Return-Path: X-Scanned-By: RAE MPP/Clamd http://raeinternet.com/mpp X-Scanned-By: This message was scanned by MPP Lite Edition (www.messagepartners.com)! X-Real-To: stagecraftlist [at] theatrical.net Received: by prxy.net (CommuniGate Pro PIPE 4.2.10) with PIPE id 24640053; Fri, 09 Sep 2005 03:01:11 -0700 X-ListServer: CommuniGate Pro LIST 4.2.10 List-Unsubscribe: List-ID: Message-ID: From: "Stagecraft" Sender: "Stagecraft" To: "Stagecraft" Precedence: list Subject: Stagecraft Digest #514 Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 03:00:51 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Disposition: inline X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.7 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.0.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.4 (2005-06-05) on prxy.net X-Spam-Level: X-TFF-CGPSA-Version: 1.4f2 X-prxy-Spam-Filter: Scanned For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see --------------------------------------------------- Stagecraft Digest, Issue #514 1. Re: Auto A/C and MPG by Stephen Litterst 2. strobe and half hats by Paul Marsland 3. Re: strobe and half hats by "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" 4. Re: American DJ Strobe question by CB 5. Re: American DJ Strobe question by Jerry Durand 6. Headset: A View from the Lightbooth by "Storms, Randy" 7. SETC Hurricane Katrina Support by "Bill Conner" 8. Web based calendaring solution... by "Steve Jones" 9. Re: Web based calendaring solution... by "Jon Ares" 10. Re: Web based calendaring solution... by "Tom Heemskerk" 11. Re: Web based calendaring solution... by Jeff Gardiner 12. Re: Web based calendaring solution... by gregg hillmar 13. Rights to music used in Plays by Gregg Carville 14. Re: Rights to music used in Plays by John Bracewell 15. Angel Wings needed by tomgrab 16. Graduate student displaced by Katrina seeking school by MissWisc [at] aol.com 17. Re: Linux vs Microsoft and Apple by "Paul H. Sullivan" 18. Re: Hearing impaired students by "RD" 19. Re: Egypt theatre fire by "RD" 20. Re: Off-topic but about New Orleans by John Arrowsmith *** Please update the subject line of your reply to use the subject *** line of the message you are replying to! Please only reply to *** one message subject in each reply. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 10:04:27 -0400 From: Stephen Litterst Subject: Re: Auto A/C and MPG In-reply-to: Message-id: <432044EB.6090002 [at] ithaca.edu> Organization: IC-Dept. of Theatre Arts References: JT wrote: > --------------------------------------------------- > > Hooray! I can finally weigh in on one... > In VERY general terms, the crossover point is in the mid-to-high 40 mph > range for the vehicles tested when the outside temperature was 15-20 deg > C (59-68 deg F). So roll 'em up over 45 mph BUT know that the crossover > point is significantly affected by ambient temp and humidity as well as > road speed. Aha! So the fact that Mythbusters did their test at 45MPH probably tainted their results. Jim, you should send this email over to them so they can retest. Steve Litterst -- Stephen C. Litterst Technical Supervisor Ithaca College Dept. of Theatre Arts 607/274-3947 slitterst [at] ithaca.edu ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20050908154231.37545.qmail [at] web52208.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 08:42:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul Marsland Subject: strobe and half hats In-Reply-To: I have done more than a couple of shows where a small ghost load on the (low end) strobe circuit eliminated the errant firing, perhaps it will help in this situatio? For half hats I like to use a right triangle (sort of the top hat symbol bisected diagonally). It's generally different enough to not be mistaken as something else, and gives the 'sometimes-less-than-intuitive' electricians a loose visual idea of the orientation I want. Paul ______________________________________________________ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ ------------------------------ Reply-To: From: "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" Subject: RE: strobe and half hats Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 11:47:58 -0400 Message-ID: <000001c5b48c$b2f46770$6701a8c0 [at] Dell> In-Reply-To: > For half hats I like to use a right triangle (sort of > the top hat symbol bisected diagonally). It's > generally different enough to not be mistaken as > something else, and gives the > 'sometimes-less-than-intuitive' electricians a loose > visual idea of the orientation I want. That's what I'm using, but I just don't like the way it looks. If I = could pin down just what bothers me about it, I could fix it, but it's just a = sort of general dissatisfaction with it. ------------------------------ Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20050908103132.00afb7a0 [at] pop.west.cox.net> Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 10:31:32 From: CB Subject: Re: American DJ Strobe question >I'm guessing >the strobe is going into a power-down mode or something and has to >recharge (assuming his program isn't hanging up). The ADJ DMX 'Snap-Shot' strobes that I happen to own (don't ask) have a duty-cycle, and won't power up when they are in that self-imposed rest period. Check with the guy about when it won't power up, and if its after a period of intense use. Could be thta he hasn't read the entire manual on the thing, and he's asking it to do things it clearly wasn't going to want to do... Chris "Chris" Babbie Location Sound OTR Delete key training and post trimming done by appointment. Rates negotiable, will trade for typing lessons/ADD treatment... ------------------------------ Message-Id: <6.2.3.4.0.20050908104115.02982580 [at] 192.168.0.13> Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 10:45:34 -0700 From: Jerry Durand Subject: Re: American DJ Strobe question In-Reply-To: References: At 03:31 AM 9/8/2005, you wrote: >The ADJ DMX 'Snap-Shot' strobes that I happen to own (don't ask) have a >duty-cycle, and won't power up when they are in that self-imposed rest >period. Check with the guy about when it won't power up, and if its after >a period of intense use. Could be thta he hasn't read the entire manual on >the thing, and he's asking it to do things it clearly wasn't going to want >to do... You want a customer to read the manual?!?!?! Actually, he said he does 40 1-second bursts in a row just fine, it's when it's left idle (DMX data running, strobe commanded to not flash) that it doesn't wake up (no strobes during the one second burst). Since his program is running during this idle time, I think that's it. Probably loses a bit or two. I know the one second timing is right, I have him using the time delay function in our box so that's good to about 1% or better. -- Jerry Durand Durand Interstellar, Inc. 219 Oak Wood Way Los Gatos, California 95032-2523 USA tel: +1 408 356-3886, USA toll free: 1 866 356-3886 web: www.interstellar.com ------------------------------ Subject: Headset: A View from the Lightbooth Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 11:10:55 -0700 Message-ID: <555928311F8B2943B65FC7197942C3B70538C01B [at] es1.bsdnet.wednet.edu> From: "Storms, Randy" Check out this farce about technical theatre. The entire play takes = place in the light booth of the = Chicago-Ensemble-Repertory-Group-Theatre-Project on the final night of = the company's doomed production of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Running the = light board are Hammet and his stepfather Claude who, just like Hamlet = and his stepfather Claudius, have a lot of issues to work out. The script is downloadable as a .PDF http://www.uwyo.edu/th&d/Downs/Headset.html Cheers, -- r. Randy Storms rstorms [at] bham.wednet.edu ------------------------------ Message-ID: <028901c5b4b2$3ecdcbe0$6601a8c0 [at] BCA1> Reply-To: "Bill Conner" From: "Bill Conner" Subject: SETC Hurricane Katrina Support Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 15:16:49 -0500 MessageJust passing along another channel to help theatre people affected by Katrina. Regards, Bill SETC has initiated an action-response to help theatres that have been devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Many of the professional, community, university, college and high school theatres won't know for a long time what they need to get their programs and theatres up and running. We want to be prepared when that happens! SETC is compiling and coordinating a list of theatrical equipment that other companies and organizations have available to donate. EVERYTHING IS NEEDED, as the damage ranges from missing and damaged, roofs and building contents to entire theatre buildings having been washed away. EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES can be used or new. All aspects of equipment needed to run a theatre from lighting instruments and sound equipment to chairs and computers will be welcome as theatres rebuild. Please go to the SETC website http://www.setc.org/resources/katrina.asp for more information as to how you can list equipment you have to donate. Please share this with anyone and everyone you think might be able to donate. If you know of theatres or schools that will need assistance, please let them know of the "donation-shopping list." Thank you, Denise Halbach, President Betsey Baun, Executive Director Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) ------------------------------ From: "Steve Jones" Subject: Web based calendaring solution... Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 15:59:50 -0500 Organization: Plaza Theatre Message-ID: Can anyone recommend a web based calendaring solution? I am looking for something that allows the creation of events via a web form, that has the ability to have posting of events password protected (with multiple users/passwords), that will support HTML links in the event title/description, etc. Something that could be used by a community as a public arts calendar that several organizations could pist to with a username/password. A java/perl/scripting solution would be best, I think. Thanks! Steve ************************************* Steve Jones, Director Plaza Theatre 115 E. Main Street Glasgow, KY 42141 Voice: (270) 361-2101 Fax: (270) 651-2511 http://www.glasgowplazatheatre.org ------------------------------ Message-ID: <001301c5b4c3$89aff640$0600000a [at] BRUTUS> From: "Jon Ares" References: Subject: Re: Web based calendaring solution... Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 15:20:37 -0700 > Can anyone recommend a web based calendaring solution? I am looking for > something that allows the creation of events via a web form, that has the > ability to have posting of events password protected (with multiple > users/passwords), that will support HTML links in the event > title/description, etc. Something that could be used by a community as a > public arts calendar that several organizations could pist to with a > username/password. I don't know of one that covers everything you're asking for, but check out Brown Bear Software's iCal. (How they can call it iCal without upsetting Steve Jobs, I don't know....) http://www.brownbearsw.com/ As an example of how we use it at West Linn HS Theatre, check out the following: http://ical.wlwv.k12.or.us/wlhs/theatre/d01/04/2005?display=M&style=B&positioning=A or http://tinyurl.com/9hmf7 I'm showing you an old month, as the current month is not populated yet (I'm no longer in charge of calendars at WLHS Theatre). Feel free to navigate further back, or forward, or click on links, or do whatever - you won't be able to hurt it (since you don't know the passwords).... Different events or types of events can be color coded, there are popup windows available, etc. Adding and deleting stuff is very easy, and you can filter events, so you can just show performances, or just show tech calls, or just show lobby usage, or whatever. Play with Brown Bear's online demo - it's really easy to use. And their (free) tech support is superb. - Jon Ares www.hevanet.com/acreative ------------------------------ Message-ID: <50932.204.244.226.77.1126219933.squirrel [at] 204.244.226.77> In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 15:52:13 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: Web based calendaring solution... From: "Tom Heemskerk" > > Can anyone recommend a web based calendaring solution? > Something like this was created at the University of Victoria Theatre Department. Production Manager is Bert Timmermans btimmerm [at] finearts.uvic.ca but I think he is sabbaticalling. th ------------------------------ Message-Id: Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 20:49:55 -0400 From: Jeff Gardiner Subject: Re: Web based calendaring solution... Hi, For a FREE and easy web-based calendar solution try: http://www.calendars.net/ Best of luck, Jeff >For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see >--------------------------------------------------- > >Can anyone recommend a web based calendaring solution? I am looking for >something that allows the creation of events via a web form, that has the >ability to have posting of events password protected (with multiple >users/passwords), that will support HTML links in the event >title/description, etc. Something that could be used by a community as a >public arts calendar that several organizations could pist to with a >username/password. > >A java/perl/scripting solution would be best, I think. > >Thanks! > >Steve > >************************************* >Steve Jones, Director >Plaza Theatre >115 E. Main Street >Glasgow, KY 42141 >Voice: (270) 361-2101 >Fax: (270) 651-2511 >http://www.glasgowplazatheatre.org -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Jeff Gardiner Voice: 781-449-2778 Set & Lighting Designer Mobile: 617-416-2388 398 Central Ave. Email: jeffg [at] erols.com Needham, MA 02494 Web: http://www.erols.com/jeffg/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ In-Reply-To: References:

Message-Id: <158A6011-697E-4B8D-8ECD-3B840DF6A34D [at] hillmardesign.com> From: gregg hillmar Subject: Re: Web based calendaring solution... Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 21:11:21 -0400 On Sep 8, 2005, at 6:20 PM, Jon Ares wrote: > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see stagecraft.theprices.net/> > --------------------------------------------------- > > >> Can anyone recommend a web based calendaring solution? I am >> looking for >> something that allows the creation of events via a web form, that >> has the >> ability to have posting of events password protected (with multiple >> users/passwords), that will support HTML links in the event >> title/description, etc. Something that could be used by a >> community as a >> public arts calendar that several organizations could pist to with a >> username/password. >> > > > I don't know of one that covers everything you're asking for, but > check out Brown Bear Software's iCal. (How they can call it iCal > without upsetting Steve Jobs, I don't know....) http:// > www.brownbearsw.com/ too bad it seems to be windows only... _____________________ gregg hillmar scenic & lighting design portfolio & life as we know it: http://www.hillmardesign.com "Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like no one's watching." Satchel Paige ------------------------------ Message-ID: <2c0e15160509081830bc0520f [at] mail.gmail.com> Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 21:30:07 -0400 From: Gregg Carville Reply-To: gcarville [at] gmail.com Cc: THEATRE-SOUND [at] listserv.aol.com (Discussion list for people working in sound for live theatre.) Subject: Rights to music used in Plays So I have opened a can of worms and would appreciate the list(s) wisdom in the matter of sound recording playback and rights. I am now the sound coordinator at a small LORT theater, and I asked what covered us in terms of the right to use various recorded music for our plays. I had remembered from a previous life that there was some sort of umbrella coverage that we had through ASCAP That led to a lot of management trying to figure out what I was talking about. A bit of research has apparently dug up that they cover music used like muzak - pre-show, post and intermission, but not items part of a design (scene chance, underscore, etc) So anyone out there have any such agreement? If not, who is responsible for attaining the rights to the music/fx you use, the designer or the theater? This is of course presuming that everyone out there plays nice and gets rights to the recorded music/fx they are using... Any help would be greatly appreciated. thank you, Gregg ------------------------------ Message-Id: <5.2.0.9.0.20050908215715.00b76b30 [at] pop.lightlink.com> Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 22:03:56 -0400 From: John Bracewell Subject: Re: Rights to music used in Plays In-Reply-To: Gregg, I certainly don't have an answer, but I can tell you that this came up quite a few times in my last few designs. The college attorney, so I think I was told, seemed to believe that BMI and ASCAP payments covered our usage, but I think that could have been called into question. I think your statement that such payments covered muzak-like usage but nothing else is likely correct. However, I don't really know and I'll be interested to see what results here. Something does need to be done by way of clarifying this issue, because I constantly find that designers want to use music that would be quite clearly under current copyright. This certainly includes music that's been on the charts. Of course, designers want to use just this music, because audiences know the music and have very definite associations with it. Getting rights to use can be tough enough. Paying all the royalties that could accrue would be devastating for many theatres. I'll personally be very interested to see what the list has to say about this question. -- JLB ------------------------------ From: tomgrab Subject: Angel Wings needed Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 23:36:56 -0500 Message-ID: <20050908233656540.00000001252 [at] s0022926486> We are in need of a set of 5'-6' articulated wings for a production of _Th= e Old Matador_. They can be either mechanically moved or actor-powered, th= e director is open to either method. The actor does need to be able to mov= e about the stage and the wings need to furl out and close in on themselves= . Does anyone have any suggestions? = Another note. As of last week I was able to remove the /Technical Directo= r from my job duties as the higher ups have finally approved us for a full = time TD and he started full time on Sept. 1. *** Tom Grabowski University of Texas-Pan American Designer Communication Department Tomgrab [at] utpa.edu Edinburg, Texas 78541 956/381-3588 FAX 956/381-2187 ------------------------------ From: MissWisc [at] aol.com Message-ID: <1d7.4478cb87.30526c9f [at] aol.com> Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 00:42:07 EDT Subject: Graduate student displaced by Katrina seeking school I received an email about a MFA scenic design candidate from UNO who is seeking a place to continue his studies. Needs grant/scholarship or similar to be able to afford it. He's originally from WI. I know UW Oshkosh has an undergrad program available, but he's looking for GRADUATE. Ideas??? Anyone looking for an extra set of hands? Kristi ------------------------------ Message-Id: <6.2.3.4.0.20050909005433.01ea8e98 [at] pop.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 00:54:51 -0400 From: "Paul H. Sullivan" Subject: Re: Linux vs Microsoft and Apple In-Reply-To: References:

http://www.arab2.com/games/asteroids/ At 08:42 PM 8/27/2005, you wrote: >For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see >--------------------------------------------------- > >I sold my asteroid machine to a buddy that screwed it it even had the >carboard interlays on it > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Bill Sapsis" > > > > > Asteroids. I wanna play asteroids. > > > > > > > > On 8/27/05 7:05 PM, "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" > > wrote: > > > > > I'm holding out for Apple ][+, Commodore 64, and Atari 800. > > > > > > ------------------------------ Reply-To: From: "RD" Subject: RE: Hearing impaired students Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 23:30:50 -0600 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: For two years I taught deaf students, whole classes of them, a number of subjects, including photography. Sent many to Galluadet, and also sent one teacher who worked there for many years. These young people are incredible. Doom -----Original Message----- From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft [at] theatrical.net] On Behalf Of ladesigners [at] juno.com Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 7:21 AM To: Stagecraft Subject: Re: Hearing impaired students For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see --------------------------------------------------- Dear Jon, I agree with you; it does remain a heated argument, and while I feel that mainstreaming is appropriate for the hearing impaired, which is the only disability that I have faced, I am not advocating the mainstreaming of students who are seriously impaired emotionally, mentally, have learning disabilities, or are autistic, for example, as I have no experience or expertise in that area. While I would not encourage anyone to be forced to walk in my moccasins, I did explore both CSUN and Gallaudet before attending CSUN, and I'll concede that I may have a (not unusual) bias based upon my own life experiences. /s/ Richard (323)654-2700 TDD ____________________________ I wrote: > > To go further out on a limb, I think that the Cal State Univ Northridge mainstreaming deaf approach is far superior to the isolated approach in Gallaudet. __________________ The response was: Ooh, easy with that one, Richard... you know you're walking into a potential field of landmines with that one. :) (I have been deeply involved in Deaf/HOH theatre, theatre accessibility (shadow interpreting, audio description, etc) and Deaf culture for many years... as you know, there's a HUGE division in the Culture regarding Deaf Culture and Mainstreaming.) - Jon Ares ------------------------------ Reply-To: From: "RD" Cc: bill [at] bcaworld.com ('Bill Conner') Subject: RE: Egypt theatre fire Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 23:30:51 -0600 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: And a whole bunch more. Doom -----Original Message----- From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft [at] theatrical.net] On Behalf Of Bill Conner Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 3:16 PM To: Stagecraft Subject: Egypt theatre fire For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see --------------------------------------------------- I thought this had some new info on the fire. Best I can tell this was an unsprinklered big room (ball room, studio or black box theatre, or other similar space - not a theatre with full working stage). Not a new story: crowded room, egress blocked, lots of combustibles, open flames, bad management. Remove any one of those or add sprinklers and a good chance no one dies. http://g.msn.com/0MN2ET7/2?http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9219492&&CM=EmailThis &CE=1 Bill ------------------------------ From: John Arrowsmith Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 08:14:50 +0100 Message-ID: <20059981450.530630 [at] arrowsmiths> In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: Off-topic but about New Orleans How embarrassing ... my previous posting came through (in the daily digest, at least) with the lines all messed up and with "=3D" inserted at crucial near-line-end points. This email is to check that the new-to-me email program I'm using (PocoMail) IS now correctly set up to post to the stagecraft list and that it won't mess up any future messages I may send. My apologies for taking up your in-tray space AND for sending such a long paragraph too but it should prove to be an adequate test if I do it like this :) John, in low-cloud damp Yorkshire, UK -- John Arrowsmith, voluntary website provider/editor at http://www.rockchallenge.co.uk for the annual performing-arts anti-substance-abuse extravaganza called UK Rock Challenge ------------------------------ End of Stagecraft Digest #514 *****************************