USITT New@Noon: Virtual Guest — Lecturer and Artist Register

Описание: Webinar description: The Virtual Guest Lecturer and Artist register was created in response to the current pandemic. The idea being, if an instructor needs a day of content, they can connect with another theatre practitioner and that person can then video conference in for a class. It could be very topical to a specific course or simply an opportunity to allow a new person to interact with your students, sharing their experience in the industry. If you can’t teach scenic art, why not hook up with a scenic artist and learn about their career? If nothing else, it offers the students an outside perspective and a new network connection.

Presenters:

Brian Phillips is the Technical Director for Ohio Northern University. Prior to ONU, Phillips served as technical director for the Goodman Theatre in Chicago where he worked on more than thirty world-premiere productions. Phillips, an ETCP-certified theatrical rigger, became an associate trainer with Chicago Flyhouse in 2017, providing training and equipment inspections throughout the world. He is an active member of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology as one of the teachers of the entry-level session for the Jay O. Glerum Rigging Master Classes. He is a member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Local 635. He graduated from ONU with a BA in communication arts-theatre and a minor in industrial technology. He earned his MFA in technical direction from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

Harrison Heinig is a junior at Ohio Northern studying Computer Science and International Theatre Production. While at Ohio Northern he has had the opportunity to explore his love for technology and the art of storytelling. Harrison is always looking for ways to incorporate technology into the theatre whether by creating an application to assist lighting designers or creating a script for an effect in a production. Harrison is currently the Sound Engineer for the Freed Center for the Performing Arts.