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Opera America Webinar Replay | Taking Care: Mental Health Care for Creators and Artists

Opera America has created a special webinar series, Taking Care, that’s dedicated to the mental health of opera professionals. The first of these webinars aired on June 24 with practitioner: Beth Clayton, MA, CMHC and moderator: Jessica Jahn, costume designer. A large proportion of opera artists are currently under- or unemployed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many have worked to create their own opportunities, taking on the burden of being both a company and a collaborator by themselves. Still others are without work, trying to balance pursuing a career with other obligations to their families and communities. How can artists retain their sense of identity when unable to practice their profession? What are the best ways to cope with the additional burdens during this period? Will having a creative outlet beyond existing professional skills revive a sense of purpose?

In case you missed it, or would like to rewatch it, here is a video of that webinar:

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Shure and Sensaphonics Promote Hearing Safety as Theater, Live Music, and Events Return

Musicians Can Protect Their Hearing by Embracing a “New Normal” for Return to Live Events Stage Monitoring

The first hearing test establishes a baseline that all future hearing exams are compared against to determine if any loss has occurred.

As theater and live music returns, Shure and Sensaphonics and Shure offer tips for musicians to “retrain the brain” after time away. As performers and audio engineers at theaters, concert halls, and live event venues worldwide start the ‘check one… check one-two…’ — they are finding some significant changes and opportunities in post-hiatus live music.Read More »Shure and Sensaphonics Promote Hearing Safety as Theater, Live Music, and Events Return

Broadway Stage Management Symposium’s Free SM Tech Friday Program | Roam

Coming this Friday, June 25, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. EDT from the Broadway Stage Management Symposium is another in their great, Free series, SM Tech Friday with exploration of organizational tool Roam. Join BSMS Founder, Matthew Stern and R.J. Nestor, business coach, musician, and writer as they take a deep dive into this organizational tool. Roam is a powerful organizational and note-taking program with numerous possibilities to transform the way we take notes & communicate as a team. You’ll learn more about Roam as Nestor demos the many ways Roam can help stage managers and everyone in our theater industry: designers, technicians, production managers, directors, etc…Read More »Broadway Stage Management Symposium’s Free SM Tech Friday Program | Roam

Replay Today’s USITT & No More 10 Out of 12s | Regional Theatres

When discussions with people at regional theatres start to address eliminating 10 out of 12 technical rehearsals and six day workweeks, the number one question is “How?” This panel included five different leaders of regional theatres, of various sizes, speaking specifically about how and why they’re doing it. In case you missed it, or would like to rewatch it, here is the video of that session:

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CIC Feature l Penn & Fletcher, Inc.

In this CIC Features video from the Costume Industry Coalition, they celebrate and proudly showcase the work and legacy of Ernie Smith, owner and founder of Penn & Fletcher, Inc. Smith and his team are masters at the craft of embroidery, which is a dying art. Penn & Fletcher is one of the last embroidery companies in New York City. Join Industry Associate Edwin Schiff as he learns about Smith’s many contributions to the industry and the incredible people and machines that create such beautiful work.

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Broadway Stage Management Symposium’s Free SM Tech Friday Program | Vectorworks

SM Tech Fridays are Back!

The 2021 Broadway Stage Management Symposium was amazing, but they now turn their attention towards the future and summer. Theaters across the country are preparing to re-open, welcoming artists and audience back. We have a few more months to continue our exploration of technologies & services to help stage managers. We can still learn new and better ways to manage the production process. Soon, we will hopefully all be busy making theatre again!

This Friday, June 11th at 4:00 p.m. EDT, the BSMS dives into Vectorworks in this Free for everyone session. This session will be led by Frank Brault from Vectorworks along with the BSMS’s Matt Stern. You may have heard about this popular tool for designers, technical directors, and production managers. But stage managers?Read More »Broadway Stage Management Symposium’s Free SM Tech Friday Program | Vectorworks