From rmehta at fas.harvard.edu  Thu Nov  9 12:28:49 2006
From: rmehta at fas.harvard.edu (Runal Gopi Kireet Mehta)
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 12:28:49 -0500
Subject: [Usittne] Alan Symonds Memorial Service, November 13, 2006
Message-ID: <DB6DA8FA-4C78-47FA-8107-D56B80B55FE6@fas.harvard.edu>

Dear all,

Harvard College, the Office for the Arts at Harvard, and the student  
theater community invite you to attend a celebration of the life of  
Alan Symonds on Monday, November 13, 2006, at 3 p.m. in the Agassiz  
Theatre, located at 10 Garden Street.  Alan was Harvard College?s  
much-loved Director of Technical Theater and the founder of the  
Freshman Arts Program.  Over many years, he guided thousands of  
students in theater production and mentored many undergraduates who  
have gone on to productive theater careers.  Please join Harvard  
students, friends, and alumni in this remembrance of Alan.

There will be a slide show at the service to celebrate Alan.  Please  
send any digital photographs of Alan that you would like to be  
included in the show to Alison Cherry by emailing her at  
<alisoncherry at gmail.com> by Friday, November 10.



The Alan Symonds Fund for College Theater

In remembrance of Alan Symonds, Harvard?s long-time Director of  
Technical Theater, and his extraordinary contribution to student  
drama over decades, the College has established the Alan Symonds Fund  
for College Theater.  Income from the fund will be used for two  
purposes:

? To create an annual award called the Alan Symonds Award in  
Technical Theater and Design.  This award will be given to a  
graduating senior who has demonstrated extraordinary commitment and  
talent in technical theater and/or scenic and lighting design.

? To support special initiatives and needs in college theater  
consistent with Alan?s own interests and work.  These needs will vary  
and include a wide range of possibilities, including funding for  
technical theater workshops, purchase and/or upgrades of technical  
equipment, and funding for guest designers or technical professionals  
to work with students.  The common strand among these projects will  
be that they align with Alan?s interest in maintaining the highest  
possible standards in design and technical theater production.

Gifts may be made payable to:

Office for the Arts at Harvard
74 Mt. Auburn Street
Cambridge, MA 02138.

Please be sure to write "The Alan  Symonds Fund" on the memo section  
of the check.   Thank you!





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From mkatz at MIT.EDU  Mon Nov 13 10:52:33 2006
From: mkatz at MIT.EDU (Mike Katz)
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:52:33 -0500
Subject: [Usittne] Alan Symonds Memorial Today
Message-ID: <p06230922c17e446efde8@[18.22.0.76]>

Just a final reminder, The public Memorial for our friend and 
colleague Alan will be today at 3 in the Agassiz Theater on the 
Harvard campus.  I am sure many of us will be there.
Mike


Dear all,

Harvard College, the Office for the Arts at Harvard, and the student 
theater community invite you to attend a celebration of the life of 
Alan Symonds on Monday, November 13, 2006, at 3 p.m. in the Agassiz 
Theatre, located at 10 Garden Street.  Alan was Harvard College's 
much-loved Director of Technical Theater and the founder of the 
Freshman Arts Program.  Over many years, he guided thousands of 
students in theater production and mentored many undergraduates who 
have gone on to productive theater careers.  Please join Harvard 
students, friends, and alumni in this remembrance of Alan.



-- 

Mike Katz
Technical Director
MIT Theater Arts
Rinaldi Tile Building
77 Mass Ave E33-101
Cambridge MA 02139
617.253.0824
mkatz at mit.edu
		"Lunacy Abounds"
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From tiala at mindspring.com  Tue Nov 28 21:13:13 2006
From: tiala at mindspring.com (Crystal Tiala)
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:13:13 -0500
Subject: [Usittne] Two events you won't want to miss
Message-ID: <380-220061132921313415@mindspring.com>

Dear USITT Members
 
Here is the latest from your Regioanl Section Chair, Crystal, concerning two events you won’t want to miss in January and February of 2007. 
 
First, The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival [KCACTF], Region I, in Fitchburg/Leominster, MA on January 31st to February 3rd is not only for students to compete, but there are many workshops and shows for students and faculty.  Registration forms can be found on line at www.kcactf1.org under festival information.  The full conference program can be found on line in the near future, but for now here are 30 top reasons why you (and your students) should attend.  Registration is only 50 dollars if you do so by December 31st and 60 dollars after that. 
Wednesday through Saturday
1.     Educational Expo room featuring Barbizon, ETC moving lights, Boston Illumination Group, Thematics & Lightbox, Rosco, Focal Press. 
2.     Student and Faculty design exhibit.
Wednesday:
3.     Developing and Maintaining a Design-Tech Portfolio: A Guide for Theatre, Film & TV Rafael’s Jean’s workshop and book signing
4.     Designers, Budgets and Schedules OH MY:  An introduction to PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT with Bridget Sullivan 
5.     Audio Basics for non-audio Theatre Technicians with Michael Maynard of Cavanaugh Tocci Associates, Inc.
6.     Selected Topics in Audio for Live Theatre with Michael Maynard of Cavanaugh Tocci Associates, Inc.
7.     Introduction to Entertainment Dimming and Control Systems that utilize Advanced Networking with Brenda Shepard from Barbizon
Thursday:
8.     Getting the Figure on the Page by Elinor Parker
9.     Creative Sound by Vincent Olivieri
10.  Who's Taking Care of What; Project Management Techniques for the Theater by Michael Cottom 
11.  Lighting Competition in Thematic’s Lightbox with Charles Kirby and Ben Tevelow
12.  Model Building Techniques with Charles Kirby of Thematics
13.  Beginning and Advanced Moving Lights with David Empey of ETC and Ed Hyatt of the Boston Illumination Group
14.  Design & Tech Faculty Dinner sponsored by Ed Hyatt and the Boston Illumination Group 
15.  Scenic Automation with Gareth Conner of Creative Conners and Chase Rozelle
16.  Stage Management: Tips for the future professional with Bonnie Baggesen
Friday:
17.  Creative Sound by Vincent Olivieri
18.  Scenic Textures, a practicum with Rosco’s Bryan Steele
19.  Beginning and Advanced Moving Lights with David Empey of ETC and Ed Hyatt of the Boston Illumination Group
20.  Alternate Careers in Lighting Design with David Empey and others
21.  Tech Olympics sponsored by USITT New England headed  by Chase Rozelle
22.  Scenic Automation with Gareth Conner of Creative Conners and Chase Rozelle
23.  The Designer as Entrepreneur with Scott Pinkney
24.  Wound and Bruise Makeup Demo with Jackie Dalley
25.  Ragtime & School for Husbands ~ Design Process & Collaboration in Creation of Character  with Gweneth West
Saturday
26.  Interviews for summer internships and graduate schools by PRG Scenic Technologies, North Shore Music Theater and U-Mass, Amherst. 
27.  “Who Says it Can’t be Done?” from PRG Scenic Technologies with Orestes Mihaly
28.  New Techniques in Lighting, both design and implementation with Rosco’s Bryan Steele
29.  Silk Fabric Painting with Gretel Geist and Jodi Ozimek
30.  STATE OF THE ART ~ DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY IN OUR REGION~ “Chat” with Gweneth West, NST Design & Technology Representative 
 
Second, the Regional Entertainment, Production and Administration Job Expo [REPA 07] will be held at 88 Tremont Street in Boston on Saturday,  February 24th.  Make sure your students are prepared with portfolios and resumes.  Each year 30 to 40 employers from across the region gather to interview applicants for full and part-time positions, internships and other opportunities.  Kick off your design, tech or administrative career or network to enhance your already thriving career by joining us.  There is no fee for applicants.  
Please come and enjoy and support these terrific theatrical venues we create for you.
 
Sincerely, Your Chair of USITT NE
Crystal Tiala
 

Crystal Tiala
tiala at mindspring.com
EarthLink Revolves Around You.
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From kperlow at MIT.EDU  Thu Nov 30 17:08:57 2006
From: kperlow at MIT.EDU (Karen Perlow)
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:08:57 -0500
Subject: [Usittne] Two events you won't want to miss
In-Reply-To: <380-220061132921313415@mindspring.com>
References: <380-220061132921313415@mindspring.com>
Message-ID: <p06100505c195050edb80@[18.22.0.82]>

Hey Crystal
Thanks for this info -
I had never heard much about [KCACTF before - I had no idea how cool 
it was - so competitions aside, a student can just go to the seminars 
and browse as a "free agent"?  Sorry to be dense. And it's just $50 
for the whole deal???  How can this be?    (makes me re-think my 
Phoenix adventure : }

-- 
Karen

The world of the theatre is as closed a tribe and as removed from 
civilian worlds as a gypsy encampment, and those who enter it are 
spoiled for anything else and are tainted with its lure for the rest 
of their lives.
Moss Hart

>"Spectators come to the theater to hear the subtext. They can read the
>text at home." - Konstantin Stanislavski

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From Timothy_McKenna at emerson.edu  Thu Nov 30 19:33:24 2006
From: Timothy_McKenna at emerson.edu (Timothy_McKenna)
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:33:24 -0500
Subject: [Usittne] Two events you won't want to miss
In-Reply-To: <p06100505c195050edb80@[18.22.0.82]>
Message-ID: <C194E284.3C84%Timothy_McKenna@emerson.edu>

Pleas send info abut KCACTF.  - Tim



From: Karen Perlow <kperlow at MIT.EDU>
Reply-To: USITT New England Section Mail List <usittne at MIT.EDU>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:08:57 -0500
To: <tiala at mindspring.com>, USITT New England Section Mail List
<usittne at MIT.EDU>
Subject: Re: [Usittne] Two events you won't want to miss

Hey Crystal
Thanks for this info -
I had never heard much about [KCACTF before - I had no idea how cool it was
- so competitions aside, a student can just go to the seminars and browse as
a "free agent"?  Sorry to be dense. And it's just $50 for the whole deal???
How can this be?   (makes me re-think my Phoenix adventure : }

-- 
Karen

The world of the theatre is as closed a tribe and as removed from civilian
worlds as a gypsy encampment, and those who enter it are spoiled for
anything else and are tainted with its lure for the rest of their lives.
Moss Hart

> "Spectators come to the theater to hear the subtext. They can read the
> text at home." - Konstantin Stanislavski




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