http://jdub.umwblogs.org Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:53:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   This has been a great class! Enjoy everyone! This video was originally shared on blip.tv by jwhit1ji with a No license (All rights reserved) license. http://jdub.umwblogs.org/2008/04/30/digital-story/ So its been a while since I've written, but I have just been sooo busy. Also, I am not so sure what to write about. I mean NY was AMAZING, but I have not done much out of the norm since then. I have been trying to keep this final ... http://jdub.umwblogs.org/2008/04/03/long-timeno-see/ I know that I have not blogged in a while, but I feel like up to now I have been trying to play catch-up/keep-up. Life since NYC has been absolutely...CRAZY. Our break although amazing did not allow for much resting and since returning I have been consumed with class work ... http://jdub.umwblogs.org/2008/03/25/life-back-at-home/ I just finished my most recent stage management project, The Tempest by William Shakespeare, in Studio 115. This show was a whirlwind to put up due to limited time constraints, but the whole team worked hard and it all came together very well. The show closed this Saturday and it ... http://jdub.umwblogs.org/2008/03/25/tempest/ The first challenge of the day was checking out. I really do not like checking out because I have to obsessively check everything and constantly fear that I am leaving or forgetting something significant. Anyways we managed to get out of the room successfully and on time. Next, we were ... http://jdub.umwblogs.org/2008/03/16/sad-to-leavesunday-39/ Our last meeting on Saturday was with John Vivian, the PSM of Rent. He started as an actor, went to acting school and then started building sets in his free time. Then he got drafted and spent several years away from theatre. When he returned he started to stage manage ... http://jdub.umwblogs.org/2008/03/16/last-but-certainly-not-least/ A pattern here emerges...Ira Mont was our first interview and he started his career path to Broadway as an actor. He originally came to NYC as an actor and worked for a while. He had always been a very organized person who really enjoyed knowing how things worked; eventually more jobs began ... http://jdub.umwblogs.org/2008/03/16/do-it-and-pursue-it/ Saturday, March 8, was our last full day in NYC and we all decided to try and squeeze everything into our remaining time. First, Helena, Sommer, Karen and I went back to the Drama Book Shop. I was looking for the Theatrical Index, which is a resource that many of ... http://jdub.umwblogs.org/2008/03/16/fit-it-all-insaturday-38/ Friday afternoon, Sommer, Lucia, and I went over to the Westside Theatre to meet William Lang, the PSM of I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change. He has been the PSM for this show for the past 9 of its 12 years on off-Broadway. A work week for him consists ... http://jdub.umwblogs.org/2008/03/13/its-called-a-play-for-a-reason/ Sommer and myself had a really nice morning on Friday, March 7. We went down to Grand Central Station right before lunch and observed all the people and the amazing architecture of the building. Next, we found the Whispering Corner where we were able to exchange a normal conversation while ... http://jdub.umwblogs.org/2008/03/13/monster-sushi-rain-and-fun/