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This series of instructional DVDs is perfect for the teacher who feels more at home with a prompt book than a hammer, and would welcome a new, visually oriented teaching tool for their tech classes and production crews.
Developed by master theatre educators Bob and Marti Fowler, the series is engaging and fun for students. The lessons in this series will help turn your students into valuable theatre technicians who know what to do and how to do it.
Each DVD becomes your classroom textbook and is packaged with a CD-ROM which contains Lesson Designs that use Cooperative Learning and Multiple Intelligence Strategies, Resource Sheets, Written Assessments, Scoring Guides, Writing Prompts, and Performance Rubrics.
It is a complete curriculum for technical theatre classrooms.
A great overview of theatre professionals and their responsibilities. This program is also appropriate for acting and survey classes.
Hosts: Bob Fowler and Marti Fowler
This program demonstrates how to become a safe and efficient stage carpenter.
Hosts: Bob Fowler and Marti Fowler
This hands-on primer will produce results on your stage by giving your students the skills required to light a stage evenly, establish basic moods, create some basic special effects, and troubleshoot many common problems.
Hosts: Bob Fowler and Marti Fowler
Bring two industry-recognized audio experts into your classroom with this program.
Audio for Theatre has been almost completely revamped! Professional audio engineer David Eisenhauer returns for the "nuts and bolts" sections of How an Audio System Works, and How to Operate an Audio System, including analog and digital audio consoles. A new section on Sound Design is hosted by Robin Weatherall, an award-winning sound designer, and a 17 year veteran of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
The Support Materials for the 2nd Edition of Audio for Theatre have been broken down into three different instructional units.
Hosts: Audio Engineer David Eisenhauer. Eisenhauer’s credits include live shows such as Bon Jovi, Sheryl Crow, Enrique Iglesias and John Mellencamp. Sound Designer Robin Weatherall onboard. Robin has won numerous awards for his sound designs and compositions. He worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company for 17 years as a musician and has worked all over the world as a director, musician, sound designer, and composer for live theatre, opera, movies and television programs.
With hands-on demonstrations and real world tips, this program will have your students running shows like professionals in no time!
J. Jason Daunter is a New York based professional stage manager whose Broadway and National Touring credits include the Broadway Blockbuster Wicked, Cyrano de Bergerac, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Chicago, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. He is an Educational Theatre Association board member, and a driving force behind EdTA’s "Defying Gravity" initiative.
Tom Martin has worked as a Professional Director, Stage Manager, Production Manager, and Associate Producer for the last 35 years. He has worked extensively at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, LaJolla Playhouse, and is on the theatre faculty at St. Louis University.
This program illustrates how to maintain top-notch production values in facilities that range from the high school "cafetorium" to state-of-the-art theatres.
Hosts: Bob Fowler and Marti Fowler
This program is an extension of, and should be used after, Lighting For Theatre. It explores advanced concepts of lighting design by investigating the process of designing and executing a complete light plot that incorporates many special effects.
Hosts: Bob Fowler and Marti Fowler
Enter the working world of the "business of show business" with this program. Develop a system to build patron loyalty, manage ticket sales, create budgets, and prepare for the unexpected.
Script written by Lana Hagan, faculty SIU Edwardsville and EdTA Leadership Coach. Ms. Hagan has presented Business and House Management workshops at conferences across the US. The program is hosted by Bob Fowler and Marti Fowler.
This program provides video and stills showing professionals working in their specialized areas, including...
This program is written and hosted by Terry McGonigle, an EdTA Hall of Fame inductee. It is a two week unit that will help your students discover...