Technical Theater Training Workshop

April 18-21, 6-9pm at Out North
$15 each class or $50 for 4 classes

Matt Lawrence is the Technical Director of the Evergreen State College theater. He is also a freelance light designer, IATSE grip, and longtime tour manager/production designer. He has tech directed and designed Out North Artistic & Executive Director Scott Turner Schofield's solo work in spaces from Out North to the National Theater of Belgium, and has lit dance works in spaces as varied as the Capitol Playhouse in Olympia to Lincoln Center - among a long career of making live art work well and look pretty in tiny blackboxes and state-of-the- art facilities. He's an excellent tech and a great teacher.

Thanks to support from the Alaska State Council on the Arts, Matt will be in residence at Out North April 18-21st, offering four 3-hour classes in the basics of technical theater on the scale - and equipment availablity - of venues like Out North. Lighting, rigging, safety, and basic stagecraft will be covered. The plan is to create a basic skill-set that can then be refined and built upon at a particular venue in town.

We can take 10 participants and maybe more if there is desire. There are no limits or expectations as to background knowledge or age of the participants. It's affordable, and it'll be a lot of fun too.

UPDATE: This workshop served six participants , three of whom went on to occupy positions at local theaters.