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Oregon Shakespeare Festival Prepared For Wildfire Smoke
Production Manager Alys E. Holden (’97), Associate Production Manager Ben Jones (’20), and Associate Technical Director Steph Waaser (’18) led proactive efforts to ensure the show(s) would go on.
September 4, 2019
Yale Rep’s Production of ‘Happy Days’ with Dianne Wiest Bows in Los Angeles
Yale Rep’s critically acclaimed production, directed by James Bundy (‘95, Dean), features sets, costumes, lighting, and sound by Yale designers.
June 11, 2019
Chris Brown (’10) Named Executive Director of Orlando Repertory Theatre
Brown will head the nonprofit committed to creating quality experiences that enlighten, enrich, and entertain young audiences.
May 29, 2019
Steph Waaser (’18) Awarded USITT Innovation Grant
The project intends to develop a product which can easily be integrated into a single-point rigging system to eliminate cable-induced rotation, which can distract the audience from the story being told onstage.
March 27, 2019
Alex McNamara (’20) Preaches ‘Safe Aggression’ for Production Changeovers
The Technical Design and Production students is in her fifth year at the Williamstown Theatre Festival .
July 20, 2018
Tharon Musser (’50): “The Tough Old Broad Who Lit the Way”
The Tony Award winner is considered one of the greatest—as well as the most prolific—lighting designers ever to work on Broadway.
June 19, 2018
Cross Wang (’18) and Ruoxi Jia (’18) Win Student Design Competition
Wang and Jia were awarded First Honors for the 2018 Wenger Award at the 175th meeting of the Acoustical Society of America.
March 17, 2018
Steph Waaser (’18) Awarded USITT Golden Hammer for Scenic Technology
Waaser is the winner of the 2018 Bernhard R. Works, Frederick A. Buerki Scenic Technology Award.
Matt Davis (’18) Receives USITT Technical Production Award
Davis was the winner of the 2018 KM Fabrics Award.
Archived: Anna Glover Appointed Director of Theater Safety and Occupational Health
Anna Glover is YSD/YRT’s new director of theater safety and occupational health. She comes to Yale having worked at London’s Royal National Theatre and Southbank Centre, two of the UK’s most prestigious theater and arts institutions.
November 15, 2017
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