| Midwest
Plans Backstage Kooza Tour |
On Saturday, July 12, Midwest
Regional Section members and their guests will be able to go
backstage at Kooza, one of Cirque Du Soleil's touring shows,
while it is playing in Chicago. Participants will have a chance
to see up close the unique way Cirque sets up in the parking
lot of Chicago's United Center and is able to completely control
the performance and audience environment.
Heads of departments
who can be available will be there to talk about their
respective departments on the show with a chance to talk with
participants as well. The program will take place from 11:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. with time for a late lunch before the 4 p.m.
performance. Although the program date is close, there may
still be space available for the tour; however, tickets for
the performance may not be available. Contact Steve Jacobs
at sjacobs192@comcast.net with questions.
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| HOA Plans
Master Class, Workshops |
Heart of America
Regional Section announces Fall 2008 Master Class and Workshops September
13 and 14 at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park,
Kansas.
Saturday will feature John Ezell, noted
designer and subject of a special exhibit at the 2007 USITT
Stage Expo, speaking about his career and work. Mr. Ezell has
designed for Broadway, the New York Shakespeare Festival, the
Tony Award-winning Crossroads Theatre and Cincinnati Playhouse,
Roundabout, Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C., Hong Kong
Repertory Theatre, Royal Danish Ballet in Copenhagen, Swedish
Riksteatern, and the Cullberg Ballet in Stockholm, Sweden.
The day will conclude with a backstage
tour and production of Les Miserables at Kansas City's
Starlight Theatre. Sunday will offer workshops on projections
and virtual scenery by Kansas University's Mark Reaney,
the Ion Lighting console and moving fixtures, faux marble
painting, using Sketch-Up as a modeling tool, and a brief
business meeting. Click
here for more information and
reservations.
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| Workshops,
Changes for Desert State |
Fun in the Sun! Okay the
Mountains. The Desert State Regional Section will be
presenting two workshops for the price of one: Simplified
Screenprinting 101 with Gail Wolfenden-Steib and Creating Shapes
with Foss Material by Cat Dragon. Both workshops will be presented
on Sunday August 17 at Northern Arizona University in
Flagstaff, Arizona. For registration or more information, contact
jimmiebyrd@msn.
The ballots have been tallied for this
year's board election and the results are: Chair, Fran
Sutherland; Second Vice-Chair, Laurie Kincman; Secretary, Eric
Johnson; and Member-at-Large, Ric Alpers.
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