BRAND NEW Charge Scenic Painting Intensive at Goodspeed Musicals

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Charge Scenic Painting Intensive

January 19-24, 2015

Whether you have worked as a charge scenic artist or you dream of becoming one, the industry's first ever Charge Scenic Painting Intensive will provide you with the professional development and networking opportunities to advance in your career. This unique program will impart the necessary skills to effectively manage a paint shop and lead a team of scenic artists. The program will cover methods to complete a wide range of projects, how to assemble a well-equipped shop or paint space, strategies when bidding on projects, how to break down the process of working on a project, the best ways to mentor your crew, techniques and considerations when forming a crew, how to collaborate effectively with designers and staff, and networking and career advancement for the aspiring or working charge scenic artist. Interactive classes, panel discussions, and hands-on projects will be led by industry professionals, charge and scenic artists, technical directors, props artisans, and scenic designers from film, regional theatre, commercial shops, TV, and educational institutions. Aspiring or current charge scenic artists from stage, film, and TV are encouraged to apply.


Registration

With your application, please send a deposit of $300 in the form of a check payable to “The Goodspeed Opera House Foundation.” If you prefer to pay by credit card, please contact Josh Ritter at 860.873.8664, x745. (If you are not accepted, your deposit will be refunded in full. If you are accepted, your deposit will be deducted from your total tuition. In all other cases, the tuition payment is non-refundable.)

Participants must be 18 years or older to live in Goodspeed housing.

Important dates and registration information:
• November 20, 2014: Early Application Deadline
• November 26, 2014: Early Notification
• December 5, 2014: a final tuition payment of $1,200 will be due
• December 22, 2014: Application Deadline
• January 2, 2015: Applicants will by notified of status
• January 6, 2015: a final tuition payment of $1,200 will be due

If you would like to apply for this program after the specified deadline, please contact Josh Ritter at [e-mail] or at 860.873.8664 x745 to inquire if space is available.
TOTAL TUITION: $1,500

Send application to: Goodspeed Musical Theatre Institute, Attn: Education Dept, PO Box A, East Haddam, CT 06423

If you have any questions, please contact Josh Ritter at [e-mail] or at 860.873.8664, ext. 745.


2015 Lectures & Practicum

• Techniques for completing a wide range of projects
• Methods for assembling a well-equipped shop or paint space
• Breaking down the process of completing a project
• Mentor and effectively collaborating with your designers and staff
• Networking and career advancement

- See more at: http://www.goodspeed.org/pages/scenic-painting-intensive