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Stagecraft Digest, Issue #1110

 1. Re: electricity to revolving stage
    by Dorian Kelly <dorian [at] essex.ac.uk>
 2. Re: electricity to revolving stage
    by Dorian Kelly <dorian [at] essex.ac.uk>
 3. Introductions
    by Jim Hyslop <theatre [at] dreampossible.ca>
 4. Re: Intros
    by "Brian Munroe" <bpmunroe [at] gmail.com>
 5. Re: Intros
    by "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" <stagecraft [at] jeffsalzberg.com>
 6. Re: electricity to revolving stage
    by "Jim, RC4 Wireless" <stagecraft [at] theatrewireless.com>
 7. Re: Internally threaded bolt
    by "Jon Ares" <jonares [at] hevanet.com>
 8. Re: electricity to revolving stage
    by Kh97925 [at] aol.com
 9. Re: A message from the LRLR
    by Stephen Rees <stephen.rees [at] fredonia.edu>
10. Re: Intros
    by Stephen Rees <stephen.rees [at] fredonia.edu>
11. Re: Intros
    by Stephen Rees <stephen.rees [at] fredonia.edu>
12. Re: Introductions
    by Valerie Saggau <saggauv1 [at] mail.montclair.edu>
13. Re: Intros
    by Charlie Fraser <charlie [at] charliefraser.com>
14. Re: Introductions
    by Kevin Lee Allen <klad [at] klad.com>
15. Re: Introductions
    by Kevin Lee Allen <klad [at] klad.com>
16. Re: Intros
    by "Tony Deeming" <deeming.tony [at] btinternet.com>
17. Roommate for USITT
    by "Delbert Hall" <delbert.hall [at] gmail.com>
18. Re: Intros
    by "Rob Riddle" <stagecraft [at] stageshirt.com>
19. Re: Introductions
    by "ladesigners [at] juno.com" <ladesigners [at] juno.com>
20. Re: Introductions
    by Andy Champ-Doran <doran [at] bard.edu>
21. Re: Introductions
    by "Paul Schreiner" <pschreiner [at] rmwc.edu>
22. Re: A message from the LRLR
    by Bill Sapsis <bill [at] sapsis-rigging.com>
23. Re: Intros
    by "Paul Schreiner" <pschreiner [at] rmwc.edu>
24. Re: Intros
    by "Paul Schreiner" <pschreiner [at] rmwc.edu>
25. Re: electricity to revolving stage-alternatives
    by Kim Hartshorn <kim.hartshorn [at] plattsburgh.edu>
26. Re: Projectors
    by Ford Sellers <fhs4 [at] cornell.edu>
27. Montclair students - OT
    by "Scott Spidell" <sspidell [at] uwaterloo.ca>
28. Re: Introductions
    by "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" <stagecraft [at] jeffsalzberg.com>
29. Re: Introductions
    by "Steven Santos" <steven [at] simplycircus.com>
30. Re: Introductions
    by "Katrina Wiechmann" <kewiech [at] gmail.com>
31. Re: Intros
    by "Tony Deeming" <deeming.tony [at] btinternet.com>
32. Re: Introductions
    by "Tony Deeming" <deeming.tony [at] btinternet.com>
33. Re: Introductions
    by "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" <stagecraft [at] jeffsalzberg.com>
34. Re: Introductions
    by "Paul Schreiner" <pschreiner [at] rmwc.edu>
35. Re: electricity to revolving stage
    by SS <cueonego [at] gmail.com>
36. revolving stage
    by Judy <kupfer [at] post.tau.ac.il>
37. General Query regarding Persons of Size
    by <Dave.Dickinson [at] ocfl.net>
38. Old lamp info...
    by "Steve Jones" <steve.jones [at] glasgowplazatheatre.org>
39. Scrim on a budget...
    by DougP [at] hesston.edu
40. Re: Old lamp info...
    by "David B. Nelson" <d.b.nelson [at] comcast.net>
41. Re: General Query regarding Persons of Size
    by KEITH ARSENAULT <iaeg [at] aol.com>
42. Re: General Query regarding Persons of Size
    by "Steven Santos" <steven [at] simplycircus.com>
43. Re: Old lamp info...
    by "Steve Jones" <steve.jones [at] glasgowplazatheatre.org>
44. Re: General Query regarding Persons of Size
    by KEITH ARSENAULT <iaeg [at] aol.com>
45. Re: #1108
    by Stefanie Christensen <spirch [at] charlestonstage.com>
46. Re: Old lamp info...
    by "Warren Stiles" <warren.stiles [at] gmail.com>
47. Re: General Query regarding Persons of Size
    by Andy Champ-Doran <doran [at] bard.edu>
48. Re: Old lamp info...
    by "Frank E. Merrill" <Lamplighter [at] tcon.net>
49. Indianapolis photos
    by "Michael Brubaker" <mbrubaker [at] acdtheatrical.com>
50. Re: Indianapolis photos
    by "Terry Lowe" <tlowe [at] plsn.com>
51. Flash paper
    by "Delbert Hall" <delbert.hall [at] gmail.com>
52. Re: I know it's a little early, but...
    by "Matt Gard" <mgard [at] vastage.com>
53. Re: Flash paper
    by Michael Heinicke <mheinicke [at] sbcglobal.net>
54. Re: Indianapolis photos
    by "Michael Brubaker" <mbrubaker [at] acdtheatrical.com>
55. Re: I know it's a little early, but...
    by "Paul Schreiner" <pschreiner [at] rmwc.edu>
56. Re: Introductions
    by Jim Hyslop <theatre [at] dreampossible.ca>
57. Re: 
    by Jim Hyslop <theatre [at] dreampossible.ca>
58. Re: Introductions
    by "Don Taco" <taco [at] peak.org>
59. Re: Movies & PA
    by "Fred Bauer" <joebob42 [at] gmail.com>
60. Re: Scrim on a budget...
    by Andy Champ-Doran <doran [at] bard.edu>
61. Re: 
    by "Paul Schreiner" <pschreiner [at] rmwc.edu>
62. Re: Flash paper
    by "Nathan Kahn" <nathan.kahn [at] gmail.com>
63. Re: Old lamp info...
    by <kzinkl [at] sbcglobal.net>
64. Re: General Query regarding Persons of Size
    by jonares [at] hevanet.com
65. Re: [user_group] Re: electricity to revolving stage
    by "Jim, RC4 Wireless" <stagecraft [at] theatrewireless.com>
66. Re: Old lamp info...
    by "Nathan Kahn" <nathan.kahn [at] gmail.com>
67. Re: Request for Technical Resumes for Educator 
    by Steve Shelley <mrtemplate [at] earthlink.net>
68. Re: Projectors
    by Steve Shelley <mrtemplate [at] earthlink.net>
69. Re: Re: 
    by Chip Wood <chip.a.wood [at] gmail.com>

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Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:11:35 +0000
From: Dorian Kelly <dorian [at] essex.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: electricity to revolving stage

>
>	Frank's idea of a slip ring would work.  I've used them 
>before with varying results.  Because scraping plates of electricity 
>can cause some arcing, this presents Radio Frequency Interference. 
>This may affect some equipment or make noise in the sound system. 
>This will also wear down the metal rather quickly.  You can buy 
>pre-made slip rings, but I think they are expensive.  If you are 
>going to make the slip ring, I would try and sway the designer into 
>having the electricity out when the stage is rotating.  I believe 
>the commercial slip rings use carbon brushes.  Kind of like the ones 
>in A/C motors.
>This cuts down on noise and wear.  That may be an idea if you can 
>find some motor brushes and make rings coated with copper.



>Mike de Almeida



A decent slip ring is fine for getting power into a revolve, and many 
a fine show has run for years without problem. The first one I ever 
came across was  a 6 channel ( 12  concentric rings) for the original 
No 1 UK tour of My Fair Lady when I worked as a production 
electrician for HM Tennant.   As long as the brushes were kept in 
good condition and the lid at the centre of the revolve was well 
screwed down we never had any problems.

However, we didn't need to get data in in those days,  and a carbon 
brush slip ring would patently be  low cost optical one with a fixed 
LED and a photocell moving with the revolve  I never got round to 
experimenting. Has anyone tried this / made one / sell an existing 
one?

Royalties in used Euro notes to the address below please...

  Dorian Kelly
-- 
Illuminati Creative Technology  3 Gladstone Road Colchester Essex UK
+44 1206 798076 07770 950964     mailto:Info [at] theatrearts.biz
http://www.theatrearts.biz

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Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:19:39 +0000
From: Dorian Kelly <dorian [at] essex.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: electricity to revolving stage

>For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
>---------------------------------------------------
>
>On 1/25/07, frank.wood95 [at] ntlworld.com <frank.wood95 [at] ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>
>>My first reaction is to shoot the director and designer. Also the 
>>SM, for letting a problem like this get through the production 
>>conference. However, this is not really practical.
>>
>
>Or legal, in most jurisdictions.
>
>Kurt

Indeed;  but as for shooting the director and designer, I strongly 
disagree. Its their job to push the artistic envelope, and if he 
wants a permanently revolving  stage with lights coming up and down, 
then isn't it our job to find the technology? Its not exactly rocket 
science. If it is genuinely impossible to find a solution then so be 
it, but  very few challenges fall into that category, and they will 
always be apparent at the production meeting.

Dorian
-- 
Illuminati Creative Technology  3 Gladstone Road Colchester Essex UK
+44 1206 798076 07770 950964     mailto:Info [at] theatrearts.biz
http://www.theatrearts.biz

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Message-ID: <45B9FBC2.5060102 [at] dreampossible.ca>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:01:54 -0500
From: Jim Hyslop <theatre [at] dreampossible.ca>
Organization: Dreampossible Inc.
Subject: Introductions

Welcome to all new members of the list.

As much as I like to know about new people, I would like to point out
that this list is very high-volume. I have 464 unread Stagecraft
messages - and that's just in four days.

Therefore, I would respectfully request that new members refrain from
sending an email simply to say "hello." But that's just my opinion :-)

-- 
Jim Hyslop

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Message-ID: <b7aa28010701260505r5fe3314dle0471faa8b12fe63 [at] mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:05:56 -0500
From: "Brian Munroe" <bpmunroe [at] gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Intros
In-Reply-To: <list-41664726 [at] prxy.net>
References: <list-41664726 [at] prxy.net>

On 1/26/07, Michael Heinicke <mheinicke [at] sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> With all of the introductions recently, does anyone
> else feel like we are at a meeting of Stagecrafters
> Anonymous or something?? :)

"My name is Brian and I am a stagehand."

"Hi Brian!"

Brian Munroe
bpmunroe [at] gmail.com

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Reply-To: <stagecraft [at] jeffsalzberg.com>
From: "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" <stagecraft [at] jeffsalzberg.com>
Subject: RE: Intros
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:17:24 -0500
Message-ID: <00ce01c7414c$51dc9900$6501a8c0 [at] Dell>
In-Reply-To: <list-41676065 [at] prxy.net>


> "My name is Brian and I am a stagehand."

"...It's been 37 seconds since my last drink."


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From: "Jim, RC4 Wireless" <stagecraft [at] theatrewireless.com>
References: <list-41643420 [at] prxy.net> <list-41645731 [at] prxy.net> <list-41673118 [at] prxy.net>
Subject: Re: electricity to revolving stage
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:31:06 -0500
Message-ID: <01d101c7414e$3b9fee60$6700a8c0 [at] p3m866>
In-reply-to: <list-41673118 [at] prxy.net>

In this case, the OP specifically doesn't have a budget for wireless.  Were
that not the case, wireless dimming is the obvious, highly reliable
solution.  There are various systems, including ours, that solve this any
other similar problems very nicely.

Jim
RC4 Wireless


> Indeed;  but as for shooting the director and designer, I 
> strongly disagree. Its their job to push the artistic 
> envelope, and if he wants a permanently revolving  stage with 
> lights coming up and down, then isn't it our job to find the 
> technology? Its not exactly rocket science. If it is 
> genuinely impossible to find a solution then so be it, but  
> very few challenges fall into that category, and they will 
> always be apparent at the production meeting.
> 
> Dorian


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Message-ID: <003301c7414f$e29a66e0$0400000a [at] BRUTUS>
From: "Jon Ares" <jonares [at] hevanet.com>
References: <list-41660435 [at] prxy.net> <list-41661462 [at] prxy.net>
Subject: Re: Internally threaded bolt
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 05:42:55 -0800

> some raw stock and make 'em for you...(same rules about shark tanks...)
> 
> You bailed me out a few years ago, If I can help, let me know...
> 


What were you doing in a shark tank??

     - Jon Ares
www.hevanet.com/acreative 

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From: Kh97925 [at] aol.com
Message-ID: <cd9.92302be.32eb5f95 [at] aol.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:43:49 EST
Subject: Re: electricity to revolving stage

I'm new to the list (not an introduction, just pointing it out) but even  
with wireless dimming don't you still need to get power to the dimmer?  I  was 
thinking that depending on how much power you need you could use a few car  
batteries & an inverter if the practical have to have AC power.  If all  you need 
is for a few lamps to work you could even use 12v bulbs & not fool  w/the 
inverter.

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Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:55:17 -0500
Subject: Re: A message from the LRLR
From: Stephen Rees <stephen.rees [at] fredonia.edu>
Message-ID: <C1DF7275.66B7%stephen.rees [at] fredonia.edu>
In-Reply-To: <list-41660529 [at] prxy.net>

Hey Bill,
There had been rumblings of being in Central New York as part of the
journey.  Do you have  specific highways and projected ETAs  yet?
Steve Rees


On 1/25/07 9:44 PM, "Bill Sapsis" <bill [at] sapsis-rigging.com> wrote:

> 
> 4)  If you live along the route and want to do something nice for the riders
>     like maybe spot them a lunch...or at least stand by the side of the road
>     & wave, you should get in touch with one of us so we can organize it.
> 

> 
> Bill S.
> ETCP Certified Rigger - Theatre
> ETCP Council Member
> www.sapsis-rigging.com
> 800.727.7471
> 267.278.4561 mobile
> 
> The LRLR '07 ride...Philly - Syracuse - Ottawa - Middlebury - St. Johnsbury
> - Bar Harbor - Bangor - White river Junction - Lakeville - Philly  C'mon and
> join the fun.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


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Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:59:05 -0500
Subject: Re: Intros
From: Stephen Rees <stephen.rees [at] fredonia.edu>
Message-ID: <C1DF7359.66BA%stephen.rees [at] fredonia.edu>
In-Reply-To: <list-41664726 [at] prxy.net>

It is certainly part of my 12-step program.
Steve R


On 1/26/07 12:53 AM, "Michael Heinicke" <mheinicke [at] sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> 
> With all of the introductions recently, does anyone
> else feel like we are at a meeting of Stagecrafters
> Anonymous or something?? :)
> 
> Mike Heinicke


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Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:02:34 -0500
Subject: Re: Intros
From: Stephen Rees <stephen.rees [at] fredonia.edu>
Message-ID: <C1DF742A.66BC%stephen.rees [at] fredonia.edu>
In-Reply-To: <list-41676387 [at] prxy.net>

Or last posting to the list, more likely.
Steve


On 1/26/07 8:17 AM, "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" <stagecraft [at] jeffsalzberg.com>
wrote:

> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> 
> 
>> "My name is Brian and I am a stagehand."
> 
> "...It's been 37 seconds since my last drink."
> 


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From: Valerie Saggau <saggauv1 [at] mail.montclair.edu>
Message-ID: <1474c831475f9d.1475f9d1474c83 [at] montclair.edu>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:02:45 -0500
Subject: Re: Introductions

just so you know. we needed to sign up for this for our drafting class & we were graded on our introductions. so it's not our fault....sorry!


----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Hyslop <theatre [at] dreampossible.ca>
Date: Friday, January 26, 2007 8:01 am
Subject: Introductions

> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see 
> <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>---------------------------------
> ------------------
> 
> Welcome to all new members of the list.
> 
> As much as I like to know about new people, I would like to point out
> that this list is very high-volume. I have 464 unread Stagecraft
> messages - and that's just in four days.
> 
> Therefore, I would respectfully request that new members refrain from
> sending an email simply to say "hello." But that's just my opinion 
> :-)
> 
> -- 
> Jim Hyslop
> 


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Message-ID: <45BA0A5E.2010202 [at] charliefraser.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:04:14 -0500
From: Charlie Fraser <charlie [at] charliefraser.com>
Subject: Re: Intros
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All- For my day job I work in an IT department in higher ed. While I am 
not sure that this is the case but I am willing to bet that this is an 
assignment from a professor since most of the people saying hello are 
coming from the same place. I have seen this  type of assignment given 
in other disciplines.  On the one hand yes we all get many emails a day, 
but on the other if this is the case I say lets cut the kids some slack. 
I think it takes a lot of courage to introduce yourself to a bunch of 
strangers who may be in a position to hire you some day. For those who 
want to cut down on you email why not set a filter or two, to move the 
messages to a separate folder which you can scan periodically and 
delete. Just my 2 cents.



Charlie

500-1000 emails per day ;-)



Brian Munroe wrote:
> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
> On 1/26/07, Michael Heinicke <mheinicke [at] sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> With all of the introductions recently, does anyone
>> else feel like we are at a meeting of Stagecrafters
>> Anonymous or something?? :)
>
> "My name is Brian and I am a stagehand."
>
> "Hi Brian!"
>
> Brian Munroe
> bpmunroe [at] gmail.com
>
>


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Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:29:48 -0500
From: Kevin Lee Allen <klad [at] klad.com>
Subject: Re: Introductions
In-reply-to: <list-41675947 [at] prxy.net>
Message-id: <16D5C127-C22D-4707-AB35-8B67C4DA3758 [at] klad.com>
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Jim,

While I gather you would like me to apologise for asking my students  
to introduce themselves, I will not. I certainly do not think the  
students (mine or Paul's) have anything to apologise for..

This is my second semester teaching, one class per semester. In the  
Fall, I asked my students to sign up for this list (and several  
others) and found them reluctant to sign up or read, let alone post.  
I have found this group  to be educational and entertaining over the  
years. At least one student from last semester gathered important  
information here.

This semester, in order to be sure that everyone had subscribed to  
the list and get them over the hump of an initial post, I made that  
post an assignment. Reading the list is also required and I hope they  
will turn to the list with questions and seeking guidance.

I hope that your post (and others, less than welcoming) have not put  
off these fine young people just learning their way in our business.

I have never been a part of any list where introductions were not  
welcomed, in many cases, required.

If there are apologies due, the apology should come from you to each  
student who posted.



On Jan 26, 2007, at 8:01 AM, Jim Hyslop wrote:

> Therefore, I would respectfully request that new members refrain from
> sending an email simply to say "hello." But that's just my opinion :-)



-----
Kevin Lee Allen
Architect of Dreams
http://www.klad.com
973.744.6352.voice
201.280.3841.mobile
klad [at] klad.com



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Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:30:32 -0500
From: Kevin Lee Allen <klad [at] klad.com>
Subject: Re: Introductions
In-reply-to: <list-41677636 [at] prxy.net>
Message-id: <8C46AC90-ED92-458A-8AD4-69D51490733A [at] klad.com>
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remind me to give you some extra credit for standing up for yourself<g>.


On Jan 26, 2007, at 9:02 AM, Valerie Saggau wrote:

> just so you know. we needed to sign up for this for our drafting  
> class & we were graded on our introductions. so it's not our  
> fault....sorry!



-----
Kevin Lee Allen
Architect of Dreams
http://www.klad.com
973.744.6352.voice
201.280.3841.mobile
klad [at] klad.com



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From: "Tony Deeming" <deeming.tony [at] btinternet.com>
Subject: RE: Intros
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:48:56 -0000
Message-ID: <ODEMKLAMIBKNHPJLNKDPAEDKFFAA.deeming.tony [at] btinternet.com>
In-Reply-To: <list-41677713 [at] prxy.net>

That's precisely what it is.
Paul G's class, I believe...

TD

>I am willing to bet that this is an assignment from a professor since most
of the people saying hello are coming from the same place.
>



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Message-ID: <b7318c480701260656q7db926bbkeaabaf434a7fbd4f [at] mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:56:48 -0500
From: "Delbert Hall" <delbert.hall [at] gmail.com>
Subject: Roommate for USITT

Anybody looking for a roomate for USITT?  I will be arriving on Tue.
and leaving on Sat. (possibly Sun.).

-Delbert

-- 
Delbert L. Hall
ETCP Certified Rigger - Theatre
423-773-4255

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Message-ID: <031a01c7415a$533283b0$6701a8c0 [at] amd2200>
From: "Rob Riddle" <stagecraft [at] stageshirt.com>
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Subject: Re: Intros
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:57:38 -0500


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Munroe" <bpmunroe [at] gmail.com>

> > With all of the introductions recently, does anyone
> > else feel like we are at a meeting of Stagecrafters
> > Anonymous or something?? :)
>
> "My name is Brian and I am a stagehand."
>
> "Hi Brian!"
>


My name is Robert and I am a stagehand
It has been three days since my last gig

Rob't



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From: "ladesigners [at] juno.com" <ladesigners [at] juno.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:56:17 GMT
Subject: Re: Introductions
Message-Id: <20070126.070206.833.1097060 [at] webmail34.lax.untd.com>

Dear Jim,
You do know, or have reason to know, that the students are fulfilling =

a class assignment, the excuse for which is no more assailable than =

if the Fire Marshall ordered one of us to perform a task. The =

students so ordered are lucky that this class assignment is unlikely =

to cause a serious injury of the nature that was extensively =

discussed on this list recently when a student suffered a severe hand =

injury during the watch of a poster on this list. Please let it go. =

Thank You. Other persons on this list are just as inconvenienced as =

you were, but still recognize the educational and networking value of =

the assignment. Or Not. If I had my way, they would be integrated =

into the list when they had a cogent question or comment, but I do =

not run the list, nor do I formulate and dispense college assignments.
/s/ Richard

--

Welcome to all new members of the list.

As much as I like to know about new people, I would like to point out
that this list is very high-volume. I have 464 unread Stagecraft
messages - and that's just in four days.

Therefore, I would respectfully request that new members refrain from
sending an email simply to say "hello." But that's just my opinion :-)

-- =

Jim Hyslop
  


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Message-ID: <20070126100956.do3lig7i800040ck [at] webmail.bard.edu>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:09:56 -0500
From: Andy Champ-Doran <doran [at] bard.edu>
Subject: Re: Introductions
References: <list-41675947 [at] prxy.net>
In-Reply-To: <list-41675947 [at] prxy.net>

Jim,

I think it's only polite for the new listers to introduce themselves,  
just as I did five years ago, and many have done since that time.

If the sheer number of  unread messages is the problem (as it  
sometimes is in my inbox), then might I suggest that you subscribe to  
the digest version.

Or, you might also do as I sometimes do when I'm up against the time  
wall, which is to just delete by subject matter at the inbox, if the  
subject is not of imminent importance to you that day.

Just a thought,
Andy Champ-Doran



Quoting Jim Hyslop <theatre [at] dreampossible.ca>:
> Welcome to all new members of the list.
> As much as I like to know about new people, I would like to point out
> that this list is very high-volume. I have 464 unread Stagecraft
> Therefore, I would respectfully request that new members refrain from
> sending an email simply to say "hello." But that's just my opinion :-)
> Jim Hyslop



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Subject: RE: Introductions
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:10:42 -0500
Message-ID: <6E497ADB607656479C24E6D7BF6B505A0744F95F [at] exchange.rmwc.edu>
In-Reply-To: <list-41678481 [at] prxy.net>
From: "Paul Schreiner" <pschreiner [at] rmwc.edu>

> While I gather you would like me to apologise for asking my=20
> students to introduce themselves, I will not. I certainly do=20
> not think the students (mine or Paul's) have anything to=20
> apologise for..<snip>
>=20
> If there are apologies due, the apology should come from you=20
> to each student who posted.

Whoa...I personally don't think anyone's been rude or anything, nor has
there been anything warranting apologies anywhere...at least lately! ;)

My experience has been similar to Kevin's...except I've been requiring
subscriptions for my stagecraft students for six semesters now,
requiring a paper each time.  In the previous 2-1/2 years, I think I can
count the number of actual posts from students of mine on here on one
hand.  There's a lot to be said for the feeling of "I don't wanna make a
fool of myself by asking a stupid question."

There's a lot of good stuff on here, and not all of it is completely
on-topic...heck, if it hadn't been for this list, the phrase "shovels
and rakes and implements of destruction" would have very little meaning
for me.  I wouldn't be reading "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle
Maintenance" right now (and loving it, btw).  And the list goes on.

It's kinda like one of those wonderful little toys or something that you
think is soo incredibly neat that you want to share it with
everyone...and then you get a little disappointed when most of the
people you show it to dismiss it with a "so, what?" and don't *see* what
you do. =20

These intros are a way to try to get some of our kids to start
reading...intro post, at least they'll wonder what others say by way of
a response.  After that, maybe they'll start reading stuff by the people
who responded originally.  And then, maybe it'll become a bit more
regular, and they'll have the chance to pick up some nugget that we
(rather often, I've found) leave by the proverbial side of the road.

Yes, for those of us who've been here for years, a regular flood of
intros can get a little...tired.  But the stagecraft list bar has never
been an exclusive club, either.  We've got a fabulous little community,
and it seems like about 98% of the posts in any given month are written
by, maybe, what?  50 of us?  100? =20

I don't quite know where I'm going with that last thought.  It just
seems a bit of a shame that we don't hear from the lurkers more
often...not that there's anything wrong with lurking, but...I dunno.
Make of it what you will.

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Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:14:45 -0500
Subject: Re: A message from the LRLR
From: Bill Sapsis <bill [at] sapsis-rigging.com>
Message-ID: <C1DF8515.18BD3%bill [at] sapsis-rigging.com>
In-Reply-To: <list-41677371 [at] prxy.net>

First day out we end up in Syracuse, NY.  That would be July 29th.  Then
it's Ottawa, Middlebury, St. j and beyond.

Fr the full details, check out the website.   <www.LRLR.org> for the full
route.  As we're on the back roads this time, some of the routes may vary
slightly as we wander along.  The daily diary will have updates.

Bill S.
ETCP Certified Rigger - Theatre
ETCP Council Member
www.sapsis-rigging.com
800.727.7471
267.278.4561 mobile



On 1/26/07 8:55 AM, "Stephen Rees" <stephen.rees [at] fredonia.edu> wrote:

> 
> Hey Bill,
> There had been rumblings of being in Central New York as part of the
> journey.  Do you have  specific highways and projected ETAs  yet?
> Steve Rees



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Subject: RE: Intros
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:18:50 -0500
Message-ID: <6E497ADB607656479C24E6D7BF6B505A0744F975 [at] exchange.rmwc.edu>
In-Reply-To: <list-41679080 [at] prxy.net>
From: "Paul Schreiner" <pschreiner [at] rmwc.edu>

> That's precisely what it is.
> Paul G's class, I believe...

Wrong Paul.  :)

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Subject: RE: Intros
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:19:14 -0500
Message-ID: <6E497ADB607656479C24E6D7BF6B505A0744F976 [at] exchange.rmwc.edu>
In-Reply-To: <list-41676387 [at] prxy.net>
From: "Paul Schreiner" <pschreiner [at] rmwc.edu>
Cc: stagecraft [at] jeffsalzberg.com

> > "My name is Brian and I am a stagehand."
>=20
> "...It's been 37 seconds since my last drink."

Since when did you get on the wagon?

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Message-ID: <20070126102015.xtev6da9sw8wkw4g [at] webmail.plattsburgh.edu>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:20:15 -0500
From: Kim Hartshorn <kim.hartshorn [at] plattsburgh.edu>
Subject: Re: electricity to revolving stage-alternatives
References: <list-41671948 [at] prxy.net>
In-Reply-To: <list-41671948 [at] prxy.net>


The problem with a wiper is that you still need to get power to the center of
the turntable, if you can do that you might as well feed your cables through a
hole and let them twist, or perhaps depending on how it is masked you could
drop them from the top and let them twist.  Another solution worth looking at
might be to not light the practicals practically but light them from 
the top. The shades of many lamps can be lit from the top with a 
tightly focused
instrument in such a way as to make them glow as if they are lit from an
interior lamp, reflective material can be positioned within the shade to
enhance this effect.  This can be especially effective if the fixtures are
supposed to be gas lamps as their shades always have the opening on the 
top and
are perfect for lighting down into.   An additional advantage for lighting a
lamp prop from the top is that often the instrument does not actually need to
be that tightly focused and the spill light can do double duty as the
motivational light from the source.

good luck

Kim Hartshorn



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Message-Id: <6.2.5.6.2.20070126102232.02fc3db8 [at] cornell.edu>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:25:26 -0500
From: Ford Sellers <fhs4 [at] cornell.edu>
Subject: Re: Projectors
In-Reply-To: <list-41664688 [at] prxy.net>
References: <list-41648189 [at] prxy.net>
 <list-41664688 [at] prxy.net>

Here's a thought on the Color scroller Idea...
If you had 2, with opposing colors (red/green?), in progressive 
saturation, running in opposite directions (on could be backwards so 
that you could patch them to the same channel.

Of course, that does defeat the "Cheap" aspect...  Ah well.

At 12:52 AM 1/26/2007, you wrote:
>For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
>---------------------------------------------------
>
>
>On Jan 25, 2007, at 4:49 PM, Steve Shelley  wrote:
>
>>Another way that I've seen an inexpensive douser in the past is
>>with a color
>>scroller. As I recall the seam between clear acetate and complete
>>opaque was
>>on a diagonal cut, like the ubiquitous "split color" used in ERS
>>units with
>>a gobo to project an image with two colors. The speed of the douse was
>>controlled through a submaster. But I cannot recall the visual end
>>result,
>>if the diagonal helped, hindered the fade, or if a straight
>>vertical cut
>>might have succeeded just as well.
>>
>>Fwiw.
>>
>>Hth,
>>
>>shelley
>
>
>I've done the scroller thing. The string was: Clear (Gm1505) then a
>series of increasingly grey greys (Gm 1514 through 1518) then a frame
>of opaque mylar, then another sheet of clear.  The idea was that 0%
>to 80% I could fade to black, full to 80% would snap to black.  The
>projections designer & I discussed it, it sounded good, he called it
>in to wybron color xpress and we were in business.
>
>Of course it didn't work quite as we had hoped.
>
>The lines between frames was VERY distinct.  And the mylar, of
>course, reflected all 5000 lumen back at the projector.  Fortunately,
>this was rear projection, so we were able to shroud the sucker, and
>with very careful coordination - projection fading to "video black"
>while running the scroll... (sooo many part & link cues), and we
>eventually achieved something the director deemed acceptable.
>
>The virtue, of course, is being able to control it in the board, and
>it was a lot cheaper than the City douser, the idea of which I like
>but whose price point makes it impossible for any of my clients to
>purchase. (and in that case, wasn't out yet although Andrew told me
>it was in development at the time.)
>
>If renting, that's another matter...
>
>I have also used external dousers (like the Wybron Eclipse) and been
>fairly happy with the results.  I'll probably go back to that next
>time I have to do this.  Unless I can persuade some scenic to paint
>me an evenly graded scroll with heat-resistant paint...
>
>
>BA
>
>Brian Aldous
>Lighting Design
>
>brian [at] tany.com

************************
Ford H Sellers
Master Electrician
Cornell University
Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts
430 College Avenue
Ithaca NY, 14850
(607) 254-2736  office
(607) 254-2733  fax 


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From: "Scott Spidell" <sspidell [at] uwaterloo.ca>
References: <list-41671948 [at] prxy.net>
Subject: Montclair students - OT
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:31:31 -0500
Message-ID: <000301c7415f$14340300$3ba06181 [at] tofa>
In-Reply-To: <list-41671948 [at] prxy.net>

First, a quick apology for the OT. Could any Montclair students give me a
shout - directly, don't reply to the list - if you have signed up for the
RAVE wireless cell phone service on your campus? We are thinking of using it
here and I was just hoping to get some of your thoughts about the value of
the service to you.
Thanks,
Scott Spidell
University of Waterloo.
sspidell [at] uwaterloo.ca

And now, back to your regularly scheduled programming...


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Reply-To: <stagecraft [at] jeffsalzberg.com>
From: "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" <stagecraft [at] jeffsalzberg.com>
Subject: RE: Introductions
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:34:22 -0500
Message-ID: <011001c7415f$742a8270$6501a8c0 [at] Dell>
In-Reply-To: <list-41679745 [at] prxy.net>

=20
> Or, you might also do as I sometimes do when I'm up against the time =20
> wall, which is to just delete by subject matter at the inbox

I'm glad to see these students; it's always good to have fresh
meat...er..."new participants".

My suggestion, to teacher-types who might consider such assignments in =
the
future, is that you require a unique and descriptive "Subject" heading, =
such
as "Introduction: Fubar University Knitting for the Theatre Class", so =
that
those who wish to avoid the intros might easily do so (or, maybe, since =
they
mostly seem to be headed "Introduction", that's what you did).


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From: "Steven Santos" <steven [at] simplycircus.com>
Subject: RE: Introductions
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:34:49 -0500
Message-ID: <FDEPKKINFFFAJOOJMIKBAEDDFAAA.steven [at] simplycircus.com>
In-Reply-To: <list-41678481 [at] prxy.net>

Kevin,

First, I aplaud you (and all of the other teachers on this list that requier
students to subscribe)for what you are doing.  I think its a very good
thing - heck, in the not-too-distant future I am going be asking you guys to
take it a step further and have your students help with an upcomming
stagecraft list project.

With that said, could I ask that you give the list a heads up just before
you give your students an assignment like this?  I don't think the
assignment is a bad thing (as I said, I support it), its just that as a list
we're really not used to getting so many intros in such a short time, and if
we don't know whats going on, it gets tiresom.  I know that for me, if I
knew it was comming in advance, I would have made a sepcific attempt to
interact with them as individuals, and as your class (OK, so whose got some
juicy stories about Kevin as a stagecraft youngin? ;), rather than just
deleting them after reading the first two or three.

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Steven Santos
Director, Simply Circus, Inc.
Email: Steven [at] SimplyCircus.com
 Mail: 14 Pierrepont Road
       Newton, MA 02462
Phone: 617-527-0667
  Web: www.SimplyCircus.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft [at] theatrical.net]On Behalf Of Kevin
> Lee Allen
> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 9:30 AM
> To: Stagecraft
> Subject: Re: Introductions
>
>
> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
>
> Jim,
>
> While I gather you would like me to apologise for asking my students
> to introduce themselves, I will not. I certainly do not think the
> students (mine or Paul's) have anything to apologise for..
>
> This is my second semester teaching, one class per semester. In the
> Fall, I asked my students to sign up for this list (and several
> others) and found them reluctant to sign up or read, let alone post.
> I have found this group  to be educational and entertaining over the
> years. At least one student from last semester gathered important
> information here.
>
> This semester, in order to be sure that everyone had subscribed to
> the list and get them over the hump of an initial post, I made that
> post an assignment. Reading the list is also required and I hope they
> will turn to the list with questions and seeking guidance.
>
> I hope that your post (and others, less than welcoming) have not put
> off these fine young people just learning their way in our business.
>
> I have never been a part of any list where introductions were not
> welcomed, in many cases, required.
>
> If there are apologies due, the apology should come from you to each
> student who posted.
>
>
>
> On Jan 26, 2007, at 8:01 AM, Jim Hyslop wrote:
>
> > Therefore, I would respectfully request that new members refrain from
> > sending an email simply to say "hello." But that's just my opinion :-)
>
>
>
> -----
> Kevin Lee Allen
> Architect of Dreams
> http://www.klad.com
> 973.744.6352.voice
> 201.280.3841.mobile
> klad [at] klad.com
>
>
>
>


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Message-ID: <68063acf0701260737k1e4752e5j34235df7e30b89e2 [at] mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:37:50 -0500
From: "Katrina Wiechmann" <kewiech [at] gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Introductions
In-Reply-To: <list-41678481 [at] prxy.net>
References: <list-41675947 [at] prxy.net> <list-41678481 [at] prxy.net>

I personally read this post (probably incorrectly to the poster's
intent, but maybe not), as a "Please, if you're going to introduce
yourself, do it.  Don't make an entire new thread to say, "My name is
____. Hi."  Having read most of the recent introductions, some are
quite interesting and actually spark dialogues and networking; others
have been lackluster, not moving much beyond, "Yeah, I have this
assignment, oh hi."

Having gmail sort conversations by topic is great; I can read one
email after another that only has to do with one topic at a time
without worrying about missing one.  This is always an option.  So is
making (certainly for short intros) a single thread (maybe once a
month, or it will get lost) that people can use for the intros, etc.
(Though that might get a little insane, rather quickly.)

IOW, I read a "please don't spam the list" vs. "don't post on the
list," from Jim.
*shrug*  There's my pence worth.

(Of course, maybe I'm just too tired to take offense, etc. to anything
right now.)

Katrina


>
> On Jan 26, 2007, at 8:01 AM, Jim Hyslop wrote:
>
> > Therefore, I would respectfully request that new members refrain from
> > sending an email simply to say "hello." But that's just my opinion :-)

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From: "Tony Deeming" <deeming.tony [at] btinternet.com>
Subject: RE: Intros
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:38:46 -0000
Message-ID: <ODEMKLAMIBKNHPJLNKDPOEDLFFAA.deeming.tony [at] btinternet.com>
In-Reply-To: <list-41680040 [at] prxy.net>

8-))
Close tho....!

:-D



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft [at] theatrical.net]On Behalf Of Paul
> Schreiner
> Sent: 26 January 2007 15:19
> To: Stagecraft
> Subject: Re: Intros
> 
> 
> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> 
> > That's precisely what it is.
> > Paul G's class, I believe...
> 
> Wrong Paul.  :)
> 


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From: "Tony Deeming" <deeming.tony [at] btinternet.com>
Subject: RE: Introductions
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:41:49 -0000
Message-ID: <ODEMKLAMIBKNHPJLNKDPIEDMFFAA.deeming.tony [at] btinternet.com>
In-Reply-To: <list-41680662 [at] prxy.net>

<Chuckles>
Methinks this young lady's gonna be an asset to the list!!

8-D

You go, girl!!!!

TD

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft [at] theatrical.net]On Behalf Of Katrina
> Wiechmann
> Sent: 26 January 2007 15:38
> To: Stagecraft
> Subject: Re: Introductions
>
>
> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
> I personally read this post (probably incorrectly to the poster's
> intent, but maybe not), as a "Please, if you're going to introduce
> yourself, do it.  Don't make an entire new thread to say, "My name is
> ____. Hi."  Having read most of the recent introductions, some are
> quite interesting and actually spark dialogues and networking; others
> have been lackluster, not moving much beyond, "Yeah, I have this
> assignment, oh hi."
>
> Having gmail sort conversations by topic is great; I can read one
> email after another that only has to do with one topic at a time
> without worrying about missing one.  This is always an option.  So is
> making (certainly for short intros) a single thread (maybe once a
> month, or it will get lost) that people can use for the intros, etc.
> (Though that might get a little insane, rather quickly.)
>
> IOW, I read a "please don't spam the list" vs. "don't post on the
> list," from Jim.
> *shrug*  There's my pence worth.
>
> (Of course, maybe I'm just too tired to take offense, etc. to anything
> right now.)
>
> Katrina
>
>
> >
> > On Jan 26, 2007, at 8:01 AM, Jim Hyslop wrote:
> >
> > > Therefore, I would respectfully request that new members refrain from
> > > sending an email simply to say "hello." But that's just my opinion :-)
>



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Reply-To: <stagecraft [at] jeffsalzberg.com>
From: "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" <stagecraft [at] jeffsalzberg.com>
Cc: stagecraft [at] jeffsalzberg.com
Subject: RE: Introductions
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:47:44 -0500
Message-ID: <011d01c74161$52261890$6501a8c0 [at] Dell>
In-Reply-To: <list-41680539 [at] prxy.net>

> My suggestion, to teacher-types who might consider such 
> assignments in the future, 

Oh, and you might warn them that the absolute certainty with which some
members state their beliefs is sometimes inversely proportional to their
accuracy....


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Subject: RE: Introductions
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:57:11 -0500
Message-ID: <6E497ADB607656479C24E6D7BF6B505A0744F9C0 [at] exchange.rmwc.edu>
In-Reply-To: <list-41680958 [at] prxy.net>
From: "Paul Schreiner" <pschreiner [at] rmwc.edu>
Cc: stagecraft [at] jeffsalzberg.com

> > My suggestion, to teacher-types who might consider such=20
> assignments in=20
> > the future,
>=20
> Oh, and you might warn them that the absolute certainty with=20
> which some members state their beliefs is sometimes inversely=20
> proportional to their accuracy....

Oh, believe me, that part of the lecture is most definitely included. :)

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Message-ID: <8231e7ea0701260758q7b26627arb601327a63096509 [at] mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:58:11 -0500
From: SS <cueonego [at] gmail.com>
Subject: Re: electricity to revolving stage
In-Reply-To: <list-41635274 [at] prxy.net>
References: <list-41635274 [at] prxy.net>

>>>>First, put the casters on the deck with the wheels facing up.
Then, feed the power and control cables loosely through the center
pivot pipe of the revolve. Since the revolve never has to turn more
than 120 degrees left or right of its original position, nothing ever
needs to be repatched, as finely stranded cables are flexible enough
to function without entering a failure mode during the run of a
show.<<<<
>>>>Place the castors on the floor and have them point up, placing the
platforms & set on top, allowing it to spin and have an un-obstructed
path underneath for data and power cables. The set also spun three
times, so we left extra cable in the center of the wheel, and
'pre-spun' the cable in the opposite direction so that they un-twisted
as the set turned.
Just make sure you have a hand set the cables every night so they
don't twist out of action.
Or you could go wireless...<<<<


If you can go wireless, I would.

If not, Richard and Tony hit the nail on the head. Casters up, not
down. Clear path, extra cable on the wheel, no sweat!
I worked with Tony on that gig (sorta) and having a deck elec set the
cables was the only issue, and that ain't much!

HTH.


-SS
TTS-EKU
"I once prayed to god for a bike, but quickly found out he didn't work
that way...so I stole a bike and prayed for his forgiveness"

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Message-ID: <45BA283C.6090904 [at] post.tau.ac.il>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:11:40 +0200
From: Judy <kupfer [at] post.tau.ac.il>
Subject: revolving stage

Thanks for all your input, some helpful and some entertaining! (I liked 
the "Judy, quit now!" message!)  It looks like we'll be going with 
replugging between scenes - each set that is in front will have a 
multicore cable hidden in the set behind it, so they can replug it from 
the rear between revolves.  I liked some of your other suggestions 
better but this looks like the most workable just now.


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Subject: General Query regarding Persons of Size
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:40:42 -0500
Message-ID: <32A39D1520CCF04194CB231862590B08CEA344 [at] ocdata1.OCFL.NET>
From: <Dave.Dickinson [at] ocfl.net>

Greetings to All!

I have a question, while directed at Front of House and Management
types, would benefit from any input.

Our 2600+ fixed seat Theater is starting to do more frequent
public-ticketed events and we are needing to establish a solution to
seating persons that just won't fit in our stock seats. Two "banquet
chairs" locked together in a wheelchair slot has been shot down (worried
about the manufacturer not approving their product for that use).
Fabricating something that would fit is out for the same liability
exposure consideration.

My research on ADA has not revealed any established practice so I
beseech the collected knowledge of "the List". How do you accommodate
these patrons? Do you have access to a manufactured product?
Double-chair them? Any input would be most appreciated (before someone
books us with a Richard Simmons show!).

Dave Dickinson
Supervisor, Linda W. Chapin Theater
Orange County Convention Center

Note: No trees were harmed in the creation of this message but a large
number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.

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From: "Steve Jones" <steve.jones [at] glasgowplazatheatre.org>
Subject: Old lamp info...
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:40:00 -0600
Message-ID: <001d01c74168$9f59b890$6501a8c0 [at] plazadirector>

One of the churches here has called me about trying to find replacement
lamps for their circa 1960/1970 spotlights.  There is no ANSI code on the
lamp.  Here is the info I have:

Spotlight Brand - CAPITOL
Model - 901
On the lamp envelope: 1000W/120V
Base is a bayonet style twist

The thing is about 3" in diameter and 8 inches long, with a large filament.
Definitely pre quartz halogen.

Any idea what the modern equivalent of this would be?  I can't find anything
on the web to lead me to Capitol Lighting either.

Thanks!

Steve


*************************************
Steve Jones, Director
Plaza Theatre
115 E. Main Street
Glasgow, KY  42141
Voice: (270) 361-2101
Fax: (270) 834-8147
http://www.glasgowplazatheatre.org

SAM BUSH
Feb. 3, 7PM -- $25, $20, $15

CRAIG MORGAN
Mar. 16, 7PM -- $40, $30 & $20

PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND
May 11, 7PM -- $30, $25 & $20

1964 THE TRIBUTE
June 9, 7PM -- $30, $25 & $20




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Subject: Scrim on a budget...
Message-ID: <OF7CA1E070.F49AC0A3-ON8625726F.005D194B-8625726F.005D70D4 [at] HESSTON.EDU>
From: DougP [at] hesston.edu
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:59:56 -0600

Greetings stagecraft gurus.

I've got a production of Brigadoon that's rapidly sneaking up on me, and 
we're looking for a good (or at least acceptable), cheap (low/no budget) 
way to pull off ye olde scrim effect.  I'm considering making a scrim out 
of cheesecloth, but before I take the plunge I'd like to draw on the 
collective wisdom of the list.  Has anyone attempted to use substitute 
scrim materials, and what were the results of said attempt?  My 
inclination is toward a grade 50 or 60 cheesecloth.  We'll not get into 
the fact that I need to make this beast appear and disappear on a stage 
with no flyspace, and very limited wing space.

Doug Peters
Technical Director (among other things)
Hesston College Theatre Dept

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from 
the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent 
disinclination to do so.
-Douglas Adams, "Last Chance to See"


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From: "David B. Nelson" <d.b.nelson [at] comcast.net>
References: <list-41682759 [at] prxy.net>
Subject: RE: Old lamp info...
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:05:24 -0500
Message-ID: <02ad01c7416c$2c03abe0$6401a8c0 [at] NEWTON603>
In-Reply-To: <list-41682759 [at] prxy.net>

> Spotlight Brand - CAPITOL
> Model - 901
> On the lamp envelope: 1000W/120V
> Base is a bayonet style twist
> 
> The thing is about 3" in diameter and 8 inches long, with a large
> filament.
> Definitely pre quartz halogen.

This could be a bayonet base (two small round pins, near the bottom of the
base) or a medium pre-focus base (two small flanges near the top of the
base).

The most important parameter in finding a cross-reference is the light
center length (LCL) which is the dimension from the base to center of the
filament.  Exactly where on the base the measurement is referred to will
depend on the base type.

Regards,

Dave Nelson

Technical Director
Adams Memorial Opera House
Derry, NH, USA



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In-Reply-To: <list-41682635 [at] prxy.net>
References: <list-41682635 [at] prxy.net>
Message-Id: <BD886BD0-59E6-4639-9DA3-EF4A13239B28 [at] aol.com>
From: KEITH ARSENAULT <iaeg [at] aol.com>
Subject: Re: General Query regarding Persons of Size
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:05:13 -0500

Hey Dave Dickinson, , ,

didn't know you were participating in this wonderful round table..

or have you been "lurking" for a while ?

long time no talk !

hope all is well over there !


On Jan 26, 2007, at 11:40 AM, <Dave.Dickinson [at] ocfl.net>  
<Dave.Dickinson [at] ocfl.net> wrote:

Dave Dickinson
Supervisor, Linda W. Chapin Theater
Orange County Convention Center



Keith L Arsenault
International Arts & Entertainment Group
Tampa, Florida
www.iaeginc.com

813 831 3465  office
813 205 0893  cellular
iaeg [at] aol.com




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From: "Steven Santos" <steven [at] simplycircus.com>
Subject: RE: General Query regarding Persons of Size
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:05:48 -0500
Message-ID: <FDEPKKINFFFAJOOJMIKBAEDHFAAA.steven [at] simplycircus.com>
In-Reply-To: <list-41682635 [at] prxy.net>

You can always try Bull tubs
http://www.cbe-circus.com/elephant.htm#Bull%20Tubs

In all seriousness, contact a comercial office furnature company about extra
heavy duty folding chairs.  I have seen them rated up to 450#, and I have
seen them as large as 48" wide.

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Steven Santos
Director, Simply Circus, Inc.
Email: Steven [at] SimplyCircus.com
 Mail: 14 Pierrepont Road
       Newton, MA 02462
Phone: 617-527-0667
  Web: www.SimplyCircus.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft [at] theatrical.net]On Behalf Of
> Dave.Dickinson [at] ocfl.net
> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 11:41 AM
> To: Stagecraft
> Subject: General Query regarding Persons of Size
>
>
> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
> Greetings to All!
>
> I have a question, while directed at Front of House and Management
> types, would benefit from any input.
>
> Our 2600+ fixed seat Theater is starting to do more frequent
> public-ticketed events and we are needing to establish a solution to
> seating persons that just won't fit in our stock seats. Two "banquet
> chairs" locked together in a wheelchair slot has been shot down (worried
> about the manufacturer not approving their product for that use).
> Fabricating something that would fit is out for the same liability
> exposure consideration.
>
> My research on ADA has not revealed any established practice so I
> beseech the collected knowledge of "the List". How do you accommodate
> these patrons? Do you have access to a manufactured product?
> Double-chair them? Any input would be most appreciated (before someone
> books us with a Richard Simmons show!).
>
> Dave Dickinson
> Supervisor, Linda W. Chapin Theater
> Orange County Convention Center
>
> Note: No trees were harmed in the creation of this message but a large
> number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
>
>


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From: "Steve Jones" <steve.jones [at] glasgowplazatheatre.org>
Subject: RE: Old lamp info...
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:10:14 -0600
Message-ID: <002401c7416c$d8ba4d30$6501a8c0 [at] plazadirector>
In-Reply-To: <list-41683333 [at] prxy.net>

Sorry - it is a prefocus base.  The flanges are large, but I guess you could
say small compared to the overall size of the lamp.

Steve 



*************************************
Steve Jones, Director
Plaza Theatre
115 E. Main Street
Glasgow, KY  42141
Voice: (270) 361-2101
Fax: (270) 834-8147
http://www.glasgowplazatheatre.org

SAM BUSH
Feb. 3, 7PM -- $25, $20, $15

CRAIG MORGAN
Mar. 16, 7PM -- $40, $30 & $20

PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND
May 11, 7PM -- $30, $25 & $20

1964 THE TRIBUTE
June 9, 7PM -- $30, $25 & $20


-----Original Message-----
From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft [at] theatrical.net] On Behalf Of David B.
Nelson
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 11:05 AM
To: Stagecraft
Subject: Re: Old lamp info...

For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
---------------------------------------------------

> Spotlight Brand - CAPITOL
> Model - 901
> On the lamp envelope: 1000W/120V
> Base is a bayonet style twist
> 
> The thing is about 3" in diameter and 8 inches long, with a large 
> filament.
> Definitely pre quartz halogen.

This could be a bayonet base (two small round pins, near the bottom of the
base) or a medium pre-focus base (two small flanges near the top of the
base).

The most important parameter in finding a cross-reference is the light
center length (LCL) which is the dimension from the base to center of the
filament.  Exactly where on the base the measurement is referred to will
depend on the base type.

Regards,

Dave Nelson

Technical Director
Adams Memorial Opera House
Derry, NH, USA






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In-Reply-To: <list-41683398 [at] prxy.net>
References: <list-41683398 [at] prxy.net>
Message-Id: <2A541E8C-6023-4A49-B978-1EB6828C0D3F [at] aol.com>
From: KEITH ARSENAULT <iaeg [at] aol.com>
Subject: Re: General Query regarding Persons of Size
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:13:59 -0500

ooooo,, , , Steve can we make SOME concession to political  
correctness ?   SOME ?


On Jan 26, 2007, at 12:05 PM, Steven Santos wrote:

You can always try Bull tubs
http://www.cbe-circus.com/elephant.htm#Bull%20Tubs

In all seriousness, contact a comercial office furnature company  
about extra
heavy duty folding chairs.  I have seen them rated up to 450#, and I  
have
seen them as large as 48" wide.




Keith L Arsenault
International Arts & Entertainment Group
Tampa, Florida
www.iaeginc.com

813 831 3465  office
813 205 0893  cellular
iaeg [at] aol.com




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References: <55EB517A-0B4F-41E1-8B8D-D23F0F0F619D [at] charlestonstage.com>
Message-Id: <0E4449F7-5655-434B-A92F-A39883A46BC4 [at] charlestonstage.com>
From: Stefanie Christensen <spirch [at] charlestonstage.com>
Subject: Re: #1108
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:17:38 -0500

> I know there have been some problems with the list lately, but I  
> received 5 copies of this digest #1108 all in a row and all identical.
>


Stefanie Christensen
Technical Director/Production Manager
Charleston Stage Company
spirch [at] charlestonstage.com
(843)577-0868




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Message-ID: <4590d63e0701260919s133066d6vce28907358e54f85 [at] mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:19:23 -0600
From: "Warren Stiles" <warren.stiles [at] gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Old lamp info...
In-Reply-To: <list-41683486 [at] prxy.net>
References: <list-41683333 [at] prxy.net> <list-41683486 [at] prxy.net>

Steve,

You could contact Kennedy Webster in Chicago. They have a really good
search engine on their website for finding lamps based on dimensions
or equipment.

http://www.kennedywebster.com/delight/Search

They also claim that if you call with the lamp in one hand and a ruler
in the other, they will find you a replacement.

Good Luck,




On 1/26/07, Steve Jones <steve.jones [at] glasgowplazatheatre.org> wrote:
> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
> Sorry - it is a prefocus base.  The flanges are large, but I guess you could
> say small compared to the overall size of the lamp.
>
> Steve
>
>
>
> *************************************
> Steve Jones, Director
> Plaza Theatre
> 115 E. Main Street
> Glasgow, KY  42141
> Voice: (270) 361-2101
> Fax: (270) 834-8147
> http://www.glasgowplazatheatre.org
>
> SAM BUSH
> Feb. 3, 7PM -- $25, $20, $15
>
> CRAIG MORGAN
> Mar. 16, 7PM -- $40, $30 & $20
>
> PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND
> May 11, 7PM -- $30, $25 & $20
>
> 1964 THE TRIBUTE
> June 9, 7PM -- $30, $25 & $20
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft [at] theatrical.net] On Behalf Of David B.
> Nelson
> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 11:05 AM
> To: Stagecraft
> Subject: Re: Old lamp info...
>
> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
> > Spotlight Brand - CAPITOL
> > Model - 901
> > On the lamp envelope: 1000W/120V
> > Base is a bayonet style twist
> >
> > The thing is about 3" in diameter and 8 inches long, with a large
> > filament.
> > Definitely pre quartz halogen.
>
> This could be a bayonet base (two small round pins, near the bottom of the
> base) or a medium pre-focus base (two small flanges near the top of the
> base).
>
> The most important parameter in finding a cross-reference is the light
> center length (LCL) which is the dimension from the base to center of the
> filament.  Exactly where on the base the measurement is referred to will
> depend on the base type.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave Nelson
>
> Technical Director
> Adams Memorial Opera House
> Derry, NH, USA
>
>
>
>
>
>



-- 
G. Warren Stiles
Production Manager
Orange Lemon Egg Canary

------------------------------

Message-ID: <20070126123355.ucgw2fklwko8ws80 [at] webmail.bard.edu>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:33:55 -0500
From: Andy Champ-Doran <doran [at] bard.edu>
Subject: Re: General Query regarding Persons of Size
References: <list-41682635 [at] prxy.net>
In-Reply-To: <list-41682635 [at] prxy.net>

Dave,

I used to go to a movie theater in Anchorage that had, at the end of =20
every row, alternating house left and house right, an extra-wide seat. =20
  It looked just like the other seats in the house, but it was as if =20
they added an extra 18" or so in width to the middle of seat and back. =20
  They used them for sort of love seats.  Maybe you can get the =20
manufacturer of your regular house seats to custom something like =20
that, and sell them as two seats when you don't need the wider one.
Or, the balcony and pit cover removable seating here at the FCPA are =20
bench seats, with no arms.  The thing that distinguishes one from the =20
other is the seat number on the top of the back.

Good Luck,
Andy Champ-Doran
Technical Director
Bard College Departments of Dance and Theater
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504
(845) 758-7962


Quoting Dave.Dickinson [at] ocfl.net:

> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
> Greetings to All!
>
> I have a question, while directed at Front of House and Management
> types, would benefit from any input.
>
> Our 2600+ fixed seat Theater is starting to do more frequent
> public-ticketed events and we are needing to establish a solution to
> seating persons that just won't fit in our stock seats. Two "banquet
> chairs" locked together in a wheelchair slot has been shot down (worried
> about the manufacturer not approving their product for that use).
> Fabricating something that would fit is out for the same liability
> exposure consideration.
>
> My research on ADA has not revealed any established practice so I
> beseech the collected knowledge of "the List". How do you accommodate
> these patrons? Do you have access to a manufactured product?
> Double-chair them? Any input would be most appreciated (before someone
> books us with a Richard Simmons show!).
>
> Dave Dickinson
> Supervisor, Linda W. Chapin Theater
> Orange County Convention Center
>
> Note: No trees were harmed in the creation of this message but a large
> number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
>



------------------------------

Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:37:18 -0500
From: "Frank E. Merrill" <Lamplighter [at] tcon.net>
Reply-To: "Frank E. Merrill" <Lamplighter [at] tcon.net>
Message-ID: <1248176559.20070126123718 [at] tcon.net>
Subject: Re: Old lamp info...
In-Reply-To: <list-41682759 [at] prxy.net>
References: <list-41682759 [at] prxy.net>

Howdy !

Friday, January 26, 2007, Steve Jones wrote:

> Any idea what the modern equivalent of this would be?

The original lamp bulb was a DPW.  The "modern" equivalent would be
DTA, although the DTA's 1500 watts would blister the paint offa the
spotlight housing unless it has been after-market fitted with a blower
to cool the lamp house.

Best regards,
  Frank E. Merrill
  MERRILL STAGE EQUIPMENT
  Indianapolis
  Established 1946
  www.merrillstage.com 

This email is a natural hand made product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar
enhance its individual character and beauty, and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects.
 
  Running THE BAT!  Natural e-mail system v.3.85.03          mailto:Lamplighter [at] tcon.net

   



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From: "Michael Brubaker" <mbrubaker [at] acdtheatrical.com>
Subject: Indianapolis photos
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:41:27 -0500
Message-ID: <JCEGLMFBOOMOFFJALNFFCECFCEAA.mbrubaker [at] acdtheatrical.com>
In-Reply-To: <list-41682759 [at] prxy.net>

Thought I'd share the photos that I took last week of central Indiana.
About halfway down the page is a picture of the new stadium.  Enjoy!  It was
REALLY cold up there.

http://home.insightbb.com/~mdbrubaker/CoolPicts/Chase.html

Mike Brubaker
Head of Design
Associated Controls + Design
6850 N Guion Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46268

T: 800.382.3961 x117
T: 317.298.3961 x117
F: 317-293-0281



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Subject: RE: Indianapolis photos
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:45:37 -0800
Message-ID: <793BE9C001D3D545A5CEE4B50BE02FBB99DC01 [at] webserver1.timelesspub.local>
From: "Terry Lowe" <tlowe [at] plsn.com>

Being a former Indianapolis resident it was great to see those pictures.
Although, I thought everything would be painted blue by now and Monument
Circle would have a Giant Horseshoe in the middle of it instead of the
monument. Maybe all this happens after we win the Super Bowl!!!

Terry Lowe, Publisher
Projection, Lights & Staging News www.plsn.com
FRONT of HOUSE www.fohonline.com
Stage Directions www.stage-directions.com
Event Production Directory www.epdweb.com
Executive Director, Parnelli Awards www.parnelliawards.com
PLSN & FOH Bookshelf www.plsnbookshelf.com
Ph. 702-932-5585  Cell 818-384-8456
FAX 702-932-5584  tlowe [at] plsn.com=20
=20
Informing Creative Minds...

-----Original Message-----
From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft [at] theatrical.net] On Behalf Of Michael
Brubaker
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 9:41 AM
To: Stagecraft
Subject: Indianapolis photos

For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
---------------------------------------------------

Thought I'd share the photos that I took last week of central Indiana.
About halfway down the page is a picture of the new stadium.  Enjoy!  It
was
REALLY cold up there.

http://home.insightbb.com/~mdbrubaker/CoolPicts/Chase.html

Mike Brubaker
Head of Design
Associated Controls + Design
6850 N Guion Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46268

T: 800.382.3961 x117
T: 317.298.3961 x117
F: 317-293-0281



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Message-ID: <b7318c480701260948n526c6ed6r5297e8d5a2c2a1b8 [at] mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:48:01 -0500
From: "Delbert Hall" <delbert.hall [at] gmail.com>
Subject: Flash paper

Anyone have a good source for flash paper?  Thanks.

-Delbert

-- 
Delbert L. Hall
ETCP Certified Rigger - Theatre
423-773-4255

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Subject: RE: I know it's a little early, but...
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:54:38 -0500
Message-ID: <B284116C563F014BA1F6DE1BEDBDB688074E64 [at] vscsvr.VirginiaStageCompany.local>
In-Reply-To: <list-41614670 [at] prxy.net>
From: "Matt Gard" <mgard [at] vastage.com>

I know I haven't chimed in much, but I'll be there, and I'd love to meet =
anyone on the list Face to Face. Most likely, I'll be in the Bar.

-----Original Message-----
From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft [at] theatrical.net]On Behalf Of Paul
Schreiner
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 9:07 PM
To: Stagecraft
Subject: I know it's a little early, but...


For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
---------------------------------------------------

Looking up last year's gripple thread got me to thinking (cuz Delbert
made a few inquiries at the time about last year's conference)...anyone
have plans for SETC this spring?  I'm finally getting back there after
too many years away, and we'll have a few of our students in tow...it'd
be nice to toss back a few with listers.

--=20
This message has been scanned for viruses and
dangerous content by MailScanner, and is
believed to be clean.


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Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:52:18 -0800 (PST)
From: Michael Heinicke <mheinicke [at] sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: Flash paper
In-Reply-To: <list-41684650 [at] prxy.net>
Message-ID: <588222.41603.qm [at] web82211.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

http://theatrefx.com/
I also purchase from an in town magic store, but they
get it from Theatre Effects also and don't always have
what I need.

Mike Heinicke


--- Delbert Hall <delbert.hall [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> Anyone have a good source for flash paper?  Thanks.
> 
> -Delbert


------------------------------

From: "Michael Brubaker" <mbrubaker [at] acdtheatrical.com>
Subject: RE: Indianapolis photos
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:54:25 -0500
Message-ID: <JCEGLMFBOOMOFFJALNFFMECFCEAA.mbrubaker [at] acdtheatrical.com>
In-Reply-To: <list-41684573 [at] prxy.net>

They're all being lighted blue, including the monument.  Nobody's pulled out
the blue paint--yet.

Mike Brubaker
Head of Design
Associated Controls + Design
6850 N Guion Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46268

T: 800.382.3961 x117
T: 317.298.3961 x117
F: 317-293-0281

-----Original Message-----
Terry Lowe

Being a former Indianapolis resident it was great to see those pictures.
Although, I thought everything would be painted blue by now and Monument
Circle would have a Giant Horseshoe in the middle of it instead of the
monument. Maybe all this happens after we win the Super Bowl!!!



------------------------------

Subject: RE: I know it's a little early, but...
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:59:08 -0500
Message-ID: <6E497ADB607656479C24E6D7BF6B505A0744FA98 [at] exchange.rmwc.edu>
In-Reply-To: <list-41684670 [at] prxy.net>
From: "Paul Schreiner" <pschreiner [at] rmwc.edu>

> I know I haven't chimed in much, but I'll be there, and I'd=20
> love to meet anyone on the list Face to Face. Most likely,=20
> I'll be in the Bar.

For most of us on the list, that kinda goes without saying.

Interesting little tidbit about SETC...last fall we had the TD at one of
the other local colleges guest-artist as LD.  I couldn't help but think
I knew her from somewhere, but for a few weeks I couldn't quite place
her, and chalked it up to deja vu.  And then it clicked...

She'd interviewed for a job with me at SETC back in March of '99.

------------------------------

Message-ID: <45BA4237.2000202 [at] dreampossible.ca>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:02:31 -0500
From: Jim Hyslop <theatre [at] dreampossible.ca>
Organization: Dreampossible Inc.
Subject: Re: Introductions
References: <list-41675947 [at] prxy.net>
In-Reply-To: <list-41675947 [at] prxy.net>

I wrote:
> Welcome to all new members of the list.
[...]
> Therefore, I would respectfully request that new members refrain from
> sending an email simply to say "hello." But that's just my opinion :-)

Can I claim the excuse that there was too much blood in my caffeine stream?

Y'know, as soon as I hit "Send" I regretted it. I realized that this
list is much more informal than some of the others I'm on (most of those
are "strictly business" and not much fun at all). I also remembered that
I have, on occasion, contributed to the volume of this list, not always
on-topic.

On reflection, I see that the intros are a great opportunity to hear
from new people, and to get a sense of where they're coming from and
what they expect to get from this list - and how they can contribute to it.

I will, therefore, retract my earlier request, and congratulate Kevin on
his idea. I tried to soften my request as much as possible, using
phrases like "respectfully request", "my opinion", and including a
smiley, but as always email conveys absolutely no personal expression,
and no matter how hard you try someone is likely to take your posts the
wrong way.

Valerie, I wasn't aware you were being graded on your introductions.
Kevin's statement about it being required was buried deep in one of the
threads of those 400-odd unread messages I mentioned (which, if I had
simply deleted threads that aren't of immediate interest, as someone had
suggested, I would have missed totally). Welcome to the list. And make
sure you hold Kevin to that extra credit he promised you!

To all members of this list who are new to stagecraft (or new to
anything, for that matter): Do not hesitate to ask questions, or to
suggest alternatives. Newcomers are always a strength to any
organization. They do not have preconceived ideas about how things are
done, and so by asking questions they force the more experienced people
to remember *why* things are done in a certain way. This forces the more
experienced people to constantly reexamine their ways, and not get into
the "because this is how I've always done it" rut. Or, in this
particular case, the "new list members should refrain from introducing
themselves" rut :-)

-- 
Jim Hyslop

------------------------------

Message-ID: <45BA44D6.8020008 [at] dreampossible.ca>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:13:42 -0500
From: Jim Hyslop <theatre [at] dreampossible.ca>
Organization: Dreampossible Inc.
Subject: Re: 
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Paul Schreiner wrote:
> In a very small and intimate secondary performance space we're trying
> some very localized sound cues (i.e., baby cries coming from a bassinet)
> with some RCA wireless speakers (WSP155, to be exact).  When I purchased
> the original set right before the holidays, I took it home for testing,
> and they worked flawlessly.  Had them plugged in and operational for
> about three weeks.
> 
> That set worked one day here.  On day two, the transmitter stopped
> functioning; the power LED indicator went dark.  Fiddled with the plug,
> nothing.  If you unplug the supply from the unit, the LED will flash
> when you pass a certain part of the adapter plug, but won't hold on no
> matter what.
[...]
> Needless to say, I'm not an electronics whiz.
> 
> Anyone wanna take a stab at it?  Are the transmitters toast?  Any ideas
> what's causing this?

OK, so it's after your show opened so it may be a moot point now, but
I'll take a stab at it.

Am I correct in presuming that you didn't use the same wall wart for all
three transmitters, but three different wall warts? If you used the same
one for all three transmitters, then I'd suspect the wall wart. If you
used three different wall warts with three different transmitters, then
I would suspect the probability of defects is pretty low.

The fact that all three transmitters died while plugged into the same
outlet is pretty suspicious. I'd suspect power spikes or surges on the
line, which (if the units are cheap, as you seem to suggest) would
probably not get filtered out properly before frying some delicate
electronic component.

Do they work at home now? Or in a different outlet? Or is it now a moot
point?

-- 
Jim Hyslop

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Message-ID: <01de01c74175$d9109470$e28aaa43 [at] DonTaco>
From: "Don Taco" <taco [at] peak.org>
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Subject: Re: Introductions
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:14:39 -0800


From: "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" 
>> My suggestion, to teacher-types who might consider such 
>> assignments in the future, 
> 
> Oh, and you might warn them that the absolute certainty with which some
> members state their beliefs is sometimes inversely proportional to their
> accuracy....
> 
     I wasn't trying to be accurate, I was trying to be dramatic.


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Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:15:23 -0500
From: "Fred Bauer" <joebob42 [at] gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Movies & PA
In-Reply-To: <list-41642045 [at] prxy.net>
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I would consider basing the selection on *who* will be doing the
switching.  If it will always be you, or someone competent with sound,
then I would probably patch, as patching can make it easier to
troubleshoot faults.

If it needs to be set by random unknown folks, then a well labeled,
high quality switch would be best.  (If I were building it, it would
be a nice box/panel with XLR connectors on it in addition to the
switch; YMMV)

On 1/25/07, Ed Hills <ed [at] designersfortheatre.com> wrote:
> Should I use some kind of arrangement of double pole switches or make a
> small xlr patch bay.
>

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Message-ID: <20070126132525.vfvedzal8gks4804 [at] webmail.bard.edu>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:25:25 -0500
From: Andy Champ-Doran <doran [at] bard.edu>
Subject: Re: Scrim on a budget...
References: <list-41683176 [at] prxy.net>
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Doug,

I don't know what your budget/time balance looks like, but have you =20
tried just buying sharkstooth scrim material?  www.rosebrand.com =20
starts listing it from 11' high at $45.76 a yard.  The square foot =20
price goes down as the stock gets higher.  If you are going to be =20
building your own anyway, this might be the way to go.

We've also used Cambric, which is a nonwoven polyester or =20
polypropylene material, sometimes called bottom cover or dust cover.  =20
It's at upholstry fabric suppliers, but we get ours in black or white =20
or grey at a nearby mattress manufacturer at about 92"wide at around =20
$3.00 per yard.

Good luck,
Andy Champ-Doran
Technical Director
Bard College Departments of Dance and Theater
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504
(845) 758-7962


Quoting DougP [at] hesston.edu:

> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> ---------------------------------------------------
>
> Greetings stagecraft gurus.
>
> I've got a production of Brigadoon that's rapidly sneaking up on me, and
> we're looking for a good (or at least acceptable), cheap (low/no budget)
> way to pull off ye olde scrim effect.  I'm considering making a scrim out
> of cheesecloth, but before I take the plunge I'd like to draw on the
> collective wisdom of the list.  Has anyone attempted to use substitute
> scrim materials, and what were the results of said attempt?  My
> inclination is toward a grade 50 or 60 cheesecloth.  We'll not get into
> the fact that I need to make this beast appear and disappear on a stage
> with no flyspace, and very limited wing space.
>
> Doug Peters
> Technical Director (among other things)
> Hesston College Theatre Dept
>
> Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from
> the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent
> disinclination to do so.
> -Douglas Adams, "Last Chance to See"
>



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Subject: RE: 
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:32:19 -0500
Message-ID: <6E497ADB607656479C24E6D7BF6B505A0744FAD5 [at] exchange.rmwc.edu>
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From: "Paul Schreiner" <pschreiner [at] rmwc.edu>

> OK, so it's after your show opened so it may be a moot point=20
> now, but I'll take a stab at it.

S'okay, now I actually have time to play detective!

> Am I correct in presuming that you didn't use the same wall=20
> wart for all three transmitters, but three different wall=20
> warts? If you used the same one for all three transmitters,=20
> then I'd suspect the wall wart. If you used three different=20
> wall warts with three different transmitters, then I would=20
> suspect the probability of defects is pretty low.

Here's the sequence as best I can recall...

Unit 1 worked fine for three weeks at home, and failed after 1.5 days in
the booth.

Unit 2 was plugged in using the same txfmr (cuz I didn't feel like
unpacking the second one completely).  That lasted a day as well.

Unit 3 got it's own txfmr that came with it, and lasted 15 minutes.
Same model txfmr, but testing of the power source that they were getting
plugged into revealed absolutely nothing out of the ordinary--all the
voltage readings, for example, were within +/-.2V of each other over
time.  It's on a power strip that is also feeding mixer, CD, MD, etc.,
none of which are showing any bizarre behavior patterns (or at least no
more bizarre than what you'd expect from a MD in the first place).

So I got one of those multiple-output configurable transformers (where
you can select your plug and your output voltage), and tried that with
number 4.  DOA.

So basically I've tried two different testing arrangments (since I
wasn't really testing the first two units...number 1 was the genesis and
2 was the repeater).  If they don't run out of them at Best Buy (or run
me off the property for blowing through their whole stock of these in a
week's time), I would be trying same building/different outlet next.

> The fact that all three transmitters died while plugged into=20
> the same outlet is pretty suspicious. I'd suspect power=20
> spikes or surges on the line, which (if the units are cheap,=20
> as you seem to suggest) would probably not get filtered out=20
> properly before frying some delicate electronic component.

Same power strip, different outlets.  And while I thought about the
"delicate electronics" thing too, these are units meant for home
use...where most consumers aren't going to have any sort of filtering
and dirty power is the norm.  And being RCA, it's at least got some
semblance of name-brand quality (at least more than anonymous
knockoffs)...

> Do they work at home now? Or in a different outlet? Or is it=20
> now a moot point?

Once they've died, they've died.  At some point I'll try another
round...

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Message-ID: <77fad3270701261046u23755cc7jb100d361d1b3992a [at] mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:46:53 -0500
From: "Nathan Kahn" <nathan.kahn [at] gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Flash paper
In-Reply-To: <list-41684783 [at] prxy.net>
References: <list-41684650 [at] prxy.net> <list-41684783 [at] prxy.net>

I second Mike Heinicke's answer.  Local magic shop or www.theatrefx.com.

Nathan Kahn
Look Solutions USA
www.looksolutionsusa.com

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Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:48:28 -0800 (PST)
From: <kzinkl [at] sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: Old lamp info...
In-Reply-To: <list-41683783 [at] prxy.net>
Message-ID: <825031.98218.qm [at] web82809.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

I second that.  Raymond is great at finding weird
lamps.

Ken Z
--- Warren Stiles <warren.stiles [at] gmail.com> wrote:

> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see
> <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> 
> Steve,
> 
> You could contact Kennedy Webster in Chicago. They
> have a really good
> search engine on their website for finding lamps
> based on dimensions
> or equipment.
> 
> http://www.kennedywebster.com/delight/Search
> 
> They also claim that if you call with the lamp in
> one hand and a ruler
> in the other, they will find you a replacement.
> 
> Good Luck,



Ken Zinkl
Auditorium Manager
Fort Zumwalt South High School
636-281-0732


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Message-Id: <200701261855.l0QItJH02374 [at] broadway.hevanet.com>
From: jonares [at] hevanet.com
Subject: Re: General Query regarding Persons of Size
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:55:19 GMT

> My research on ADA has not revealed any established practice so I
> beseech the collected knowledge of "the List". How do you accommodate
> these patrons? Do you have access to a manufactured product?


I don't know the specific manufacturer or model, but a not-too-old 600+
seat auditorium in my area installed several "plus-sized" seats - they
look like they're about 1.5 to 1.75 times the width of the 'standard'
seats.  (To some of the high schoolers, they look like little
loveseats.) I'm sure it was one of the major theatrical chair
manufacturers, like Irwin, that did the product.  If you can't find info
online, or would like more details, I can track down the TD, or if Terry
Franchesci's on the list, maybe he can pipe in...

   - Jon Ares
www.hevanet.com/acreative



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From: "Jim, RC4 Wireless" <stagecraft [at] theatrewireless.com>
References: <list-41677041 [at] prxy.net>
Subject: RE: [user_group] Re: electricity to revolving stage
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:56:55 -0500
Message-ID: <01f201c7417b$bfdca600$6700a8c0 [at] p3m866>
In-reply-to: <list-41677041 [at] prxy.net>

Welcome to the list, Kh97925!

In our case, as with other similar systems, wireless dimmers work at 12V or
24V.

The most common power source for wireless dimming is rechargeable batteries.
For large loads, deep-discharge marine batteries are a favorite, because of
their high capacity, low cost, and ready availability.  In many cases,
however, loads are small and small batteries are used: sealed "gel cell"
lead-acid batteries, NiMH, and LiIon.

12V lamps are available in a huge selection of types and sizes.  For a quick
example, go to www.bulbs.com and search for "12V".  You'll find, in
particular, bulbs  for the RV market that look just like regular household
bulbs but are 12V.  This is an excellent way to retrofit a table-lamp
practical, among many other things.

You can also control motors, relays, solenoids, and some foggers (i.e. the
Tiny Fogger) with a 12V wireless system.  The sky is the limit!

For more info about this and other stuff related to wireless dimming, join
the Remote Control Lights and Motion group on Yahoo:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theatrewireless/

Jim
RC4 Wireless


> I'm new to the list (not an introduction, just pointing it 
> out) but even with wireless dimming don't you still need to 
> get power to the dimmer?  I  was thinking that depending on 
> how much power you need you could use a few car batteries & 
> an inverter if the practical have to have AC power.  If all  
> you need is for a few lamps to work you could even use 12v 
> bulbs & not fool  w/the inverter.


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Message-ID: <77fad3270701261113s3c4a2c28n962a513b2a13805a [at] mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:13:05 -0500
From: "Nathan Kahn" <nathan.kahn [at] gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Old lamp info...
In-Reply-To: <list-41682759 [at] prxy.net>
References: <list-41682759 [at] prxy.net>

Ditto on Frank Merrill's answer.  I knew it immediately.  How old are
the people on this list anyway????  Well . . . younger than me I guess
:-(

DPW is the lamp you have.  DTJ is the 1500W equivalent.  DTA is the
1500W Quartz equivalent.

Ditto on what Frank said about the fan too - stick with the 1000W if
your spot doesn't have one.

Nathan Kahn

-- 
Look Solutions USA, Ltd.
Toll-Free: 1-800-426-4189
Email: usa [at] looksolutions.com
Web: www.looksolutionsusa.com

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Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:16:55 -0500
Subject: Re: Request for Technical Resumes for Educator 
From: Steve Shelley <mrtemplate [at] earthlink.net>
Message-ID: <C1DFBDD7.B984%mrtemplate [at] earthlink.net>
In-Reply-To: <list-41665141 [at] prxy.net>

Hello brian;

Fwiw, last summer I wrote a quick paper on tech resume guidelines. It turned
into a three part article in usitt sightlines last fall. If you didn't see
or can't find in their archives contact me OL and I'll send to you.

shelley


On 1/26/07 1:14 AM, "White, Brian" <BWHITE [at] CSBSJU.EDU> wrote:

> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> 
> I am putting together a workshop for my undergraduate students on resumes and
> portfolios, and would love to get a few more examples for them from some
> recent MFA Grads, or anyone else for that matter in technical theater,
> specifically Technical Direction, Stage Management, and Master Carps.  I will
> be lightly editing the resumes to ensure the students aren't reproducing them,
> but using them as some style guides.
> Feel free to contact me off list with questions or comments.
> 
> Thank you in advance
> 
> Brian K. White 
> Technical Director
> Benedicta Art Center
> College of Saint Benedict
> 37 South College Ave.
> St. Joseph MN,  56374
> 320.363.5386
> 320.363.6097 fax
> www.csbsju.edu/finearts
>  
> 

-- 
Steve Shelley
SoftSymbols Designer
MrTemplate [at] Earthlink.net
www.fieldtemplate.com



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Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:17:59 -0500
Subject: Re: Projectors
From: Steve Shelley <mrtemplate [at] earthlink.net>
Message-ID: <C1DFBE17.B985%mrtemplate [at] earthlink.net>
In-Reply-To: <list-41680273 [at] prxy.net>

Or maybe just a wybron CXI? Where's dave mayne?

shelley


On 1/26/07 10:25 AM, "Ford Sellers" <fhs4 [at] cornell.edu> wrote:

> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> 
> Here's a thought on the Color scroller Idea...
> If you had 2, with opposing colors (red/green?), in progressive
> saturation, running in opposite directions (on could be backwards so
> that you could patch them to the same channel.
> 
> Of course, that does defeat the "Cheap" aspect...  Ah well.
> 
> At 12:52 AM 1/26/2007, you wrote:
>> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see <http://stagecraft.theprices.net/>
>> ---------------------------------------------------
>> 
>> 
>> On Jan 25, 2007, at 4:49 PM, Steve Shelley  wrote:
>> 
>>> Another way that I've seen an inexpensive douser in the past is
>>> with a color
>>> scroller. As I recall the seam between clear acetate and complete
>>> opaque was
>>> on a diagonal cut, like the ubiquitous "split color" used in ERS
>>> units with
>>> a gobo to project an image with two colors. The speed of the douse was
>>> controlled through a submaster. But I cannot recall the visual end
>>> result,
>>> if the diagonal helped, hindered the fade, or if a straight
>>> vertical cut
>>> might have succeeded just as well.
>>> 
>>> Fwiw.
>>> 
>>> Hth,
>>> 
>>> shelley
>> 
>> 
>> I've done the scroller thing. The string was: Clear (Gm1505) then a
>> series of increasingly grey greys (Gm 1514 through 1518) then a frame
>> of opaque mylar, then another sheet of clear.  The idea was that 0%
>> to 80% I could fade to black, full to 80% would snap to black.  The
>> projections designer & I discussed it, it sounded good, he called it
>> in to wybron color xpress and we were in business.
>> 
>> Of course it didn't work quite as we had hoped.
>> 
>> The lines between frames was VERY distinct.  And the mylar, of
>> course, reflected all 5000 lumen back at the projector.  Fortunately,
>> this was rear projection, so we were able to shroud the sucker, and
>> with very careful coordination - projection fading to "video black"
>> while running the scroll... (sooo many part & link cues), and we
>> eventually achieved something the director deemed acceptable.
>> 
>> The virtue, of course, is being able to control it in the board, and
>> it was a lot cheaper than the City douser, the idea of which I like
>> but whose price point makes it impossible for any of my clients to
>> purchase. (and in that case, wasn't out yet although Andrew told me
>> it was in development at the time.)
>> 
>> If renting, that's another matter...
>> 
>> I have also used external dousers (like the Wybron Eclipse) and been
>> fairly happy with the results.  I'll probably go back to that next
>> time I have to do this.  Unless I can persuade some scenic to paint
>> me an evenly graded scroll with heat-resistant paint...
>> 
>> 
>> BA
>> 
>> Brian Aldous
>> Lighting Design
>> 
>> brian [at] tany.com
> 
> ************************
> Ford H Sellers
> Master Electrician
> Cornell University
> Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts
> 430 College Avenue
> Ithaca NY, 14850
> (607) 254-2736  office
> (607) 254-2733  fax
> 

-- 
Steve Shelley
SoftSymbols Designer
MrTemplate [at] Earthlink.net
www.fieldtemplate.com



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Message-ID: <45BA562E.7050901 [at] gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:27:42 -0700
From: Chip Wood <chip.a.wood [at] gmail.com>
Subject: Re: 
References: <list-41664025 [at] prxy.net>
In-Reply-To: <list-41664025 [at] prxy.net>

Sara Rechnitzer wrote:


> I am a senior basketball player/religious studies major
> 
Now there's a combination you rarely see backstage.

Chip

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