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Friday, November 18, 2022

DP Weekly Wrap Up

Sunday, November 13, 2022

Worth a Look

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

Theatre Washington joins 24 arts service organizations in collective statement of support for Nataki Garrett

DC Theater Arts: Theatre Washington, along with a coalition of members of the Association of Performing Arts Service Organizations across the United States and Canada, has released a statement of support and solidarity for Nataki Garrett, artistic director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

Posted by David at 11/11/2022 11:01:00 AM
How LA’s New Roybal Magnet School Seeks to Ramp Up Diversity in Below-the-Line Hollywood Jobs

How LA’s New Roybal Magnet School Seeks to Ramp Up Diversity in Below-the-Line Hollywood Jobs: Mike Miller, international vice president of the entertainment trade union IATSE and director of the union’s Motion Picture and Television department, is a behind-the-scenes kind of guy. He admits that it’s unusual for him to speak to the Hollywood trade press — about anything. But Miller is happy to step out of his comfort zone to talk about IATSE’s role in the Roybal School of Film and Television Production, which launched in August with 150 students a secondary school campus in downtown Los Angeles

Posted by David at 11/11/2022 10:00:00 AM
Stage Managers Shed Light on Opera’s Hiring Crisis

American Guild of Musical Artists: OPERA America published an article on July 28 regarding the “hiring crisis” in the opera industry. While opera is indeed experiencing a hiring crisis, context and relevant perspectives are unfortunately missing from the original piece, which is told from a hiring manager’s point of view. For instance, the article completely omits the experiences of Stage Managers.

Posted by David at 11/07/2022 10:31:00 AM
'Ellen Needs Insurance' is the real story of an actor's quest to get coverage

NPR: Creative inspiration can strike from anywhere. For married couple Ellen Haun and Dru Johnston, both in the entertainment industry, it came from a place of necessity. Haun is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, and realized earlier this fall that she would be $804 short of meeting the minimum earnings required by the union to qualify for health insurance.

Posted by David at 11/10/2022 11:37:00 AM
Hands-on training essential for live events careers

Event Industry News: As the live events and creative industries flourish, employers in the sector need new, highly trained individuals to meet the needs of a booming industry. As such, they are increasingly looking for graduates with transferable workplace skills.

Posted by David at 11/08/2022 10:56:00 AM

Friday, November 11, 2022

DP Weekly Wrap Up

Sunday, November 06, 2022

Worth a Look

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

Q&A with New Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Leader Kendra Whitlock Ingram

onStage Pittsburgh: Kendra Whitlock Ingram wasn’t looking to leave her post as head of the Marcus Performing Arts Center in Milwaukee after three years on the job. But the allure of Pittsburgh was too much to pass up. The new president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust – effective Feb. 1, 2023 – was on a Zoom call Tuesday, a little more than an hour after her appointment was announced.

Posted by David at 11/03/2022 10:25:00 AM
Coming Out of the Shadow of Colonialism, Hula Today is Experiencing a Renaissance

Dance Magazine: In a flowing blue-green gown, her arms bare, her long hair swept up elegantly and encircled with blossoms, Kayli Ka‘iulani Carr confidently took the stage at the 2016 Miss Aloha Hula contest in Hilo, Hawai‘i. This was the modern portion of a high-pressure contest, and she danced to the aching melody of “Ka Makani Ka‘ili Aloha,” which tells a story of a heartbroken lover who summons a magical, “love-snatching” wind to recapture the heart of his beloved. Carr dazzled the judges, the audience and the social media world.

Posted by David at 10/31/2022 10:52:00 AM
Glimpses of Life with the Sea Clown Sailing Circus Troupe

The New York Times: They arrive from the port with their colorful clothes and their well-worn musical instruments, parading through the village and performing at the various squares. Islanders view them with a mix of awe and wonder. At times they look like superheroes, moving together to the rhythm of the music, conjuring tricks like magicians.

Posted by David at 11/01/2022 10:32:00 AM
On Holy Ground: The National Black Theatre Festival

AMERICAN THEATRE: Ben Vereen sat across from us one August morning at breakfast in the Winston-Salem Marriott, enthusing about his first visit to the National Black Theatre Festival in North Carolina; the previous he night he had been given the festival’s Sidney Poitier Award. “I was so touched,” he said. “When my buddy Stokes started reading the introduction, I thought he was talking about someone else.

Posted by David at 10/31/2022 10:41:00 AM
Blow, Winds: Florida Theatres After Hurricane Ian

AMERICAN THEATRE: The last weekend in September, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill opened in the black box space inside Florida Repertory Theatre’s 100-year-old home in Fort Myers, despite warnings of a hurricane headed further up the west coast toward Tampa. Ninety-six hours, a sudden right turn in Ian’s path, 115 mph winds and 6 to 28 feet of storm surge later, the show did not go on.

Posted by David at 10/31/2022 10:53:00 AM