<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Here are her questions. Keep in mind her initial email stated specifically “there is not much information on technical theater and she was hopeful I could help”. My OP was that apparently our friends who publish such information (Sam I’m looking at you) were doing a poor job of it if this young lady couldn’t find information. <div><br></div><div>Her queries:</div><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Thanks! I have done some research about the process of working with a show but I don't know much about how to get started so my biggest concerns and questions are related to that.</span><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">1. What are things to look for in a college that would prepare me for the field?</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">2. How do you get your name out there and start getting opportunities to work?</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">3. I've heard that for the past few years there has been a push for designers in every aspect of a show to have a graduate degree. Have you found that people who attended graduate school are more likely to be hired or do you think it doesn't really matter?</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Any information at all is great so even if you don't answer all of them it still helps.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div>—-</div><div>Feel free to continue with your frustration. </div><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Sent from my H-pad<div><br></div><div>Herrick Goldman</div><div>917-797-3624</div><div><a href="http://www.HGlightingdesign.com">www.HGlightingdesign.com</a></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Mar 19, 2019, at 22:05, Herrick Goldman <<a href="mailto:herrick@hglightingdesign.com">herrick@hglightingdesign.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Sam all respect but you’ve lost the thread. The youngster is a daughter of a friend of a friend. She asked questions which I answered but did not include. Some of the questions were “where do I find out about technical theatre “ and “i’ve been told you must have an MFA to be a scene designer”. I did indeed answer all of her queries but also suggested she google “scene design and technical theater” to help her find resources. I also suggested she contact her local regional theater and ask to shadow the scenic designer. I hope you are designing at mccarter soon. <br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Sent from my H-pad<div><br></div><div>Herrick Goldman</div><div>917-797-3624</div><div><a href="http://www.HGlightingdesign.com">www.HGlightingdesign.com</a></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Mar 19, 2019, at 21:45, SAMUEL JONES via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">“didn’t dig enough.” How much is ‘enough digging” for a high school student before they get to ask some questions. We still don’t know what the questions were. If the student came up to any of us on the floor of LDI or USITT and said they would like to ask us some questions about studying scenic design in college, are we going tell them they obviously haven’t dug hard enough for information on the internet? I hope not. How is this different?<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Sam</div><div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><div class="">
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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Mar 19, 2019, at 3:34 PM, herrick goldman via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" class="">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">Actually Sam she specifically said there wasn't a lot of information out there about technical theater. So I'm sure see didn't dig enough.</span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>____________________________________________________________</span><br><span>For list information see <<a href="http://stagecraft.theprices.net/">http://stagecraft.theprices.net/</a>></span><br><span>Stagecraft mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Stagecraft@theatrical.net">Stagecraft@theatrical.net</a></span><br><span><a href="http://theatrical.net/mailman/listinfo/stagecraft_theatrical.net">http://theatrical.net/mailman/listinfo/stagecraft_theatrical.net</a></span><br></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></body></html>