Victor Hymes ’79 Named to Audubon Society Board</h1> <article> <h1>Victor Hymes ’79 Named to Audubon Society Board</h1> <p>eburnett — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 17:06:32 +0000</p> <span>Victor Hymes ’79 Named to Audubon Society Board</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-08-31T13:06:32-04:00" title="Thursday, August 31, 2023 - 13:06">Thu, 08/31/2023 - 13:06</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Entrepreneur and financier Victor Hymes, a 1979 graduate of 91ֱ��, has been named to the Audubon Society’s national board of directors.</p> <p>A resident of San Francisco, Hymes is the founder, CEO, and CIO of Legato Capital Management and independent director of Principal Funds. He chairs multiple committees at the Brookings Institution and holds key roles with numerous other nonprofits.</p> <p>Hymes is a double-degree graduate of 91ֱ�� with majors in <a href="/node/3371">mathematics</a>, <a href="/node/42011">music education</a>, and <a href="/node/3256">vocal studies</a>. He is an honorary member of 91ֱ��’s board of trustees and served on the board from 1996 to 2010.</p> <p>“Audubon is doing important work across the hemisphere, and I look forward to helping ensure the organization has the resources needed to continue protecting birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow,” Hymes said in an Audubon Society statement.</p> <p>Learn more on the <a href="https://www.audubon.org/news/audubon-welcomes-five-new-industry-leaders-national-board">Audubon website</a>.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Double-degree graduate, financier, and former 91ֱ�� trustee devotes energy to numerous nonprofits.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2023-08-31T12:00:00Z">Thu, 08/31/2023 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2974">Conservatory Alumni</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2368">Alumni</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25401">Mathematics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35596">Voice</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=32971">Opera Theater</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=42726">Piano Pedagogy</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/mathematics" hreflang="und">Mathematics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/vocal-studies" hreflang="und">Vocal Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/pace" hreflang="und">Pedagogy, Advocacy, and Community Engagement</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/business" hreflang="und">Business</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">courtesy of Brookings Institution</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>This Week in Photos: Tiny, but Mighty</h1> <p>ygay — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 15:42:28 +0000</p> <span>This Week in Photos: Tiny, but Mighty</span> <span><span>ygay</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-03-04T10:42:28-05:00" title="Friday, March 4, 2022 - 10:42">Fri, 03/04/2022 - 10:42</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Jake and Eliza Balmuth speak with their peers at the end of the concert. Photo credit: Yvonne Gay</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p>The <a href="/news/concerts-library" target="_blank">Tiny Ref Desk Concerts</a> are modeled after the popular <a href="https://www.npr.org/series/tiny-desk-concerts/" target="_blank">NPR Tiny Desk concert series</a>: 20-minute intimate performances in a noise-free environment. </p> <p><a href="/kathy-abromeit" target="_blank">Abromeit</a> launched 91ֱ��’s rendition of the concerts in the fall of 2018. By December 2019, 10 guest performers, faculty, and students had taken the tiny concert stage, fulfilling what Abromeit had hoped: challenging the stereotypes of a library and bringing it to life. The last concert—given just before the height of the pandemic—was held in March 2020 by a group of women who performed suffrage songs as part of 91ֱ��’s Women's Leadership and Suffrage programming.</p> <p>On March 1, after a small delay to allow for more guests to make their way to the conservatory library, Abromeit welcomed siblings Jake and Eliza Balmuth to the tiny stage. After the concert visitors were invited to a pop-up Women’s History Month exhibit in the Special Collections room. A woodwinds quintessence concert is scheduled for April 28. See more photos from the March concert on <a href="http://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzEdw9" target="_blank">91ֱ��'s Flicker page</a>.</p> <p>Our tour continues with stops at <em>Olympus</em>, <em>The Puppy Episode</em>, a Festival of Ideas, Allen Mercy Hospital, and Dye Lecture Hall</p> <p> </p> <hr> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>In the premiere of <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzEkBK" target="_blank"><em>Olympus</em></a> by Cyril Amanfo ’22, young people of color recognize their spiritual, mental, and emotional immortality—and in claiming their power, they discover their ability to heal themselves and others. Photo credit: John Seyfried</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>The Winter Term opera—<a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzE5YV" target="_blank"><em>The Puppy Episode</em></a>—was performed in Warner Concert Hall. The opera was based on the two-part episode of Ellen DeGeneres’ eponymous sitcom that aired in spring 1997. “The Puppy Episode” marked—in hilarious fashion—the long-rumored coming out of the program’s central character as well as the comedian who portrayed her. Photo credit: Yevhen Gulenko</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption><br> The Festival of Ideas in the Science Center Commons celebrated <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/oberlin/collections/72157720412304151/" target="_blank">research and projects </a>performed by students during Winter Term. Students at this table demonstrate their “In or out” project—an automated tennis line calling system. Members in the project included Suvan Agarwal ’23, Ben Chermside ’25, Griffin O’Neal-Freeman ’24, Sydney Paunan ’25, and Katie Siegfried ’25. Photo credit: Courtesy of the Office of Communications</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption><br> Award-winning author and 91ֱ�� College Writer-in-Residence Molly Antopol gave <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzEtVv" target="_blank">a public reading</a> of her book, the UnAmericans, in Dye Lecture Hall. Antopol was joined on stage by Associate Professor of Creative Writing <a href="/emily-barton" target="_blank">Emily Barton</a> and Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Jewish Studies <a href="/sheera-talpaz" target="_blank">Sheera Talpaz</a> for a discussion and question and answer session. During her week-long residency, Antopol also workshopped with students in classes taught by Barton and Talpaz. Photo credit: Yvonne Gay</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Jackie Brick ’24 stands next to the emergency entrance of the Allen Mercy Hospital in 91ֱ��. Brick interned as an ER assistant at Mercy during Winter Term. Photo credit: Yvonne Gay</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p> </p> <p><em>This Week in Photos is a selection of images and is not meant to represent a weekly timeline. Images highlight campus, community, people, and events related to 91ֱ�� College.</em></p> <p> </p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2022-03-04T12:00:00Z">Fri, 03/04/2022 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yvonne Gay</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>After a five minute delay to the start of the program, Public Services Librarian Kathleen Abromeit inches her way to the back of the conservatory library, then pauses. “Should we give it another five minutes,” she asks, looking around the room. She’s excited. After a two-year hiatus Abromeit will announce the library’s first Tiny Ref Desk Concert. The program’s return also serves as inspiration for this week’s photo series.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2379">Student Life</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2402">Winter Term</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2546">Photo Feature</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=3450">Conservatory Library</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25326">Creative Writing</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25386">Jewish Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=32971">Opera Theater</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-faculty field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/emily-barton" hreflang="und">Emily Barton</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/creative-writing" hreflang="und">Creative Writing</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/jewish-studies" hreflang="und">Jewish Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/strings" hreflang="und">Strings</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Third-year students Jake and Eliza Balmuth perform on violin and guitar in the conservatory library.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yvonne Gay</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Who is Eric Steggall?</h1> <p>ygay — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 15:45:39 +0000</p> <span>Who is Eric Steggall?</span> <span><span>ygay</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-12-20T10:45:39-05:00" title="Monday, December 20, 2021 - 10:45">Mon, 12/20/2021 - 10:45</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><hr> <p><strong>Full name:</strong> <a href="/eric-steggall" target="_blank">Eric Steggall</a></p> <p><strong>Location on campus:</strong> <a href="/hall-annex" target="_blank">Eric Baker Nord Performing Arts Annex</a>, room 203</p> <p><strong>Job title?</strong> Managing Director for <a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/theater" target="_blank">Theater</a>, <a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/dance" target="_blank">Dance</a> and <a href="/opera-theater" target="_blank">Opera</a></p> <p><strong>How many years at 91ֱ��?</strong> Eight</p> <p><strong>Were you a ‘theater kid’ in school? If so, tell us about it.</strong> I was most certainly a theater kid, but always backstage, I’ve never felt any desire to be onstage. I was incredibly lucky in that I went to a private high school that had an amazing theater program, whose director also ran a network of 13 children’s theater programs all over California. One weekend, I would be in Marina Del Rey living in a beach house working on <em>Oliver</em>, and the next weekend, I could be in Napa, Poway, or Santa Clarita doing something totally different on a different show. I met so many amazing people, many of whom are still some of my best friends. </p> <p><strong>Favorite play performed at 91ֱ��?</strong> To date, I would say <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHskNs4kmC" target="_blank"><em>Cabaret</em></a> because it was the first show in the new <a href="/irene-and-alan-wurtzel-theater" target="_blank">Irene and Alan Wurtzel Theater</a>.</p> <p><strong>Favorite childhood memory?</strong> I’m a huge baseball fan, so one of my favorites is easily my first trip to Fenway Park on September 1, 1983. The Sox got blown out 11 - 0 by the Twins, but I got to see Carl Yastrzemski play one of his last games before retiring. </p> <p><strong>Hobbies?</strong> Running; noodling around on the bass, drums, or guitar; woodworking; hanging out with my kids or traveling.</p> <p><strong>Favorite quote or personal philosophy?</strong> You can have anything you want, you just can’t have everything.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2021-12-20T12:00:00Z">Mon, 12/20/2021 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yvonne Gay</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>What were you doing on September 1, 1983? Eric Steggall, managing director of theater, dance, and opera, can tell you exactly where he was. Learn more about this former “theater kid” in this installment of Who Am I?</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2551">Staff</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25331">Dance</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25441">Theater</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=32971">Opera Theater</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-faculty field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/eric-steggall" hreflang="und">Eric Steggall</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/dance" hreflang="und">Dance</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/theater" hreflang="und">Theater</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Eric Steggall, managing director of theater, dance, and opera.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Tanya Rosen-Jones '97</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Who is David Bugher?</h1> <p>ygay — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 16:35:50 +0000</p> <span>Who is David Bugher?</span> <span><span>ygay</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-06-17T12:35:50-04:00" title="Thursday, June 17, 2021 - 12:35">Thu, 06/17/2021 - 12:35</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Although <a href="/david-bugher" target="_blank">David Bugher</a> has spent more than a decade at 91ֱ�� crafting detailed theater sets that bring productions to life, he is often mistaken as a member of the college’s CIT department. Find out why in this installment of Who Am I?</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Department and location on campus:</strong> Theater located in the <a href="/eric-baker-nord-performing-arts-annex" target="_blank">Nord Annex</a> / <a href="/hall-auditorium" target="_blank">Hall Auditorium</a> / <a href="/hall-annex" target="_blank">Hall Annex</a></p> <p><strong>Job title:</strong> Assistant Technical Director (which gets mistaken for computer work all the time). </p> <p><strong>What does your job entail? </strong>My job is to construct the sets used in all our performing spaces.</p> <p><strong>How many years at 91ֱ��?</strong> 18</p> <p><strong>Favorite place in 91ֱ�� and why?</strong> My home, because it is where I relax the most.</p> <p><strong>Many theater sets at 91ֱ�� are very detailed—from apartment buildings to the fronts of homes!</strong> <strong>What excites you about this process?</strong> Each show we present is different from the last. There is no repetition which makes it seem as if you're starting over from scratch each time.</p> <p><strong>What are your top three set builds at 91ֱ��?</strong> <em>Eurydice</em> (which I also appeared as an actor), <em>Street Scene</em>, and <em>Reefer Madness</em>.</p> <p><strong>What have been your most difficult designs?</strong> <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsk8bWxT8" target="_blank"><em>Street Scene</em></a> was very challenging as we built each part of the building separately to allow the painters to do their work, and then once painted, we put it all together which was incredibly challenging. But in the end it all came together.</p> <p><strong>What has building for film (because of COVID-19) been like for you?</strong> Is it different from building for a live audience? This past year I assembled four recording "booths" for our radio play <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmS3UAVY" target="_blank"><em>The Misanthrope</em></a>. A green screen wall for our Zoom play <em>Fires in the Mirror</em>. And finally a set for <em>Twilight Bowl</em> which was filmed. Nothing was remarkably different than building a set for a live audience. One always wants as much detail on the set as possible, and if you had a chance to view <em>Twilight Bowl</em> maybe you saw all the set dressing.</p> <p><strong>What will you enjoy most about having a live audience in the theater again?</strong> Having a live audience is why I do theater. Getting that energy from the audience is unlike seeing a film. You know if they're with you or not. There is an excitement when the audience comes into the space, and more often than not can see the stage in a dimly lit glow. I find as an audience member I'm taking in the space and looking at the details. It brings me joy.</p> <p><strong>Hobbies?</strong> I am going to pick up my guitar again. </p> <p><strong>Nickname(s)?</strong> None that I know of. Sometimes my ears burn around certain people so they might have coined a phrase or two.</p> <p><strong>Favorite song?</strong> Too many, but most would be filled by the works of Bob Dylan (a personal hero).</p> <p><strong>Favorite food?</strong> My husband Matthew's cooking</p> <p><strong>Favorite movie?</strong> <em>Harold and Maude</em></p> <p><strong>Favorite quote?</strong> “When you ain't got nothing, you've got nothing to lose,” by Bob Dylan.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2021-06-17T12:00:00Z">Thu, 06/17/2021 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yvonne Gay</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2551">Staff</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=32971">Opera Theater</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25441">Theater</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25331">Dance</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/theater" hreflang="und">Theater</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/dance" hreflang="und">Dance</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">David Bugher, assistant technical director of theater.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Bryan Rubin '18</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Behind the Scenes</h1> <p>ygay — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 18:38:29 +0000</p> <span>Behind the Scenes</span> <span><span>ygay</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-06-26T14:38:29-04:00" title="Friday, June 26, 2020 - 14:38">Fri, 06/26/2020 - 14:38</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>A bookcase in a theater department classroom is filled with small brown boxes, each with one open panel and a sheet of flat black cardboard in front. A peek inside reveals a tiny world of paper sculptures and hand-drawn mountains and trees.</p> <p>“This is mostly spring semester work from the first half of my introduction to scene design class,” explains Laura Carlson-Tarantowski, scenic designer and lecturer in the theater department. “The class focuses largely on the creative process used to develop three-dimensional models. We explore all the steps [of the process], paying particular attention to developing and communicating visual ideas inspired by the themes and content of a text.”</p> <p>With nearly one dozen theater and opera productions held at 91ֱ�� College each year, there are many opportunities for students to take part in the process. Student workers can be found in the scene, paint, and costume shops, as well as with sound and lighting.</p> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Three-dimensional models for the set of <em>Butterflies are Free</em> (top left and right); rendering (bottom left); and the 2019 stage production (bottom right). Set models and rendering by Laura Carslon-Tarantowski.</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p>Carlson-Tarantowski has designed more than 20 sets since coming to 91ֱ�� in 2016. Prior to joining the department she was responsible for 20-plus large-scale musicals at Dobama Theater, Beck Center for the Performing Arts, Cesear’s Forum, and Cain Park. The <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmNL1yMY" target="_blank">sets designed</a> for productions at 91ֱ�� range from sophisticated levels and platforms to small neighborhoods complete with residential fronts and porches built to scale. All this work reflects the collective efforts of the director, designer, artist, painters, carpenters, and costume and lighting departments, who start on these projects six months in advance.</p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-left"> <figcaption>Anton Crooks, assistant technical director and master electrician in the Department of Theater and Dance, makes lighting adjustments (left) while students and theater staff work with the set (right) for the production of <em>All’s Well That Ends Well</em>. Photo credit: Jennifer Manna</figcaption> </figure> <p>“The process begins with the text and the director’s point of view. Analysis of the script, inspirational images, period research, and conceptual ideas are collected and discussed and eventually become the visual language for the production,” explains Carlson-Tarantowski, who will often create several different versions of a set or part of a set in model form so that she, the design team, and the director can better visualize the ramifications of different choices. </p> <p>“As ideas firm up, the set designer creates color sketches that suggest how the set might look when painted and furnished and finally, scale technical drawings are produced,” she continues. “The technical director will then take those drawings and interpret and adjust them for the carpenters in the scene shop and oversee the building process. Budgeting is a big part of the design process. We have to take into consideration the cost of a set in terms of materials, time, and labor well before actual construction begins.”</p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-right"> <figcaption>Joseph Natt works on the set of <em>Pericles</em>. Photo credit: Yevhen Gulenko</figcaption> </figure> <p>This is where Joseph Natt, senior technical director of theater, opera, and dance comes in. </p> <p>Natt uses the drawings and 3D model that the set designer creates to price building materials. In order to make the cost of the set fit within the budget, adjustments to the design may be made. Once the budget is reconciled, and scenic elements are prioritized, construction begins. Set construction is typically completed in about six weeks.</p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-left"> <figcaption>The 2014 stage production of <em>Pericles</em>. Photo credit: Yevhen Gulenko</figcaption> </figure> <p>All of the technical elements of the production are brought together with the actors in dress rehearsal during “tech week,” where the theater team can take notes for adjustments and make finishing touches to the set. </p> <p>Many of the sets that are designed and constructed in the theater department present their own challenges. The two that stand out for Natt was the 2013 production of <em>Die Fledermaus</em>, which required the development of multiple sets. The other was the 2015 production of <em>Street Scene</em>. </p> <p>“We ended up building a multi-floor apartment building with a main door, center stairwell, and below-street-level apartments,” recalls Natt. “It was covered in brick, had large crown molding, windows that opened and closed, and was divided into several different apartments. We framed it and constructed it as you would a real house. It was very large and it took a lot of hours and material to construct.”</p> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption><em>Street Scene</em>. Photo credit: John Seyfried</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p>Construction projects can also overlap, particularly in the fall, when crews are finishing the build for the annual opera and starting technical rehearsals, while at the same time building the set for the fall theater production. But these are all challenges that come with the world of theater. </p> <p>“I always like working with my hands,” says Natt. “When I was growing up, I was always helping my dad work on cars and other things. Then when I went to school at Kent State University and got a degree in set design and technology, I realized that I was more interested in figuring out how to build and construct designs than designing them. So I enjoy carpentry in a more basic sense. I am not one to build you a beautiful rocking chair, but rather, build you the room for you to sit in and enjoy that rocking chair. Obviously seeing the final set constructed and seeing it as the designer and the director envisioned it gives me a sense of pride.</p> <p>“I think if any or all of the elements can pull the audience in and they forget that they are sitting in the theater, our job is complete. So for set carpenters, if we can build the scenery the way the designer and director intended, then the audience will be drawn in.”</p> <p>The collaborative nature of theater design and the excitement of seeing ideas come to life is something Carlson-Tarantowski enjoys. She plans to teach Scene Design II in the spring and welcomes students interested in scenic design to contact her for opportunities in and outside of the classroom. </p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2020-06-26T12:00:00Z">Fri, 06/26/2020 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yvonne Gay</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=32971">Opera Theater</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25441">Theater</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/theater" hreflang="und">Theater</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">The set of All’s Well That Ends Well in Hall Auditorium in 2015.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Jennifer Manna</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-flex-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden vertical-spacing--basic field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div id="obj-28807" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-photo-gallery paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="section--photo-gallery o-flex--photo-gallery"> <p class="header-tag">Photo Gallery</p> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery__grid"> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery--overlay"> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery--overlay__content"> <h2> From Design to the Stage </h2> <button class="btn js-modal" data-modal-prefix-class="fullscreen" data-modal-content-id="28807" data-modal-background-click="disabled"> View photo gallery </button> </div> </div> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery__grid__img-wrapper"> </div> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery__grid__img-wrapper"> </div> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery__grid__img-wrapper"> </div> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery__grid__img-wrapper"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="28807" class="photo-gallery-wrapper"> <div class="photo-gallery"> <div class="photo-gallery__slides"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption">The 2019 stage production of the Body of Bourne. <br> </span> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: John Seyfried</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption">Set model of Così fan tutte.</span> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Yvonne Gay</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption">The stage 2020 live streamed production of Così fan tutte. <br> </span> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Yevhen Gulenko</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption">Set model of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.</span> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Yvonne Gay</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption">The 2019 stage production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. <br> </span> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Yevhen Gulenko</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption">Rendering of Urinetown. </span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption">The 2019 stage production of Urinetown.</span> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Yevhen Gulenko</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption"><br> </span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption">The 2018 stage production of Trouble in Tahiti. <br> </span> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Yevhen Gulenko</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption"><br> </span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption">The 2018 stage production of the Turn of the Screw. <br> </span> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Yevhen Gulenko</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__navbar"> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>This Week in Photos: February 5</h1> <p>ygay — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 20:14:45 +0000</p> <span>This Week in Photos: February 5</span> <span><span>ygay</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-02-05T15:14:45-05:00" title="Wednesday, February 5, 2020 - 15:14">Wed, 02/05/2020 - 15:14</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>In this Paper Making and Book Art Winter Term Intensive, students create books (after spending several weeks making paper) in the context of global history and culture. Photo credit: Dale Preston ’83</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Sophomore Opportunities and Academic Resources (SOAR) leaders hold up department signs so students in their clusters can locate them at the start of the program’s two-day retreat. Photo credit: Yvonne Gay</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>A student in the Practicum in Museum Education project leads a gallery talk for classmates in the Allen Memorial Art Museum. Photo credit: Yevhen Gulenko</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Ysabella Atehortua ’22 in Washington, D.C., during a congressional internship with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Photo credit: Courtesy of Ysabella Atehortua ’22</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>A student performance in the Physical Dance Theater Technique project with LaJa Martin (pictured front). Photo credit: Yevhen Gulenko</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>The Phlox ensemble choir practices historical and contemporary works by women, trans, and non-binary composers. Photo credit: Dale Preston ’83</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption><em>The Wild Beast of the Bungalow</em> takes center stage in Warner Concert Hall. Photo credit: Yevhen Gulenko</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>This brave student tries indoor snowboarding, just one of several events at this year’s Winter Term Carnival in Hales Gym. Photo credit: Yevhen Gulenko</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Faculty, staff, and students record their favorite passages written by Toni Morrison as part of an upcoming campus celebration of the late author on February 18. Photo credit: Lucie Maria Weismueller</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2020-02-05T12:00:00Z">Wed, 02/05/2020 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yvonne Gay</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2495">Black History Month</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2402">Winter Term</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2379">Student Life</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2378">Allen Memorial Art Museum</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=4821">Africana Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25416">Politics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=32971">Opera Theater</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25441">Theater</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25331">Dance</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/politics" hreflang="und">Politics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/theater" hreflang="und">Theater</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/dance" hreflang="und">Dance</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/africana-studies" hreflang="und">Africana Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/vocal-studies" hreflang="und">Vocal Studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">A group of students, led by Professor Kathryn Metz, visits the Cleveland Museum of Natural History as part of the Museums as Community Assets project.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Mike Crupi</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>The Telephone Winter Term Opera</h1> <p>Anonymous — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:20:22 +0000</p> <span>The Telephone Winter Term Opera</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:20:22-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:20">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:20</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>This winter term, 91ֱ�� Opera Theater presented two modern operas at the ’Sco:</em> Strawberry Fields <em>and</em> The Telephone<em>. In Gian Carlo Menotti’s</em> The Telephone <em>(seen here), a man tries to propose to his girlfriend before he leaves on a trip. His girlfriend, however, is too occupied with interminable telephone conversations to notice.</em></p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2015-02-05T12:00:00Z">Thu, 02/05/2015 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2402">Winter Term</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2546">Photo Feature</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=32971">Opera Theater</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/vocal-studies" hreflang="und">Vocal Studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yevhen Gulenko</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>A May Day Comic Romp in March</h1> <p>eburnett — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:20:42 +0000</p> <span>A May Day Comic Romp in March</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:20:42-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:20">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:20</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>91ֱ�� Opera Theater returns with a welcome springtime romp: Benjamin Britten's acclaimed chamber opera <em>Albert Herring</em> takes place with four performances March 12, 14, 15, and 16 at Hall Auditorium.</p> <p>Set in the English village of Loxford in 1947, this lively tale is filled with comic characters ranging from dully straitlaced to scandalously mischievous. You’ll find yourself rooting for timid Albert, the most unlikely of heroes, whose secret longing for excitement turns the town upside down.</p> <p>“It’s about knowing you need to make a change in life, and getting that push to actually do it,” says Director Jonathon Field, associate professor of opera theater at 91ֱ��. “Britten's operas always had an oppressed innocent. By the end, Albert sort of tells everybody off and breaks the chains that bind him.”</p> <p>Field selected <em>Albert Herring</em> in honor of the centennial anniversary of Britten’s birth.   Plus, he adds: “It is always nice to find an opera composer who writes comedies that are actually funny." ”</p> <p>Sung in English with supertitles, <em>Albert Herring</em> is perfect for young viewers and newcomers to opera. It features a standout cast of 91ֱ�� students and a deftly expressive score performed by the 91ֱ�� Orchestra and led by guest conductor Christopher Larkin.</p> <p>And now it's more affordable than ever:</p> <p>Adults who purchase tickets in advance may receive one free ticket with the purchase of a $15 ticket. (Discount also applies to $10 admission for seniors, 91ֱ�� staff, and alumni; and to $6 admission for 91ֱ�� students.)   Plus: All students age 18 and under are admitted free with a paying adult.   Tickets may be purchased <a href="http://new.oberlin.edu/office/tickets/">online</a>, by calling 800-371-0178, or by visiting <a href="http://new.oberlin.edu/office/tickets/">Central Ticket Services</a> weekdays from noon to 5 p.m. Discounts apply only to advance purchases made by phone or in person, and all tickets are $3 more at the door.</p> <p>Showtimes are 8 p.m. Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, March 12, 14, and 15; and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 16.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2014-03-11T12:00:00Z">Tue, 03/11/2014 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Conservatory Communications Staff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2546">Photo Feature</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=32971">Opera Theater</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/vocal-studies" hreflang="und">Vocal Studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">91ֱ�� Opera Theater presents Albert Herring. Left to right: Daveed Buzaglo ’16 as Sid, Kayleigh Decker ’15 as Mrs. Herring, Joshua Blue ’16 as Albert Herring, Amber Monroe ’17 as Lady Billows, Aubrey Ballaro-Hagadorn ’14 as Miss Wordsworth, and Carlos Enrique Santelli ’14 as Upfold the Mayor</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">John Seyfried</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> </main></body></html>