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RE: Lighting Tech Question: Making Dimmer Packs and a Lighting Board talk to each other.

Posted By Aileen Zeigler 11-10-2022 05:42
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So the short answer is that you need to set an address on the dimmers and then use that to program the board. whatever number you assign to each dimmer should be the dimmer number on your board and then you patch that to a channel. If your express is patched 1 to 1 and you address a dimmer at 1 then ...

RE: Shrek: Pinocchio nose

Posted By Aileen Zeigler 03-21-2022 22:44
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This was really a very simple solution. I purchased a pre made latex nose. Cut off the tip and inserted a plastic toy telescope through it. I hot glued a magnet to the end of the telescope and to a leather ring. The student then pretended to try and stop the nose growing while she was actually pulling ...

RE: Technical Theatre online learning

Posted By Aileen Zeigler 02-06-2022 21:52
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These online Vectorworks tutorials we recently recommended to me. And I'm so glad I bought them. My skills have grown immensely in a short week and He has a system for you to use it with your students as well. http://lradesigns.com/training-videos/ ------------------------------ Aileen Zeigler Theatre ...

RE: Radium Girls - Glowing on Stage?

Posted By Aileen Zeigler 12-03-2021 08:19
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We tried a number of glow in the dark options. I found the best was purchasing glow in the dark pigment and mixing that with modge podge. Since it's clear the glow is not affected by the color pigment of the paint. Since I was mixing myself I was able to use a high concentration of glow pigment. We added ...

international tech challenge

Posted By Aileen Zeigler 12-08-2019 15:35
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I'm looking for an updated tech challenge information packet. I am able to find the packet from 2018 but nothing from last summer or for the coming festival. Anyone have it or know who I should reach out to? ------------------------------ Aileen Zeigler Theatre Arts Director Omaha NE ------ ...

RE: Replacing an Officer

Posted By Aileen Zeigler 11-21-2019 07:24
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Another option would be to hold the election for a president-elect. The student would take on the role of president for the 2020-2021 school year but would step in to the Vice President role now. This would allow them to shadow and have some continuity between years and fill your empty spot. we're ...

RE: MS/HS Combo Seasons

Posted By Aileen Zeigler 08-29-2019 06:46
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It sounds like I teach in a similar program. We do one musical and one play every year and we rotate which one is 7-12 and which is 9-12. I think it is important for the high school students to get to work with some different materials so I've kept 2 shows but sometimes it's hard to maintain the energy ...

Catch me if you can ensemble

Posted By Aileen Zeigler 08-26-2019 21:02
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we're doing catch me if you can as our musical this year. With our numbers we need to cast actors as multiple parts. I'm curious if anyone would be willing to share their ensemble tracks? There are a ton of bit parts and moments and I'm curious what worked well for others. ------------------------------ ...

RE: Show with high physicality, pantomime, movement, or puppetry

Posted By Aileen Zeigler 06-18-2019 09:12
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We just did a show called whirligig by John Newman. It provided a lot of space for physical work. We developed a bunch of movement pieces and pantomime. I wanted to do more puppetry with it but opted for more physical work. You can see some pictures of my production if you go to the youth plays site ...

Audition change up

Posted By Aileen Zeigler 01-15-2019 10:15
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I'm looking for a new idea for auditions, for a non-musical. I could do cold readings of scenes or prepared monologues but I'm looking for something else to see how they interpret characters, make strong choices on stage and are comfortable with movement. I'd like to shake things up with a new style ...

Assistant Director job description

Posted By Aileen Zeigler 08-20-2018 17:46
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Good Afternoon Does anyone have an assistant director job description that they would be willing to share? Thanks! ------------------------------ Aileen Zeigler Theatre Arts Director Omaha NE ------------------------------

Conflicts

Posted By Aileen Zeigler 08-16-2018 12:45
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Conflicts the hardest thing to deal with in scheduling!! I'm sure you all agree. I'm looking for a better way to collect and organize the cast's conflicts. I've tried so many different methods and it seems to always be cumbersome. What have you found that works? and not allowing conflicts is ...

casting by committee

Posted By Aileen Zeigler 08-15-2018 17:30
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This year my school (and I) have decided to do casting for the shows by a committee. I currently have 6 of us lined up to observe auditions and be involved in the casting process. I'm curious if any of you have down group casting like this and how you organized the process? Any tips or suggestions ...

PHET simulations

Posted By Aileen Zeigler 07-24-2018 13:02
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Good Morning I'm a fan of looking at what other subject matters are using to teach their students. As it's summer I'm doing a lot of analysis and reflection on my teaching practice. I've been spending a lot of time with the Flipped Learning training. I recently learned about PHET simulators used ...

RE: Creating a season over 4 years

Posted By Aileen Zeigler 05-16-2018 12:44
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I have a similar challenge of having a bunch of girls that have worked hard and earned a shot at a moment in the musical next year and a large group of senior girls. We did Bring it On this year which was awesome. And I narrowed my choices down for the year to 42nd St and Cinderella. The new broadway ...

new theatre budget template

Posted By Aileen Zeigler 08-11-2017 13:38
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Thanks for the new theatre budget template! I really love this tool. It's a great way to keep track of our spending and budgeting from year to year. I'm struggling a bit to figure out how to use it for my non show needs. Where should I include general theatre items that aren't connected to a show ...

Choreo and Cheer stunts

Posted By Aileen Zeigler 08-11-2017 13:23
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We are producing Bring it On this fall. I've brought in a choreographer familiar with stunting, hip hop and more. We've been having weekly summer rehearsals to prepare our skills and i've brought in 3 other experts to work with my students. They have been working extremely hard to learn many skills. ...

RE: Free or Reduced Cost Theater Licensing for Title 1 Schools?

Posted By Aileen Zeigler 08-01-2017 13:14
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I would like to counter the idea that you need a big name show for your first production. I developed a program at a public school with only $1800 in the club account. I was very upfront with my students about the cost of putting on a big name musical. I told the kids that we would produce quality ...

RE: Method Acting

Posted By Aileen Zeigler 07-04-2017 12:48
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I love this chart. I'm curious about the dashed lines. I can't quite decipher what the meaning of the connections are. Is it connecting two names together or separating out a section? Can you share more about your reasoning? Aileen ------------------------------ Aileen Zeigler Theatre Arts ...

The Frogs

Posted By Aileen Zeigler 03-22-2017 15:13
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Has any one done a performance of The Frogs (not a modernization)? I'm interested in doing a classical piece with students and looking for a good option for 25-40 7th-12th graders. I'd love some insight. ------------------------------ Aileen Zeigler Theatre Arts Director Omaha NE ----------- ...

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