There are no bad ideas: November 2021

Sunday, November 28, 2021

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Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...

Veteran Christmas show crew members postpone retirement

www.ny1.com: Radio City Music Hall control board operator Eric Titcomb was set to retire last year, but with the “Radio City Christmas Spectacular” canceled last season, he postponed retirement by a year so he could come back and do one more season of the Christmas show.
Posted by David at 11/25/2021 10:27:00 AM

NOEA launches DE&I educational programme

Event Industry News: The National Outdoor Events Association has unveiled a series of workshops and educational sessions, focusing on the crucial subject of Diversity, Equality & Inclusion. The educational course has been developed in partnership with Wasserman and represents over £15,000 worth of CPD learning, but will be available for free to NOEA members in 2022.
Posted by David at 11/24/2021 10:08:00 AM

Pandemic leaves 83% of musicians unable to find regular work

Access All Areas: A third of professional musicians were earning nothing from music, with 22% considering leaving the industry, after live event restrictions were lifted earlier this year, according to research by mental health charity Help Musicians.
Posted by David at 11/23/2021 09:29:00 AM

Creating Sustainability in the Film Industry

AMT Lab @ CMU: When thinking about sustainability the first thought that often comes to mind is climate action, net-neutrality, or carbon emissions. Sustainability, in fact, has many other aspects beyond the climate. The United Nations developed a list of 17 goals in 2016 with a goal for the world to reach in 2030. These goals address holistic sustainability – aiming to help increase the quality of life worldwide. These guidelines are called ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ or SDGs for short, each having a different focus on a sustainable world including gender equality, clean water, no poverty, quality education and climate action.
Posted by David at 11/26/2021 10:10:00 AM

Eddie Redmayne Wouldn't Play Trans "Danish Girl" Role Now

www.themarysue.com: Eddie Redmayne has spoken out many times about his role in The Danish Girl, in which he played a trans woman. Once again, he is expressing his regret about taking the role.
Posted by David at 11/23/2021 09:32:00 AM

Friday, November 26, 2021

DP Weekly Wrap Up

WEAR A MASK – WASH YOUR HANDS – WATCH YOUR DISTANCE

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Sunday, November 21, 2021

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IATSE Members Ratify New Film & TV Contracts; Vote Closer Than Usual

Deadline: IATSE members have ratified their new film and TV contracts, averting a showdown with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers after contentious negotiations that began six months ago. However, union leadership suffered a harsh rebuke as L.A. locals rejected the deal in the popular vote.
Posted by David at 11/18/2021 10:47:00 AM

Broadway, touring productions set new COVID-19 testing rates

Broadway News: Broadway productions and touring companies have set new minimum requirements for COVID-19 testing based on the number of cases in the area.
Posted by David at 11/18/2021 10:54:00 AM

U.K. Film, TV Union Bectu Sets Out Anti-Bullying, Harassment Charter

Variety: U.K. film and TV union Bectu, which represents below-the-line workers and crewmembers, has set out six demands in its fight against bullying and harassment in the audio-visual industry, including a call for an external reporting body to be set up to deal with historical abuse allegations.
Posted by David at 11/18/2021 10:45:00 AM

Should Hollywood rethink who plays Jews in movies and on TV?

NPR: On a new Apple TV+ show called The Shrink Next Door, a depressed and anxious businessman is convinced by his sister to go to therapy. "He's not a stranger!" she exclaims. "Rabbi Goldberg recommended him!" Their strong accents reflect who their characters are: New York Jews. But neither of the actors who play them — Will Ferrell and Kathryn Hahn — are Jewish in real life.
Posted by David at 11/16/2021 09:52:00 AM

How China’s Musicals Lost Their Groove

The Theatre Times: Where are all the Chinese musicals? This question isn’t as low stakes as it may seem. China has a long history of musical theater, from lyric ci poetry to the mixed musical stylings of Yuan Dynasty drama, to say nothing of various regional operas. As China developed economically, melding these traditions with the business models and production techniques of Broadway or the West End should have been relatively straightforward. At least, that was the idea when the Shanghai Conservatory of Music added a musical theater department in 2002.
Posted by David at 11/17/2021 10:25:00 AM

Friday, November 19, 2021

DP Weekly Wrap Up

WEAR A MASK – WASH YOUR HANDS – WATCH YOUR DISTANCE

https://www.cmu.edu/coronavirus

Sunday, November 14, 2021

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Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...

IATSE Workers Divided on Whether to Ratify New Contract

Variety : Charley Gilleran has had a 30-year career as a rigging key grip, moving between superhero blockbusters like “Iron Man” and Oscar winners such as “No Country for Old Men.” This weekend, he plans to vote to ratify the new contract negotiated by his union, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.
Posted by David at 11/11/2021 09:38:00 AM

Theatre's hiring crisis

Exeunt Magazine: “For the first time I’m going, ‘I’ve got the budget, but I can’t find the people.’ It’s so strange,” says production manager Heather Doole. Her words are echoed across the theatre industry, in meetings, social media and job listings sites, where the same roles come up repeatedly and with increasing urgency. It’s surreal, because until the pandemic, the main conversation about theatre and hiring was on the impossibility of breaking into what often felt like a cliquey closed shop.
Posted by David at 11/08/2021 09:25:00 AM

Theater workers aren’t just changing jobs during the pandemic. They’re leaving the field

Datebook : One low point for Julie Saltzman Kellner came when she was in labor with her daughter but still answering work emails. “That is to some degree my own damn fault,” she recalled ruefully. “Like, put the phone away!”
Posted by David at 11/09/2021 09:25:00 AM

Meet a JEDI Trainer

Dramatics Magazine Online : Destinee Steele’s a JEDI trainer. No, not of the Star Wars variety. She recently completed her first theatrical JEDI training tour and shares the story! If you don’t know her yet, Destinee has an MFA in wig and makeup design. She is the CEO of The Beauty Menagerie, LLC. She is also a Founding Board Member of Black Hair and Makeup United. Let this multi-talented theatre maker fill you in on her JEDI training tour and the work she’s doing. You’ll be inspired!
Posted by David at 11/11/2021 09:34:00 AM

Outside theatre: why it mustn't stop after the pandemic

theconversation.com: Indoor theatre is back. Despite audiences being inscrutable in masks, I’ve seen two packed shows and begun to believe that theatres are finally recovering after a dreadful year. But the outdoor experiments that have kept theatre’s flame alight during the pandemic shouldn’t be cast aside in the process.
Posted by David at 11/08/2021 09:31:00 AM

There are no bad ideas

Sunday, November 28, 2021

Worth a Look

Veteran Christmas show crew members postpone retirement

NOEA launches DE&I educational programme

Pandemic leaves 83% of musicians unable to find regular work

Creating Sustainability in the Film Industry

Eddie Redmayne Wouldn't Play Trans "Danish Girl" Role Now

Friday, November 26, 2021

DP Weekly Wrap Up

Sunday, November 21, 2021

Worth a Look

IATSE Members Ratify New Film & TV Contracts; Vote Closer Than Usual

Broadway, touring productions set new COVID-19 testing rates

U.K. Film, TV Union Bectu Sets Out Anti-Bullying, Harassment Charter

Should Hollywood rethink who plays Jews in movies and on TV?

How China’s Musicals Lost Their Groove

Friday, November 19, 2021

DP Weekly Wrap Up

Sunday, November 14, 2021

Worth a Look

IATSE Workers Divided on Whether to Ratify New Contract

Theatre's hiring crisis

Theater workers aren’t just changing jobs during the pandemic. They’re leaving the field

Meet a JEDI Trainer

Outside theatre: why it mustn't stop after the pandemic

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