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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. 94 CINCINNATI 2009
From Model to Monumental - Advanced Scenic Models Workshop,Quick & Dirty Modelmaking, Study Abroad: Good For Us All W. David Wheeler Southeast Regional Section Meeting Patricia A.White is the president of Theatrical Wardrobe Union Local 764 IATSE. She has worked as a dresser on more than 20 Broadway shows and on television programs including on the soap opera Guiding Light. Wardrobe Work on Broadway Rebecca C. White Producing Opera in a Conservatory Setting NathanielWiessner is technical director of Presenting and Dance for The ’62 Center for Theatre and Dance at Williams College. He has been technical director at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival as well at toured with Pilobolus and Momix Dance Companies. He has had a loving and caring relationship with dance floor for almost 10 years. Choosing, Installing and Maintaining Dance & Performance Floors Dan Williams, a scenic designer/technical director, is associate professor of technical theatre and design at Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas. He earned his BFA from Tarkio College and his MFA from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He has received five Meritorious Achievement Awards from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival for his design work on Never In My Lifetime, Dancing at Lughnasa, Cabaret, School House Rock Live, and The Rabbit Hole. In 2001, he was the Mary Jane Teall Theatre Awards Honoree for his set design for Tru which was presented in 2003 at the American Stage Theatre in St. Petersburg, Florida. He serves as the designer/technical director for the Alithea Mime Theatre Company and the Wichita Contemporary Dance Theatre. He has toured with various companies throughout the United States as well as to Warsaw, Poland; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Shanghai, China; The United Nations in New York City, and Taipei, Taiwan. Next Generation Digital Portfolios, Teaching Projections for Theatre Kim E. Williamson is resident designer for Scottsdale College and designer/scenic artist for numerous theatre companies. She has served USITT as Co-Commissioner of Scene Design, Vice-Commissioner for Programming, author of several articles for TD&T, member of the 1997 USITT delegation to the People’s Republic of China, and currently Director at Large and on the Membership Committee. Commissioners Meetings 1, 2 & 3 Roxi Witt is general manager of Owensboro’s RiverPark Center. She associate produces the International Mystery Writers’ Festival and has staged the International Bluegrass Music Awards Show for 17 years. Venue Planning: The Relevance of Demography Steven A. Wolff, CMC is the founding Principal of AMS Planning & Research Corp. AMS provides counsel to leading arts and entertainment enterprises in the planning of capital facilities, strategic initiatives, and arts market and consumer research. Theatres as Catalyst for City Revival Caitlin Wood, prior to joining Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, Caitlin Wood spent six seasons as the development director of the Arden Theatre Company where she helped achieve a 100% growth in contributed income. She launched its first major gifts donor membership program, drafted and managed the creation of two organizational strategic plans, grew the annual fund by 400%, successfully raised funds to complete several capital initiatives, and designed the organization’s current Fund for the Future campaign. She has professionally raised funds for Philabundance, the nation’s second-largest food rescue organization; the University of Texas at Austin; and Rice University Press. She provides fundraising, strategic planning, and organizational development services to a variety of nonprofit arts organizations including the Philly Fringe and Live Arts Festival and Azuka Theatre Collective. She holds a master’s degree in creative writing from the University of Texas Austin, where she was a James Michener fellow, and a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Chicago. Executive Directors Roundtable on Capital Campaigns Steve Woods is a lighting designer and member United Scenic Artists of America 829 NYC. Internationally his work has taken him around the world with stops in Berlin, London, Moscow, São Paulo, Warsaw, Athens, Taipei, and Madrid. Design credits includes work with the José Limón Dance Company, Compañia Nacional de Danza (Mexico City) having designed Esquinia Bajan, El Pajaro de Fuego, as well as Eugene Onegin, and Romeo and Juliet by John Cranko. Work in Europe includes Blind Lemon Blues, a new musical performed in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Switzerland. LD Programmer Communication Tom Young is the Vice President of Marketing at J. R. Clancy, Inc. e has an electrical engineering degree from Carnegie-Mellon University, and has been designing theatrical equipment and controls for over 30 years. He’s served as a vice president of ESTA and a Director at Large of USITT, and is currently a member of USITT Finance Committee. Promote Safe Sets - Train, Inspect, & Maintain Your Rigging System Haibo Yu, scenic designer, has worked in theatre, film, and television in England, China, Hong Kong, and the United States. His design credits include The Best Man, East West Players LA; The Adventure of Por Quinly, South Coast Theatre; The Little Prince and Tea, Sacramento Theatre Company; Convenience, Human Race Theatre, Ohio; The Death of a Salesman, Pacific Residence Theatre Co. LA; Modigliani, Elephant Theatre, LA; Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Merry Women of Windsor, and As You Like It, Nevada Theatre Co.; Stone Angel, Broomsberry Theatre, London,;Whale, Haragate Theatre, England; Casablanca, the dance (associate designer), Warner Brothers’ world premiere in Beijing; Zhang Qian, Shanxi Opera and Dance Company of China; Three Gorges at Golden Time, a permanent show at the world’s biggest dam on the Yangtze River, Yichang, China; The Power of Moral, China Central TV; The Opium War, Xie-Jin Films; and The Foreign Moon, Media Asia (Hong Kong) and BBC Films. He is a member of USA Local-829 and Society of British Theatre Designers. Currently he is an associate professor of design at University of California Riverside. He will be translator for both sessions. Beijing Olympics Costume Designer, Han Chuenqi, Olympics Lighting Designer, Sha Xiaolan Jeff Zieba, associate principal at Berkeleybased ELS Architecture and Urban Design, is a lead designer of the firm’s theatre projects. He has over 20 years of experience working on theater/performing arts, sports/recreation, retail/entertainment, and urban design projects. Jeff’s theatre projects include feasibility, site analysis, and conceptual studies for outdoor amphitheaters; the adaptive re-use of two historic movie palaces for a variety of uses including opera, symphony, vintage cinema, and cabaret-style performance; and conceptual studies, programming, design and production of concert/live-performance venues, such as the 7,000-seat NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles. Super-Sized Venues Adam Zonder holds an MFA degree in technical direction from the University of Connecticut and a BA from Bucknell University. He is the technical director, production manager, and sound supervisor for the University of Albany department of theatre. He is also the production manager and executive technical director for the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, New York. An active member of USITT, he serves on the Technical Production Commission leadership as the Vice-Commissioner for Education. Putting Students in Charge CINNCINATI 2009 95
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