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Respirator fit-testing for all!

I've rhapsodized in the past about how thankful i am to work at a professional theatre in residence on the campus of a major university, particularly one that functions in part as a teaching lab for production graduate programs, because safety standards and training are so high. Despite having a CV approximately 10x longer than my arm, PlayMakers/UNC-Chapel Hill is the first employer i've worked for…

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Added by Rachel E. Pollock on November 21, 2011 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

The ever-important "letters of recommendation"

Because we've already been getting contacts from prospective graduate applicants for Fall 2012, I thought i'd make another of my "prepping for grad school applications" posts. These can also be found in my "regular" (non-TheatreFace) blog, La Bricoleuse. I write specifically with an audience of costume students in mind, as our program at UNC-Chapel Hill is in Costume Production, but… Continue

Added by Rachel E. Pollock on August 16, 2011 at 4:18am — No Comments

Graduate Statements of Purpose

First up, why do i write these posts? I mean, i'm not getting paid to write this blog. It's not something i'm required to do by the program for which i teach, or by the theatre for whom i work.



I remember all too well how lost in the woods i felt when i graduated with my bachelors and was considering graduate study. At that time, literally NONE of the resources i have mentioned in prior… Continue

Added by Rachel E. Pollock on October 17, 2010 at 9:05am — No Comments

"Should I go to U/RTA?"

U/RTA stands for the University/Resident Theatres Association, a collective of professional theatres in residence at universities which offer masters study in theatrical disciplines, with significant crossover between the professional and the academic. Prospective graduate students in both performance and production foci take note of U/RTA because of their sponsorship of the National Unified Auditions/Interviews (NUA/I), held annually in NYC, Chicago, and San… Continue

Added by Rachel E. Pollock on December 9, 2009 at 10:28am — No Comments

Portfolio Advice for Costume Professionals

My current job includes teaching grad school coursework in costume technology, and i see a lot of portfolios from folks applying to our program. This is one of my favorite things about applicants' visits--the opportunity to see their portfolios. I'm writing this post from purely my own perspective, what *I* think about how a portfolio should be set up and arranged. I don't make acceptance decisions here, but i do offer feedback… Continue

Added by Rachel E. Pollock on December 6, 2009 at 4:22pm — No Comments

MFA Programs: Costume Design vs Production/Technology

This post, originally written in November 2006, comes from a query posted in a LiveJournal community...i thought i'd post my response here though as a means of reaching a larger audience.



Here are the poster's original questions:



I was hoping to get some advice from any of you veterans out there. I'm really hoping to go to grad school after I graduate and one day do professional work or teach at a… Continue

Added by Rachel E. Pollock on December 6, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Preparing to apply to a Costume Production/Technology MFA program

I've written a series of posts in my "actual" blog, La Bricoleuse, about graduate study in costume career fields. It occurred to me that i might reach a larger audience of interested readers by cross-posting them here as well. So, over the next few days/weeks, i'll be putting those posts up in this blog as well.



This first one (originally posted in November of 2006) was written in response to a query from Aurora, an… Continue

Added by Rachel E. Pollock on December 5, 2009 at 10:03am — No Comments

My actual blog: http://labricoleuse.livejournal.com/

I consolidate all my professional blogging here.

http://labricoleuse.livejournal.com/

Added by Rachel E. Pollock on April 13, 2009 at 8:43am — No Comments

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