduate program
for four years. While there, he coordinated
the finances for Yale’s Broadway
production of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in English
and theatre from Princeton University and
his MBA at the Harvard Business School. He
serves as section secretary for his Harvard
Business School class. He is a site evaluator
for the National Endowment for the Arts,
treasurer for the League of Resident Theatres,
and secretary for Ohio Citizens for the Arts. He
works with Business Volunteers for the Arts
and Business on Board for the Fine Arts Fund,
and he served as a member of the Theatre Advisory
Panel for the Ohio Arts Council for four
years. He was the keynote speaker at the Polish
National Theatre Conference in Warsaw,
Poland, in 1998.
Executive Directors Roundtable on Capital
Campaigns
Arden W. Weaver
Cover the Walls Committee Meeting
Dr. Sarah Colby Weaver serves as the
director of the program for students with disabilities
at Auburn University. Having previously
been an assistant professor at the
University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
teaching in a graduate program, she is aware
of the responsibilities of the faculty and is sensitive
to the faculty’s role in serving students
with disabilities. She has over 17 years of experience
at two major universities as the director
of the office for students with
disabilities — The University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
and The University of Missouri
at Columbia. She has over 10 years of
experience working at private rehabilitation
clinics and hospitals in administration and as
a counselor.
Students with Disabilities in the Technical
Theatre Classroom
LisaWeinshrott, with Michael L. Kimmel,
are honored to have been chosen for the
Apollo Standing O Award. They have designed
lights together for more than seven years and
have recently created their own design company,
Sharp Edge Lighting Design. They have
designed for a wide range of events including
NYMF: Sophia’s Fall. Off-Broadway: Growing
Up 70’s. Regional: Spirit of Broadway: How
Can You Run With A Shell On Your Back. Nevada
Ballet Theatre: East Meets West (With
Seoul Ballet Theatre), A Midsummer Night’s
Dream. Westfield High School: Jesus Christ
Superstar (Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star
Best Lighting), Evita, Children of Eden (both
nom. Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star), God’s
Country, Laramie Project. NJPAC/NJYT:
Carousel. Opera Idaho: Jacques Brel is Alive
and Well… National Tours: Urban Cowboy,
Unsinkable Molly Brown, Ain’t Misbehavin’.
Surflight Theatre: My Fair Lady, Showboat.
Peterborough Players: Going to St. Ives, Always,
Patsy Cline. Society of Seven: several
concerts from Hawaii to Florida. Lisa and
Michael design across the country for theatre,
dance, opera, concerts, and other events and
Lisa is a member of Actor’s Equity as a Stage
Manager
Tuning your Color Palette for Stage Lighting
Zelma H. Weisfeld
Open Mentoring Session for Students with
USITT Fellows
Jacob M. Welch
Personal and Professional Liability
Gweneth West is professor of drama,
head of the costume design and technology
programs, and curator of The Collection of
Historic Dress at the University of Virginia.
Costume designer for well over 250 productions,
she served as the resident costume designer
and costume director for Heritage
Repertory Theatre from 1985 to 2004. Her
designs for HRT’s Ragtime were included in
the gallery exhibit of World Stage Design in
Toronto 2005.
Costume Designer and Draper Collaboration
From Studio to Stage
Mark Wethington is an assistant professor
of theatre design at the University of Nebraska
at Kearney. He has taught at
Washington and Lee University, and Belhaven
College. Prior to joining academia, Mark designed
scenery and or lighting with the
Delaware Theatre Company, Contemporary
American Theatre Festival (CATCO), New
Stage Theatre, New Venture Theatre, Bigfork
Summer Playhouse, Columbus Children’s theatre,
Florida State University, Florida State
Opera, and Bowling Green State University. He
was technical director of the Delaware Theatre
Company, Williamstown Theatre Festival,
Monomoy Theatre, CATCO, New Venture Theatre,
and New Stage Theatre. He has done scenic
consulting work with the Pontifical College
Josephenium, acted professionally, and has
his class B pyrotechnics shooters certificate.
He traveled to China, Great Britain, the Netherlands
and Germany to conduct research in
theatre.
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