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    Need advice on choosing an MFA program

    Thank you everyone for this advice. Figured I would give an update.I have chosen U of I. Originally I did not think too much about what I really wanted in personal life, but when I did, the choice became obvious.(Don't kill me for this next bit) I realized I wanted my theater education to...
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    Need advice on choosing an MFA program

    hello all,So I have been lucky enough to be accepted by two awesome colleges and I am having the difficult task of choosing between them. A great problem to have... but still a hard choice.The two places are NIU and U of I. Both have a lot of merits to their curriculum and both promise to...
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    Anyone know how to program this?

    Thanks for the reply.So as far as the snapshots go, we did exactly what you suggested and it did not work. We brought up each shell one by one, hit record, and clicked on preset buttons. Nothing was recorded. Hence my post. I just figured I was using it wrong, but what you described is...
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    Anyone know how to program this?

    Mystery panel by Conner Jones posted May 6, 2018 at 4:31 PM Hey guys,This light panel is in the rack at my new job and it controls all our house lights. It also controls our shell lights. The shell is 3 hung sections that flip from vertical to horizontal to make the roof. Pretty standard...
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    Mystery panel

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    Your opinion- Student Technicians

    When I was in high school we had master keys to the building, we were unsupervised, and we were paid to do non-drama club AV events. paid minimum wage, i often worked 30-40 hours in a week. It was by far the most efficient and flexible place I have worked to date. Equipment did not walk, not...
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    Lanyards, do I really need them?

    Thanks all for your comments.Honestly, I was just trying to not pay $20 for each tool I want to carry with me. I went ahead and bought a good lanyard on amazon and a value pack of carabiners. (I already have tie line) I find people get real particular about union rules like this, which is...
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    Lanyards, do I really need them?

    Hey guys,So I have been advised by a professor of mine that if I find myself working over head in any union venue I will need to have a lanyard attached to all of my hand tools. I was wondering if this is a real rule that any of you have encountered, and if so how do you get around it?Do I...
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    Checking in from St.Louis, Hello!

    I was actually inspired by that very post to make this account today. I read that, and I figured that I have a lot to learn. I also figured that if I am gonna get anything really accomplished, I'll need your guys advice.Thanks for the post. ;)
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    Checking in from St.Louis, Hello!

    Hello everyone,I am an undergraduate studying theatrical lighting design. I graduate in a couple semesters and so I am getting on here to hopefully gain some advice from industry veterans about what to do with my career moving forward. Also I am on here to ask questions when I inevitably get...
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