thanks drose, i'll just let it wash past me like a wave.
I don't know if this may help you or not?
  A few years ago [2002] I started up a 'Stagecraft gGuild' at the old mill Theatre in South Perth.
  I modeled it on the idea of a branch of the guild operating in each theatre group , who were members of  our our State Independant Theatre Association  {ITA}. The  first thing was to orginise a series of workshops, at the Old Mill Theatre for any interested bods.
There was no fees for jioning the guild, only thier weekly 3 hour workshop particapation, for 5 weeks.
This was to establish a core of about 50 Guild members, which we did.
After completion of the workshop process, where by each had moved colectivly thru  4 stages  of achievement;-
1  Mechanisist
2 Techie
3 Artisapher
4 Guild 
[which was final Investiture by into the Guild.]
Off hand I think the Guild emded up Investing about 20 members - the rest had either opted out Or lost interest.
Each invested member got a patch red woven badge, to sew on thier own black T shirt, which had the theatrical masks & Stage Guild done in Safron Gold coloured thread.
[as we had no funds, it was cheaper to have the patch badges made up for them & logisticly easier  & cheaper than  supplying a silk screened shirt]
Each of the member from several theatre groups, in turn would establish thier own branch of the Guild, within thier home theatre group. Training others of the group , under thier theatres Constitution, Rules & regulations.
So each branch was only affiliated to the Guild as a whole. each elected a guild Master who were representitives of the branch to the  Central Guild, which was initaily held at the Old mill.
The central Guild would hold specialist  Stagecraft workshops, from time to time, sponsored by equipment suppliers  or  techies from within the  theatre industry, in various aspects of the game.
that was the Grande plan, anyhow I was Directing back to back shows. Man of La mancha & A chorus Line  at the time, when I hade my series of strokes. the last was caused after second Carotid artery Operation. When a few radical floaties where lefy swiming about.
  I tried to keep the Guild going from my hospital bed & enlist help from Aunty 'ITA' our beloved Theatre association, who's only answer was "we can't help it's your problem"?
so it all was flushed down the dunny, to jion all the other pathetic ideas!
However I think it may work in your situation, possibly to the extent of cliostered academics knocking on your door, with proposals of assistance or whatever?
I'd love to go to the US, except for the liberal gun laws.
We worried when our daughter & her husband, spent about a week in New Yourk, as a side trip, while  they atended the Cricket world Cup in the West Indies, for 3 momths just recently.
When statisic suggests there is just as many firearm related incendences, as vehicle accidents each year. I doubt it is all just media properganda!






 

I know I'm a drongo!
I think I  may have been exsposed to far too much over the top, car chacing, shoot em up,  over exagerated  TV rubbish!
Unfortunately it may be the sheer weight of numbers, when there is a larger population in an average City there, than there is in the whole of Oz. Even throwing in the kiwis from over the ditch, along with the sheep!
It is incomprehensable for us to to think that every second person  one would meet, could be carring a gun.
I'm a total narna when my daughter in law & niece fly there with quantas every few weeks,  returning unscathed, more likely to be assaulted here!
It just shows the power & ability of a piece of electronic furniture to brain wash.

I am interested! Please share!

Stgdirector4, I would very much like to hear how you structured your class.  I'm going to be doing another workshop this summer and am always interested in new ideas!

Originally posted by GoldCanyonLady Tony I would love the DVDs. Hurry up and do it. It would be worth a lot to be able to share this with actors. Let us know when it is more than just an outline.