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senna
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response 25 of 101:
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Mar 28 22:47 UTC 1997 |
WEird. Our theater works great, eexcept that booth people always want to have
computer control of the curtains.. we always ahve to coordinate with the floor
manager. major pain.
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scott
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response 26 of 101:
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Mar 29 00:07 UTC 1997 |
I hate theaters based on some new approach, or, worse yet, a pet theory of
the theater teacher. Screws students up for "normal" venues.
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other
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response 27 of 101:
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Mar 29 06:08 UTC 1997 |
Scott! I am surprised at the narrowmindedness of that remark. Unless, of
course, you are being sarcastic. Theatre, like all worthy endeavours, will
live or die on the strength of its ability to change, to retain relevancy.
New forms will develop, old forms will persist, or not. And the same people
will partake of and contribute to both the new and the old, because the more
flexible they are, the more work they'll get.
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scott
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response 28 of 101:
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Mar 29 14:35 UTC 1997 |
It *is* sort of an "old guard" remark, isn't it? :)
I can recall working as a stagehand on an MSU student production, and they
were planning to run the follow spots from the lighting console (for dimming).
Seems that the LD's teacher had *always* done it that way, probably not
trusting his/her students to do it right with the controls on the spot. Ol
course, tha approach only works where the spots won't be damaged by using an
external dimmer.
I guess I'll partially retract that remark. I have no problem with new forms
of theater venue, except in cases where a real purist has decided to enforce
the new system by taking away all vestiges of the old. From the description
given, it sounds like there way even room for conventional vertical battens,
but none were installed. So an expensive facility is reduced to sometimes
having to resort to really crude hacks in order to provide a standard effect.
Which is an issue, since the standard effect may be part of the vision of the
playwright.
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other
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response 29 of 101:
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Mar 30 17:32 UTC 1997 |
the playwright's vision however, is not the responsibility of the production.
The playwright expresses his/her vision as much or as little as they want
strictly through the script. The real vision of any given production is that
of the director. Unfortunately, this can result in a great script seeming
like crap because the director lacked comprehensive or consistent vision, or
the ability to express it. Conversely, a great director can do wonders with
a mediocre script. I have yet to hear of any director doing anything good
with a really rotten script.
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senna
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response 30 of 101:
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Mar 30 23:33 UTC 1997 |
I had a reallyt great response saturday afternoon, but my connection died :(
The gist of it was that my theater sponsor's approach was to teach us to adapt
to other theater companies, and that nothing was run the same way. And to
back that up he esposes us to many different theater people with different
philosophies.
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tsty
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response 31 of 101:
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Mar 31 17:14 UTC 1997 |
thre are some extrordinary sorts of effects possible with a horizontal
fly -it's a 'neat idea' however, having that exclusively instead of
a 'real' fly gallery (or *both*) is the galling factor.
all of which reminds me thta i better get to work on the junk for
(ah-hmmm) this weekend.
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polygon
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response 32 of 101:
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Mar 31 18:01 UTC 1997 |
Speaking of being on stage, I had the opportunity to examine the
stage area at Scarlett Middle School in Ann Arbor. I was amazed
to see that the stage has SIX parallel sets of opening and closing
curtains, each one with appropriate pulleys and so on, to split
in the middle and draw back to the left and right. And this is
in a *middle* *school*!
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valerie
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response 33 of 101:
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Apr 1 06:10 UTC 1997 |
Ya, the auditoriums in Ann Arbor schools seem positively palatial compared
to the auditorium in my old high school, junior high school, and elementary
school.
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grimaldi
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response 34 of 101:
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Apr 1 06:49 UTC 1997 |
I refuse to comment on the auditorium at Ypsi High...I've worked in it three
years and I hate having to piece schtuff *whew* together just to get the show
to look presentable. Some of the equipment? Oi....The lighting control board
in the booth and the light patch backstage look like props from Star Trek the
Original Series.
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senna
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response 35 of 101:
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Apr 1 06:53 UTC 1997 |
Ann Arbor auditorieums are all pretty much good. Pioneer's is state of the
art, right down to the air conditioning system. . One of the best proscenium
theaters in the city, actually.
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other
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response 36 of 101:
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Apr 2 06:30 UTC 1997 |
Speaking as someone intimately familiar with the technical equipment of most
of the theatres in Ann Arbor, Pioneer has *the* most state of the art theatre
with only the possible exception of the new space at Greenhills, which I have
not yet seen.
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senna
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response 37 of 101:
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Apr 2 07:11 UTC 1997 |
What's your basis for that conclusion, eric? And yes, we do have one of the
mos state of the art theaters, but I don't go piping it around :) How big
is Grenhills' theater?
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other
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response 38 of 101:
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Apr 2 21:36 UTC 1997 |
I work or have worked in most of the theatres in Ann Arbor as a technician.
I have not seen Greenhills' new theatre, so I don't know how big it is.
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flem
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response 39 of 101:
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Apr 2 22:50 UTC 1997 |
I'll also be on the stage for the final productions of _The Merry Widos_ this
weekend. Er, Widow. I dance and sing and provide scenery and a place to ahng
period clothes. :)
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senna
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response 40 of 101:
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Apr 3 04:15 UTC 1997 |
Really? when have you worked Shreiber? I might have frun into one of your
productions
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other
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response 41 of 101:
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Apr 3 05:34 UTC 1997 |
I have not worked in Schreiber, but Phil Walker tried to get me to work for
him for a couple of years. Unfortunately, the timing just didn't work out.
I could have learned a lot from him, and it would have been a pleasure to work
with Pioneer's facilities.
hey, flem! I turned down the request to be technical director of that
production of "Merry Widow." from what John (the TD) has told me, I'm glad
I did. break a leg! Say "hi" to Jeff Willets for me.
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senna
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response 42 of 101:
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Apr 3 05:51 UTC 1997 |
Ah, that makes sense. What was he trying to get you to do?
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other
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response 43 of 101:
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Apr 3 22:33 UTC 1997 |
fill the position vacated by Ted Layher.
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senna
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response 44 of 101:
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Apr 4 06:05 UTC 1997 |
Oh, that's recent, Ted only left last year. He ended up getting Jaime to do
the job, though.
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other
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response 45 of 101:
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Apr 4 23:08 UTC 1997 |
he had left earlier and then come back. I like Ted. First time i met him,
I thought he was the same age as the students. I think he's used to that
though.
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albaugh
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response 46 of 101:
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Apr 5 08:16 UTC 1997 |
Would the Ted Layher you're referring to have long hair? I think he's the
son of my retired-at-year's-end supervisor Tom Layher, who sings in a couple
choral groups.
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other
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response 47 of 101:
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Apr 5 17:13 UTC 1997 |
He had long hair when I last saw him a couple years ago.
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senna
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response 48 of 101:
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Apr 6 06:44 UTC 1997 |
he had long hair mid last year.
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tsty
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response 49 of 101:
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Apr 11 05:09 UTC 1997 |
flem ... you didn't say hello?! what'd ya think of the modifications
and overall results?
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