JonCarter
Well-Known Member
OK, gentlemen, I have a question for you. I have a granddaughter in her freshman year at a well-known NYC area college. This young lady has been acting since she was five, first in area children's theatre productions, then graduating to adult companies in the area and directing shows in the childen's theatre she had formerly acted in. She has served as ASM for the local opera company and worked with various imported directors, SMs and leads for five years before leaving for college. She is obviously more familiar with what's in front of the set than behind, although she has assisted the crews at various times (and,, even though being on "that other side of the biz," not been attacked by any of them.)
The problem now is that she has been asked to design lights for a student production and asked me for assistance. Of course, the first thing I told her (other than 60-yer-old experiences) was to find and read McCandless, both his 'Method' and 'Syllabus," and that if she did she might be old-fashioned but she wouldn't be wrong. I also told her to buy a case of beer for the tech crew at the plant she'll be designing in. I would like to give her some more current references. What does the hive suggest? Many thanks in advance.
The problem now is that she has been asked to design lights for a student production and asked me for assistance. Of course, the first thing I told her (other than 60-yer-old experiences) was to find and read McCandless, both his 'Method' and 'Syllabus," and that if she did she might be old-fashioned but she wouldn't be wrong. I also told her to buy a case of beer for the tech crew at the plant she'll be designing in. I would like to give her some more current references. What does the hive suggest? Many thanks in advance.