September 23, 2016
| mhensley
| All Categories, Educational Theatre, Technical Theatre
Technical Theatre Projects & Grading: A How To My hope in this workshop is that each of us, including myself, come away with fresh ideas and renewed inspiration for what we do! Throughout this workshop I will lay out what we’ve come up with and done in our school district as well as additional ideas
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September 14, 2013
| mhensley
| All Categories, Educational Theatre, Lighting, Technical Theatre, Tips, Tricks & Resources
Focus Buddy Focusing lighting instruments can be a long and tedious task for a small group, but especially cumbersome if you have to accomplish the task alone. So when this idea of a “Focus Buddy” dawned on me last year, it drastically sped up the time I had to spend focusing lights when I had
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March 18, 2013
| mhensley
| All Categories, Sound, Technical Theatre, Tips, Tricks & Resources
Creating a quality sound environment for a any show is a daunting task. But thanks to the guys over at Figure53.com the task is a little easier. Qlab is a FREE yet powerful audio tool for your sound-booth. Developed for the MAC OS only, this program leaves its competitors behind. This one program will enable
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March 3, 2013
| mhensley
| All Categories, Educational Theatre, Technical Theatre, Tips, Tricks & Resources
The Idea Any theatre teacher who has ever taught a technical theatre or stagecraft class has at one time or another likely asked the question, “How do I deal with keeping our tools organized while having students use them?!” I tried to find a good solution to this question for 10 years, but no more!
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