Fall 2001 Master Classes

September 14 & 15, 2001

Jacksonville State University

Drama Department

  Stone Center                                                                                          

 Jacksonville, Alabama                                                 

 

 

 

                       Come join us for two days of interesting classes, meeting old friends, and making new ones.  We have put together an exciting mix of classes and presenters that should allow everyone to find something they like.  Our general theme for 2001 is safety, with Jay Glerum’s Rigging Master Class; Using non-toxic Materials in Prop Construction; The Purchase, Use, and Care of Ladders and Lifts; and Fall Protection in the Theatre.  For the Costumer’s there is a full day hands-on workshop on Building a Scottish Kilt, and a Workshop on chain mail construction.  Scenic Designers will have a full day workshop on Working in 3D with Rhino, an exciting program from Robert McNeel and Assoc. and a class on Faux Finishes for the Stage.  Lighting Design classes include: Using Moving Lights in a Theatre Setting; Using Patterns, Color, and Movement for the Lighting Designer; and New Directions in Stage Lighting, WYSIWYG and ETCnet. On Saturday afternoon we will close out with a big Equipment and Supplies Showcase and Hands-On where you can play with new products and talk to the experts about what’s new in tech theatre.

 

For more information contact:

                                              David Keefer

                                              JSU  Drama Department

                                              700 Pelham Road N

                                              Jacksonville, AL 36265

                                              (256) 782-5647

                                              dkeefer@jsucc.jsu.edu

 

USITT-SE Master Class 2001 Registration Form

 

 First Name: __________________________        Last Name:  __________________________________

 

 Name as you would like it to appear on your name badge: ____________________________________

 

 School/Theatre Affiliation:  ______________________________________________________________

 

 Title/Position:  _________________________________________________________________________

 

 Address: ___________________________________________        Email:  ________________________

 

 City:  ______________________________________               State: ___________     Zip: ____________

 

 Home Phone: ____________________    Office Phone:  __________________  Fax: ________________                                                                           

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 Member of USITT National?          Yes______   No________

 

 Main Area of Interest:   Costuming____ Lighting____ Management____ Scenery____ Sound_____ Technical____

 

 I am planning on entering the Design Expo 2001      Yes_______   No______     Student________   Faculty_______

 

Workshops  1._____ Rhino 3D Computer Graphics $10. (Limited to 12)    2._____ Kilt Construction $20.  (Limited to 15)   3.______ Rigging Workshop. A copy of Stage  Rigging Handbook is required for the class and may be purchased on site.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

 

       Pre-Registration Deadline is July 16, 2001  Registration must be received by this date to qualify for Pre-Registration.  All mail in forms must be received by August 31, 2001.  After August 31st only on-site registration will be accepted.  Registration fee includes a lunch for both Friday and Saturday.  All schools and theatre companies must be organizational members.  Mail forms to: Jacksonville State University Drama Dept., 700 Pelham Rd N., Jacksonville, Alabama 36265  Make Checks payable to USITT-SE.

 

Fees

Before July 16th

July 17-August 31

On-Site  

Registration Fee

$35

$45

$50

Membership Dues

$15

$15

$15

Student Registration

$20

$25

$30

Student Membership Dues

$5

$5

$5

Organizational Membership Dues

$25

$25

$25

Workshop Fees

 

 

 

Total:

                    

 

 

 

 

                              

                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                

Housing

 

 

University Inn

 

1530 Pelham Rd S.

 

Jacksonville, AL 36265

 

256-435-3300

 

Closest Motel to campus
Master Class Special

 

$38.00 per room

 

                                                                                    With 30 day advanced reservations

 

Royal Inn

 

                      5618 McClellan Blvd.

 

                           Anniston, AL

 

                           256-820-5154

 

 

$35.00 1 Person

 

$40.00 2 Persons

 

With 30 day advanced reservations

 

5 Minutes from JSU                                 

 


 


1604 Quintard Ave.

 

Anniston, AL

 

256-236-0503

 

 

 

 

 

 

USITT-SE Master Class Special

 

$69.00 per night

 

Price includes breakfast

 

Contact Chris Woods for reservations

 

ThevictoriaInn.com

 

 

Hampton Inn

 

1600 Hwy 21 South

 

Oxford, AL

 

256-835-1492

 

HamptonInn.com

 

 

Master Class Special

 

$55.00 per night

 

with reservations made before

Sept 10th

 

 

Ramada

 

300 Quintard Ave.

Anniston, AL

 

256-237-9777

1-800-2726232

 

10 miles from campus

 

 

                                    

 

                        

 

                                   

                                                                                     

                                   

 

                                                              

                                                                                         

 

 

 

                        

 

                          

                                   

                                                                                 

 

Design Expo 2001

 

 

A juried exhibition of Faculty and Professional Design & Technology

& Non-juried Student Exhibition

 

                                             FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL

 

 

The juried exhibition for faculty and professionals is open to all educators and professionals currently living within the region and members of the USITT-SE regional organization. You are invited to enter a maximum of three entries. You are expected to be available at the Master Class weekend to discuss your work with as many students as possible, however, arrangements to display your entry can be made if you are unable to attend. The respondent may select works to represent the region at USITT National convention in New Orleans.

 

                                                               

STUDENT EXHIBITION

 

The student exhibition is intended to provide student designers and technicians with the opportunity to exhibit their work and to view the work of other student members of the USITT-SE regional organization. Students will have the opportunity for informal discussion of their work with other students as well as faculty and professional designers and technicians from institutions across the region. Work entered may be in the areas of costumes, scenery,

lighting, props, millinery, wigs, crafts or other stagecrafts. It may be theoretical or produced. You may exhibit photographs, models, renderings, lightplots, sketches, thumbnails, storyboards, and actual pieces. Participants may enter a maximum of three works, and these should have been done within the past two years. Students will be responsible for set-up, strike and transportation of their works.

 

                                                              

Work exhibited may be photographed for inclusion in the USITT-SE slide archives. For more information about USITT-SE Design & Technology Expo 2001, please call or email:

 

                                         Andy Fitch, University of Alabama, (205) 348-5283.  

                                                           

USITT-SE Design Expo 2001 Registration Form

 

USITT-SE Master Class

September 14-15, 2001

    Name: _______________________________________________________________

    Address______________________________________________________________

    School/Theatre Company________________________________________________

    Email: _____________________________________ Phone: ___________________

           ____Student

           ____Educator/Professional

    EXHIBIT ENTRY:

     #1______________________________________________________________

    #2______________________________________________________________

    #3______________________________________________________________

    I understand that USITT-SE will make every effort to ensure the safety of all displayed items,

    but design work will not be covered by insurance, and neither the organization nor any of

    their representatives can assume responsibility or be held liable for damaged, lost or stolen

    items connected with this exhibition.

    Exhibitor's

    Signature_____________________________________________________Date____________

Please set-up your work in the exhibit area on Friday between 8 am and 12 pm.

Please remove your work from the exhibit area on

Saturday after 3pm and before 5pm.

 

Directions To Jacksonville, Alabama

 

Directions from Atlanta, Georgia

 

Take I-20 West about 90 miles to the second Anniston/Oxford exit (#185) and turn right onto Highway 21 North. Go through Oxford, Anniston, and the Fort McClellan area and into the city of Jacksonville. Continuing north on Highway 21, as you approach the town square, there will be a Hardee's restaurant and a Chevron station on your right. Follow Highway 21 North through the square. At the intersection of Highway 21 North and Highway 204, turn right onto Bennett Blvd. On your left will be the Baptist Campus Ministry (BCM) building. On your right will be McGee Hall and a large parking lot. Take the next left at the stop sign and Stone Center is the large building on your left.

 

Directions from Birmingham, Alabama

 

Take I-20 east about 60 miles to the Anniston/Oxford exit (#185) and turn left onto Highway 21 North. Then follow

directions from I-20 from above.

 

Directions from Chattanooga, Tennessee

 

Take I-59 South, approximately 91 miles to Gadsden, Alabama (Attalla/Gadsden exit # 183). Turn left off of the exit

ramp onto Highway 278 East/431 South. Take Highway 431 South through Gadsden and Glencoe. Continue on                                     Highway 431 South approximately 13 miles to the intersection with Highway 204 East (blinking caution light at

intersection). Turn left onto Highway 204 East and continue about 10 miles to the intersection with Highway 21. Go

straight through this intersection. You are now on Bennett Blvd, and then follow directions from above.

 

Directions from Montgomery, Alabama

 

Take Highway 231 North to Sylacauga. In Sylacauga, Highway 231 North merges with Highway 280/Highway 21

North at an intersection with same.  Take Highway 21 North. Continue on Highway 21 North through Talladega and

into Oxford. Go under I-20 and follow the directions above.