Post by mcnicholson10 on Oct 5, 2011 8:33:26 GMT -7
If you haven't heard of the Goodspeed, please check out our website. 19 musicals have gone to Broadway (including Man of La Mancha, Shenandoah, and Annie) from the Goodspeed stages, receiving more than a dozen Tony Awards. The aesthetic beauty of our productions testifies to the fact that Goodspeed Musicals benefits from some of the most talented scenic painters in the country.
During this six-day intensive introductory program, participants will receive expert instruction from a team of esteemed teaching artists, including current and former Goodspeed staff. Participants will learn to create textured surfaces using a variety of scenic painting techniques. The number of accepted participants is limited, so apply now!
To register for this unique opportunity, please fill out and submit an application by November 18, 2011. If you have any questions or would like to receive information about future programs in a variety of subjects, please contact Joshua Ritter at jritter@goodspeed.org or at 860.873.8664, ext. 373.
Click on the link to fill out the application: goodspeed.org/uploadedfiles/about/education/spi_application_2012.pdf
To register for this unique opportunity, please fill out and submit an application with a $200 deposit by November 18, 2011.
* Early acceptance deadline: October 17, 2011 (Applicants who apply by this date will be given special consideration.)
* Application deadline: November 18, 2011
* Applicants will be notified of status: November 25, 2011
* Upon acceptance and deposit payment, the remaining tuition of $1,050 will be due: December 2, 2011
Total tuition: $1,250
Please make checks payable to The Goodspeed Opera House Foundation.
Note: Upon acceptance, deposit is non-refundable. If you are accepted, your deposit will be deducted from your total tuition. If you are not accepted, your deposit will be refunded in full.
ABOUT THE FACULTY
Diane Fargo has taught at Boston University since 2001. She mentors a Scene Painting Certificate Program at BU, now in its 5th year. Diane has an MFA in Theater Design from Brandeis University. She has worked for many reputable designers on productions for such theaters as The Roundabout, Public Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Club, CSC, Playwrights Horizons, The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, Chicago Shakespeare, Ford’s Theater, Arizona Theater Company, Houston Ballet, Alabama Shakespeare, Minnesota Opera, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and Circle in the Square. She was Charge Artist for three national tours and provided interior decorative painting renovation of the Skylight Opera Theater. Store and Window Display and Event Decor for such companies as Tiffany and Co., IBM, Exxon Valentino’s, Foxwoods, Bellaggio, Foxwood and Mohegan Sun Casinos. Ms. Fargo has taught Set Design and Drafting at SUNY Albany, Scene Painting at Cobalt Studios, and special seminars at a variety of other educational institutions. She has acted as a consultant for Paint Products for Rosco Labs since 1988 and was the Charge Artist at Goodspeed Musicals for 19 years.
Howard C. Jones has been the Director of Scene Painting and on the Design faculty at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts since 1996. Before that he was one of the founders of Cobalt Studio, an apprentice painting studio in New York. He was recognized in 2000 in Boston with the Elliott Norton Award and in 2005 in World Stage Design Expo. He has designed at North Shore Music Theatre, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Missouri Repertory Theatre, State Ballet of Missouri, Weston Playhouse, NC Shakespeare Festival, American Heartland Theatre, Goodspeed Musicals, and the Coterie Theatre.
Jenny Knott graduated from the University of Missouri, Kansas City with an MFA in Design and Technology. Jenny has freelanced as a Scenic Artist for over 20 years. She worked for regional theatres such as Missouri Rep (now KC Rep), Arena Stage, the Guthrie, and Goodspeed Musicals, as well as union scene shops and an artist in residence at the University of Illinois-Champaign/Urbana. She is a member of United Scenic Artists 829. Jenny joined Rosco as their Paint Product Manager in July of 2003. She teaches seminars for Rosco all over the world and enjoys slinging paint and mixing up goop. Jenny continues to paint, keeping current with new scenic artists and new ways of approaching paint challenges.
Carla Tiezzi is a graduate of Parsons School of Design with a BFA in Illustration. She discovered an interest in theater painting, and joined the Goodspeed as an apprentice in 1996, under the guidance and instruction of her predecessor, Diane Fargo. In 1998, she began freelance painting and charging for other non-profit theaters, as well as events, film, and trade shows, including projects for Mohegan Sun Casino, Foxwoods Casino, and NBC News. In 2001 she relocated to Los Angeles, where she continued freelancing for 4 years, working on various projects for major TV networks, film, and theme parks such as Universal Studios, Knott’s Berry Farm, Six Flags, and Disney’s Buzz Light Year Ride for Disneyland, Disney: Tokyo, and Disney: Hong Kong. Preferring the East Coast and painting for the theater, she returned to the Goodspeed as the Assistant to the Charge and filled the position of the Charge Scenic Artist of Goodspeed in 2008.
Julia Torrant is a freelance scenic artist based in New York City. Originally from Connecticut, she was studying scene design at Boston University when Diane Fargo invited her to join the Goodspeed paint shop, and she stayed on staff for two and half years. Over the past nine years she has painted sets for twenty-four Goodspeed Musicals productions. She moved to Toronto to finish her studies and while there worked for several nonprofit theatres. After graduating with High Distinction in Art History and Fine Art from the University of Toronto, Julia moved to New York City to continue a career in scenic painting. She worked as a charge artist at the Williamstown Theatre Festival for four years and also has charged projects for Cobalt Studios, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Yale Baroque Opera, and Arkansas Repertory Theatre. Other projects include sets for the Huntington Theatre Company, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, and Ford’s Theatre, as well as many theatre companies and scene shops in the city. Since becoming a member of United Scenic Artists Local 829, Julia has been painting scenery for Broadway shows and national tours, as well as major motion pictures and network television shows filmed in the greater New York City area.
During this six-day intensive introductory program, participants will receive expert instruction from a team of esteemed teaching artists, including current and former Goodspeed staff. Participants will learn to create textured surfaces using a variety of scenic painting techniques. The number of accepted participants is limited, so apply now!
To register for this unique opportunity, please fill out and submit an application by November 18, 2011. If you have any questions or would like to receive information about future programs in a variety of subjects, please contact Joshua Ritter at jritter@goodspeed.org or at 860.873.8664, ext. 373.
Click on the link to fill out the application: goodspeed.org/uploadedfiles/about/education/spi_application_2012.pdf
To register for this unique opportunity, please fill out and submit an application with a $200 deposit by November 18, 2011.
* Early acceptance deadline: October 17, 2011 (Applicants who apply by this date will be given special consideration.)
* Application deadline: November 18, 2011
* Applicants will be notified of status: November 25, 2011
* Upon acceptance and deposit payment, the remaining tuition of $1,050 will be due: December 2, 2011
Total tuition: $1,250
Please make checks payable to The Goodspeed Opera House Foundation.
Note: Upon acceptance, deposit is non-refundable. If you are accepted, your deposit will be deducted from your total tuition. If you are not accepted, your deposit will be refunded in full.
ABOUT THE FACULTY
Diane Fargo has taught at Boston University since 2001. She mentors a Scene Painting Certificate Program at BU, now in its 5th year. Diane has an MFA in Theater Design from Brandeis University. She has worked for many reputable designers on productions for such theaters as The Roundabout, Public Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Club, CSC, Playwrights Horizons, The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, Chicago Shakespeare, Ford’s Theater, Arizona Theater Company, Houston Ballet, Alabama Shakespeare, Minnesota Opera, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and Circle in the Square. She was Charge Artist for three national tours and provided interior decorative painting renovation of the Skylight Opera Theater. Store and Window Display and Event Decor for such companies as Tiffany and Co., IBM, Exxon Valentino’s, Foxwoods, Bellaggio, Foxwood and Mohegan Sun Casinos. Ms. Fargo has taught Set Design and Drafting at SUNY Albany, Scene Painting at Cobalt Studios, and special seminars at a variety of other educational institutions. She has acted as a consultant for Paint Products for Rosco Labs since 1988 and was the Charge Artist at Goodspeed Musicals for 19 years.
Howard C. Jones has been the Director of Scene Painting and on the Design faculty at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts since 1996. Before that he was one of the founders of Cobalt Studio, an apprentice painting studio in New York. He was recognized in 2000 in Boston with the Elliott Norton Award and in 2005 in World Stage Design Expo. He has designed at North Shore Music Theatre, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Missouri Repertory Theatre, State Ballet of Missouri, Weston Playhouse, NC Shakespeare Festival, American Heartland Theatre, Goodspeed Musicals, and the Coterie Theatre.
Jenny Knott graduated from the University of Missouri, Kansas City with an MFA in Design and Technology. Jenny has freelanced as a Scenic Artist for over 20 years. She worked for regional theatres such as Missouri Rep (now KC Rep), Arena Stage, the Guthrie, and Goodspeed Musicals, as well as union scene shops and an artist in residence at the University of Illinois-Champaign/Urbana. She is a member of United Scenic Artists 829. Jenny joined Rosco as their Paint Product Manager in July of 2003. She teaches seminars for Rosco all over the world and enjoys slinging paint and mixing up goop. Jenny continues to paint, keeping current with new scenic artists and new ways of approaching paint challenges.
Carla Tiezzi is a graduate of Parsons School of Design with a BFA in Illustration. She discovered an interest in theater painting, and joined the Goodspeed as an apprentice in 1996, under the guidance and instruction of her predecessor, Diane Fargo. In 1998, she began freelance painting and charging for other non-profit theaters, as well as events, film, and trade shows, including projects for Mohegan Sun Casino, Foxwoods Casino, and NBC News. In 2001 she relocated to Los Angeles, where she continued freelancing for 4 years, working on various projects for major TV networks, film, and theme parks such as Universal Studios, Knott’s Berry Farm, Six Flags, and Disney’s Buzz Light Year Ride for Disneyland, Disney: Tokyo, and Disney: Hong Kong. Preferring the East Coast and painting for the theater, she returned to the Goodspeed as the Assistant to the Charge and filled the position of the Charge Scenic Artist of Goodspeed in 2008.
Julia Torrant is a freelance scenic artist based in New York City. Originally from Connecticut, she was studying scene design at Boston University when Diane Fargo invited her to join the Goodspeed paint shop, and she stayed on staff for two and half years. Over the past nine years she has painted sets for twenty-four Goodspeed Musicals productions. She moved to Toronto to finish her studies and while there worked for several nonprofit theatres. After graduating with High Distinction in Art History and Fine Art from the University of Toronto, Julia moved to New York City to continue a career in scenic painting. She worked as a charge artist at the Williamstown Theatre Festival for four years and also has charged projects for Cobalt Studios, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Yale Baroque Opera, and Arkansas Repertory Theatre. Other projects include sets for the Huntington Theatre Company, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, and Ford’s Theatre, as well as many theatre companies and scene shops in the city. Since becoming a member of United Scenic Artists Local 829, Julia has been painting scenery for Broadway shows and national tours, as well as major motion pictures and network television shows filmed in the greater New York City area.