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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 […]

Changing Scenery with Story Book Panels

Changing Scenery with Story Book Panels

Posted on June 30, 2019June 2, 2022 by Kizer

This article has a follow-up article here. The follow-up includes better instructions on how to […]

BRILLIANT BEING

BRILLIANT BEING

Posted on June 11, 2019July 3, 2019 by

at the Prague Quadrennial Attention, attendees at the Prague Quadrennial! WHERE: Divadlo X10 Charvátova 39/10, […]

Making Projection Media for Disney’s The Little Mermaid

Making Projection Media for Disney’s The Little Mermaid

Posted on June 7, 2019July 3, 2019 by

In this video, I discuss media that I created for a production of Disney’s The […]

Simple Design Choices and Stability of Basic Scenery

Simple Design Choices and Stability of Basic Scenery

Posted on May 20, 2019July 3, 2019 by

Transcript There’s a common trap that captures some people building scenery – especially novices. Maybe […]

An Awesome Fake Piano

An Awesome Fake Piano

Posted on May 14, 2019August 20, 2021 by Kizer

Making that piano light weight, wireless, playable, and grand. Theatre is story telling. It is […]

Making that media look like you’re drawing it in real time…

Making that media look like you’re drawing it in real time…

Posted on May 7, 2019July 3, 2019 by

In 2012, I designed a production of Sylvia at Auburn University. The design included scenery, […]

The Director’s Playground

The Director’s Playground

Posted on April 30, 2019July 3, 2019 by

Transcript: A long time I ago, I worked in a little family-owned furniture store. They […]

What is the Prague Quadrennial?

What is the Prague Quadrennial?

Posted on April 25, 2019July 3, 2019 by

Transcript: I am often asked, “What is the Prague Quadrennial?” This is a not an […]

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