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Marketing Yourself Choosing a Degree Volume LIII Number 1 • Winter 2012 • $8.00 INSIDE: 2012 College, University & Professional Training Program Directory Marketing Yourself Tips on Networking, Interviews, Portfolio Photos and Agents Choosing a Degree Which One Is Right for You? Professors, Students Share Insights 4+ Days of Theatre Events 300 Workshops Auditions Job Fair Master Classes Design Competition Exhibits: Commercial and Educational Staged Play Readings Light Labs Five Theatre Festivals featuring 40+ Productions Digital Cinema & TV Festival Questions? Information? Details? Visit www.setc.org or (336) 272-3645 UWG Theatre Company Exceptional Training in a Professional Environment UWG Theatre Offers: PLAY WEST PLAY • Access to professional theatre artists • Access to industry standard software in theatrical sound, lighting, costume, and scenic design • Performance and design opportunities starting in freshman year • Design lab, lighting lab, sound recording studio, large scene shop, and new costume shop • Internship programs (local, national, international) NAST Accredited • Practical experience in all facets of theatrical production Bachelor of Arts Degree • Student scripts from playwriting course are produced in regular season in Theatre • Student-directed and designed theatre productions • Conference participation and travel opportunities www.westga.edu/~theatre • Strong alumni contacts Call 678-839-4700 or e-mail [email protected] for more information. Department of Theatre Carrollton, GA 30118 Thanks to our Advertisers ADVERTISER WEBSITE PAGE American Academy of Dramatic Arts www.aada.edu 6 AMDA College and Conservatory of Performing Arts www.amda.edu IBC Berry College www.berry.edu/finearts 16 Boston University www.bu.edu/cfa 32 Dramatists Play Service www.dramatists.com 2 Hall Associates Flying Effects www.flyingfx.com BC Hollins University www.hollins.edu/grad/ playwriting 31 Illinois Wesleyan University www.iwu.edu/theatre 23 Lander University www.lander.edu 30 Nova Southeastern University www.nova.edu/admissions 29 New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts www.sft.edu 13 Regent University www.regent.edu/communication 18 Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey www.ShakespeareTraining.org 33 Steele Spring Theatrical Licensing + Royalties www.steelespring.com 19 Stella Adler Studio of Acting www.stellaadler.com 25 University of Alabama www.theatre.ua.edu 4 University of North Carolina School of the Arts/Drama www.uncsa.edu 12 University of North Carolina School of the Arts/Design & Production www.uncsa.edu 34 University of South Carolina www.cas.sc.edu/thea 24 University of West Georgia www.westga.edu/~theatre 1 Virginia Commonwealth University www.vcu.edu/arts/theatre 35 Virginia Tech www.theatrecinema.vt.edu 9 Wake Forest University www.wfu.edu 22 West Virginia University www.theatre.wvu.edu 28 SETC Salutes Dramatists Play Service for 75 Years of Commitment to the Theatre Community Follow SETC on Facebook and Twitter 2 CVolume LIII Numberontents 1 l Winter 2012 l Southern Theatre – Quarterly Magazine of the Southeastern Theatre Conference Marketing Yourself 7 The Job Search Departments Getting in the Door in the Digital Age by Jen Nelson Lane 2 Thanks to our Advertisers 10 Interviewing 101 4 400 Words Preparation Is Key in Job, College Settings In Voice Mail as in Auditions: Identify Yourself! by Barbara Demarest by David S. Thompson 14 Photography for Designers 36 Index to Volume LII Shoot a Portfolio that Showcases Your Work by Kent Cubbage Special Section 24 Getting an Agent Industry Insiders Share What They Want in Performers D-1 2012 SETC College, by Ray Paolino University & Training Program Directory Connect with the Right Degree Program for You Find the right school for you in this comprehensive directory listing SETC Why You Should Choose a ... member institutions and the degrees they offer. 26 BA Degree at a Large Comprehensive University (Special section begins after Page 18.) by Patty Raun Cover 27 BA Degree at a Small College or University This photo of a scene from the University of by Jackie Finney Florida School of Theatre and Dance production of August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean was 28 BFA Degree at a Large Comprehensive University chosen from more than 60 photos submitted by colleges and universities. Pictured are (left to by Tiza Garland right) Troy McCray, Reggie Lee Wilson and Ryan Johnson-Travis. Director: Dr. Mikell Pinkney. BFA Degree at a Small College or University Lighting design: Martha Carter, Kennedy Center/ 30 ACTF Outstanding Lighting Design National by Fred Rubeck Finalist. Set design: Jovon Eberhart. Costume design: Susan Bucierro. (Photo by Stan Kaye; cover design by Deanna Thompson; Photoshop 32 Two-Year Professional Actor Training Program work by Garland Gooden) by Rex Knowles 3 from David S. Thompson, Annie Louise Harrison Waterman 400 Words Professor of Theatre, Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA In Voice Mail as in Auditions: Identify Yourself! nyone who has them who you are, they certainly won’t. sixsixfivefivefiveonetwothreefour.” A ever witnessed This simple concept came to mind What is happening demonstrates the SETC auditions knows that many lessons recently when I found myself repeatedly gulf between what the speaker is used to and pieces of advice factor into each confronted by a pet peeve, the garbled saying and what the listener is used to hear- performer’s moment on stage. Those who identification. The ability to communicate ing. We know our own names and phone get callbacks might describe a subtle bit of in a variety of ways is both a marvel and a numbers. We can rattle them off without preparation or last-minute thoughts offered joy of modern life. Doing so poorly, how- thinking twice. And that’s the problem. It’s by a trusted professor. Then there are the ever, quickly returns us to the Stone Age. I easy to forget that someone might not have basics, the fundamentals, the things that should be able to check my voice mail and heard your information before. could make the difference between getting return calls easily. But lately, calls begin Just as is the case in an audition, attention and getting an entire room full of with something like, “Hellothisisthenameof- identification is key in leaving a telephone casting directors to roll their eyes. thepersoncallingthatyouwillneverdecipherina- message, whether you’re touching base Arguably the most basic of the basics millionyears.” Following that I hear, “Let… with a colleague or contacting a potential is identification. An audition begins and Me...Tell…You...Every...Minute…Detail… employer. Make sure that you present – and ends with the name and number of the Of…My…Life…At…A…Pace…That… represent – yourself well. n auditionee delivered without equivocation. Will…Make…You…Beg… For…The…End… Pick your terms – big and bold, crisp and Of…The…World.” Naturally, the return Have an opinion you would like to share clean, or loud and clear. If people don’t number is not the same as the number on with your colleagues on a topic related to theatre? Send your column of 400 words know who you are, they probably won’t caller ID so the pace quickens and I try or less to [email protected]. hire you. If they think that you can’t tell gamely to pick out the digits in “Oneeight- 4 s o u t h e r n heatre FromFrom the the SETC SETC President President … TSETC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Elizabeth N. Baun EDITOR Deanna Thompson ADVERTISING Judi Rossabi, [email protected] BUSINESS & ADVERTISING OFFICE Southeastern Theatre Conference 1175 Revolution Mill Drive, Suite 14 Greensboro, NC 27405 In these challenging times, SETC’s mission, “Connecting you to opportunities in 336-272-3645 theatre,” resonates on many levels. Those of us who are theatre practitioners need PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE Chris Hardin, Chair, Austin Peay State University (TN) many tools to pursue our goals as skilled artists and entrepreneurs. Jimmy Bickerstaff, Valdosta State University (GA) In this issue of Southern Theatre, we focus on the basics of marketing yourself Sam Sparks, Independent Theatre Artist (TX) Scott Phillips, Auburn University (AL) I– whether you’re applying to schools or seeking a job. Jen Nelson Lane takes an EDITORIAL BOARD in-depth look at entering the job market in the digital age, providing information Jesse Bates, Alabama School of Fine Arts from more than two dozen theatres on what they like and don’t like in queries from Sonya/Tim Bixler, Washington School/Delta Center Stage (MS) Doug Brown, Florida School of the Arts actors and other job seekers. Barbara Demarest offers tips on acing the interview, Tessa Carr, Lees-McRae College (NC) whether for college admission or a job. Designers get special attention from Kent H. Duke Guthrie, Valdosta State University (GA) Kendra Johnson, Clemson University (SC) Cubbage, who shares details on how to shoot your own portfolio photography Jen Nelson Lane, Alabama Shakespeare Festival based on a program at Ohio University. Actors seeking agents benefit from inside Jerry Lapidus, Independent Theatre Artist (FL) Ray Paolino, University of Georgia info – from the agents themselves – in a Q&A story by Ray Paolino. Scott Phillips, Auburn University (AL) We also offer help to students trying to sort out their degree options. In a Richard St. Peter, Texas Tech University Steve Willis, Bennett College for Women (NC) series of stories compiled by Hardy Koenig, five professors share the pros and Amile Wilson, Pippin & Maxx Arts and Entertainment (MS) cons of various degrees – Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), and PROOFREADERS two-year professional training programs – at schools of differing sizes. Recent Judi Rossabi, SETC Communications and Marketing Manager Philip G. Hill, Furman University graduates also weigh in, sharing the benefits their degrees have provided as they PRINTING move forward in careers. Clinton Press, Greensboro, NC Students and their teachers will find further help in the center section of the NOTE ON SUBMISSIONS Southern Theatre welcomes submissions of articles pertaining magazine, where we provide a comprehensive resource for selecting a school: to all aspects of theatre.
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