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Theatre Plant Design – Who’s Watching the Hen House?

Few Architects or School Administrators truly understand the inner workings of theatres or lecture halls as a production space. Most of the public think that "elves and fairies come in the night" and put on a show. Rarely do they comprehend the en…

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Rich Dionne commented on Erich Friend's blog post 'Who's Job is 'Safety'?'

We had a great visit with one of the riggers from Ka in Vegas here at Purdue last year, and one of the things that struck me--and that I was later able to reinforce with our students--was how integral conversations about safety seem to be in the ent…

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Theatre Plant Design – Who’s Watching the Hen House?

on Wednesday

Ryan Retartha commented on Erich Friend's blog post 'Who's Job is 'Safety'?'

Erich, Great article. I find that, aside from the points you make, one of the largest hurdles I have to overcome is explaining to team members why something is unsafe, or why a certain procedure is in place. It's very important to define the…

on Wednesday

A blog post by Erich Friend was featured

Who's Job is 'Safety'?

Much of my practice as a Theatre Consultant involves the safety and well-being of my customers. This is a multi-faceted element as I get involved with projects from several different aspects: I visit many theatres just to see how they are construc…

January 7

Mattie Roquel Rydalch commented on Erich Friend's blog post 'Hard Floors vs. Hard Heads'

I hate getting hurt! Last year I got a stooooopid concussion because I was being an idiot and ran into a batten with my head. But now I'm smarter and I always warn people when a line set is down. It was nothing, however, compared to what would ha…

January 4

Erich Friend commented on Rich Dionne's blog post 'Real Problems, Real Learning'

It is these ill-structured problems and collaborative nature of theatre productions that make this such a great problem-solving workshop. When teachers are advocating for arts funding and support of their programs it is important to show the school…

January 4

Ted Jones commented on Erich Friend's blog post 'Hard Floors vs. Hard Heads'

Rich, The reason you have heard of the mythical code is that much of what we do is unregulated. OSHA has some say in what we do, but when it is students who are not employee's, they are technically out of it. However, you are an employee. So if it…

January 3

Rich Dionne commented on Erich Friend's blog post 'Hard Floors vs. Hard Heads'

Thanks, Erich. I won't lie, I've heard from some producers/directors (not at Purdue, but elsewhere) who mention some mythical special code for "performers" and "entertainers." I've never bought into that, and pressed OSHA and local codes, but it's g…

December 30, 2010

Erich Friend commented on Erich Friend's blog post 'Hard Floors vs. Hard Heads'

Candyce, Good resources for safety information abound. There is so much that it can be a bit overwhelming at times. I'll start-off with a shameless plug for the TheatreSafetyBlog. There you can find many links to products and resources. I have a…

December 30, 2010

Erich Friend commented on Erich Friend's blog post 'Hard Floors vs. Hard Heads'

Rich, In general, the rules that govern the construction of stage scenery are the same that govern general construction. This is highly dependent upon the local adopted building codes, but in general, you can look to code manuals like: The Uniform…

December 30, 2010

Candyce Iseminger commented on Erich Friend's blog post 'Hard Floors vs. Hard Heads'

Where can we look for more safety information? I might not be a TD but I always look for safety issues in productions and would love to be able to get regulations or recommendations on safety for the theatre.

December 30, 2010

Rich Dionne commented on Erich Friend's blog post 'Hard Floors vs. Hard Heads'

Look at how that ladder gets narrower as it gets taller! I imagine the princess had some trouble finding her footing as she got closer to the top! Speaking of "Spider Man": the actress playing Arachne (injured a few weeks ago during previews) is l…

December 30, 2010

A blog post by Erich Friend was featured

Hard Floors vs. Hard Heads

For those of you that missed it in the news – A major Broadway Musical production of SpiderMan suffered a serious publicity snafu last week when the aerialist playing Spidey took and unexpected 30 foot dive off of the scenery. (http://theatresafety…

December 30, 2010

Erich Friend added a blog post

Hard Floors vs. Hard Heads

December 30, 2010

Erich Friend added a blog post

Who's Job is 'Safety'?

December 23, 2010

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What's your current project?

Teqniqal Systems, LLC - Consultants Specializing in Performing Arts Technology and Safety.

Systems Designs for Audio / Sound, Lighting & Dimming, Rigging, Stage Machinery, Video, Projection, Orchestra Lifts, Orchestra Shells.

Facility Design for Acoustics, Noise Control, Space Planning, to work with Owners, Architects, and Engineers.

Facility & Equipment evaluations for renovation planning, rigging inspections, safety assesments, and safety program development.

What's your job in theatre now?

Theatre Consultant, blogger at www.TheatreSafetyBlog.blogspot.com

What do you aspire to?

Helping people renovate old theatres (however, designing new ones is fun, too!)

What's your best advice to someone wanting to be in the theatre?

Know your craft, learn about everything that relates to it.

Are you currently receiving Stage Directions magazine

Yes

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Theatre Safety Blog at: www.TheatreSafetyBlog.blogspot.com

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Theatre Plant Design – Who’s Watching the Hen House?

Few Architects or School Administrators truly understand the inner workings of theatres or lecture halls as a production space. Most of the public think that "elves and fairies come in the night" and put on a show. …

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Posted on January 13, 2011 at 4:00am —

Who's Job is 'Safety'?

Much of my practice as a Theatre Consultant involves the safety and well-being of my customers. This is a multi-faceted element as I get involved with projects from several different aspects:

I visit many theatres just to see how they are constructed and…

Continue

Posted on January 6, 2011 at 5:00am — 2 Comments

Hard Floors vs. Hard Heads

For those of you that missed it in the news – A major Broadway Musical production of SpiderMan suffered a serious publicity snafu last week when the aerialist playing Spidey took and unexpected 30 foot dive off of the scenery. (…

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Posted on December 30, 2010 at 6:00am — 8 Comments

Don't shoot the piano player, er, uh, blogger!

As you may have heard / read, TheatreFace has asked us few of us to blog on a regular basis about what we think, do, and see as a part of our involvement in the performing arts. As an introduction, I'd like to provide you with a bit of information about my background, so you might better understand where my blogging perspective is coming from.

I've always been a big fan of storytelling of many forms - be it books, movies, or live presentations. As a child, my…

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Posted on December 19, 2010 at 8:30am —

Theatre Safety Blog now online

Please visit my Theatre Safety Blog at: www.TheatreSafetyBlog.blogspot.com Please feel free to let me know if there is a particular issue that you would like me to address and I'll see what I can do to get some info posted. Send me photos, news stories, and disaster reports that relate to the performing arts.

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