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Article Type: Design and Stagecraft

When You’re Not Allowed to Paint the Floor

When You’re Not Allowed to Paint the Floor

Posted on July 26, 2022July 27, 2022 by Kizer

The Gist I will explain the reasons for these choices, but let me start out […]

Managing Risk in the Theater Space

Managing Risk in the Theater Space

Posted on August 24, 2021August 25, 2021 by Kizer

August 24, 2021 Most of my videos are for people who do lots of theatre. […]

SilverStar Voyages

SilverStar Voyages

Posted on November 17, 2020July 30, 2026 by Kizer

View all series episodes Solving Problems: Season Planning + Production Design Throughout the spring and […]

Simple Online Lighting Design Project

Simple Online Lighting Design Project

Posted on August 13, 2020March 7, 2023 by Kizer

Anyone is welcome to use this resource however they like. It is an open-education resource. […]

The Lighting Design Process

The Lighting Design Process

Posted on March 29, 2020March 30, 2020 by Kizer

I am at a point in the semester where ordinarily, I spend two or three […]

Scenic Projections and their Ideal Environment

Scenic Projections and their Ideal Environment

Posted on January 3, 2020September 28, 2026 by Kizer

This video is intended to help individuals who are venturing into the use of scenic […]

Projections Onstage: Don’t Wait. You Will Never Have the Newest Technology

Projections Onstage: Don’t Wait. You Will Never Have the Newest Technology

Posted on August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 by

Transcript This is a design from 2011 for the musical Pippin. Director Morgan Murphy wanted […]

A Simple Fireplace Onstage

A Simple Fireplace Onstage

Posted on August 3, 2019August 3, 2019 by

Transcript There are times when you are doing a show when you need to make […]

Low Tech Solutions for Responsive Media on Stage

Low Tech Solutions for Responsive Media on Stage

Posted on July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 by

Transcript: Today I want to talk about some low-tech methods for achieving interactive projection media. […]

Casters:  Big and Small

Casters: Big and Small

Posted on July 10, 2019August 3, 2019 by

There is a common conversation about casters that I hear in theatres. TRANSCRIPT “For that […]

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