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No problem, I totally understand. Thanks.

Hi all - I would just like to thrown in an unsolicited suggestion - DO NOT REDUCE THE PLAYING SPACE ON YOUR STAGE DURING A PANDEMIC.Seriously, I do believe things can be done with enough attention to risk management, but you should be keeping your performers as far apart as possible. You said...

Thanks for telling this story. When teaching my Theater Tech classes, I always stress the importance of taking the trouble to be safe and that shortcuts will eventually end in a disaster. I'd like to share your story with them if that's all right.

Depends on who's touring and what their budget is. I've worked with plenty of dance companies where we used the venue's lighting rep plot, tweaked it a bit, and added specials. And the venue sound system was just fine.

San Francisco Bay Area now on Shelter in Place. Had plans to keep working on shows with students in small groups, now that's off too.

It's a community college, the state mandates that when we update our course descriptions we reference recent texts. Very annoying for a field as specialized as ours.

Hi all,TLDR - Powers that be require I use textbooks that are recently published or havre recent editions - no older than 2017. Most of my favorites aren't this up-to-date. Does anyone have suggestions of Stagecraqft and theater production books that are that current? Thanks.

How about chalk? As long as you have a diagram with the measurements in your space it should be not too difficult to reproduce each rehearsal and clean up after.

I've spent many years in schools with similar situations. If the speaker just has to walk around the stage, then I agree that high sides are the best solution. A little bit of front light to fill in helps the look without interfering with the projection. And yes, if you can throw a nice carpet...

Hi Stuart - just a bit of unsolicited advice: instead of starting with the history, get them doing something hands-on and experiential right away. In my experience that is more better at engaging their interest and enthusiasm at the beginning of the process. I personally like to talk about the...

Hi there Debra - so, did you have each student do a different song, or everyone just do a short section of one song?

Once again folks, thank you for the input. Going to be incorporating as many of these as I can. Hurrah for crowdsourcing!

Thank you folks, great ideas!

Hi all, A while ago I asked for recommendations for a textbook to use for my upcoming lighting design class - ended up going with Richard Dunham's Stage Lighting:The Fundamentals. I'm currently working on my syllabus and figuring out a list of student projects and I thought there might be some...

Hi all. I'm teaching my first lighting design class and am required to use a textbook with an edition printed in the last 5 years or so (and obviously still needs to be in print). I'm aware of "A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting" - anyone have any other recommendations to check out?Thanks!