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2024

ISSUE 49
Conventional instruments
​Compensation for musical directors

ISSUE 50
Storage space
Stage floor repairs
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ISSUE 51
TM or TD?
Parent volunteers
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ISSUE 52
People spaces
​Who pays for what
​LAST ISSUE FOR 2023-24

ISSUE 46
Good sound system and mentors
Teaching tech and CTE requirements

ISSUE 47
Lighting cheat sheet
Where to post for new TD

ISSUE 48
Build space
​Student tech priorities

ISSUE 43
​McCandless method of stage lighting
Tech Theatre - CTE

ISSUE 44
Talking to your admin
​Students using lifts and ladders

ISSUE 45
What is lighting actually used for?
Outside renters

ISSUE 40
Does your theatre have a Safety Manual?
Arts Admin career path info

ISSUE 41
Black Box vs Small Proscenium
Purchasing followspots

ISSUE 42
A new space? Form vs function
Fall protection for sets

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2023

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ISSUE 37
Counterweight system vs winch system
Job description and pay for a producer

ISSUE 38 (Oops - labeled Issue 37)
Production Meetings
​Cyc lighting upgrades

ISSUE 39
​Counterweight System Inspection
Theatre teacher burnout reasons

ISSUE 34
Scheduling theatre events
Rigging inspection and repairs

ISSUE 35
Lockout Tagout Tags
School attorney in charge of theatre?

ISSUE 36
Preventative maintenance schedule
Helping admin understand the TM's job

ISSUE 31
Counterweight loading procedures
Shakespeare and tech theatre?

ISSUE 32
Rental Rates
Band and choir prioritized over musical

ISSUE 33
Counterweight weights
Live animals on stage

ISSUE 28
Gain support from parents
How to publish a book

ISSUE 29
Procedures for the Fly System
Resources for Building/Remodeling a Theatre

ISSUE 30
It's called a LAMP!
Express or Element?

ISSUE 25
Intro to the Counterweight System
Non-show-related budgeting

ISSUE 26
Staffing your High School Theatre
Budgeting for your Theatre

ISSUE 27
Training students on the fly system
New lighting and sound system installations

ISSUE 22
The joys of rechargeable batteries.
Teaching a tech theatre class without a theatre.

ISSUE 23
'Real world' applications for all students.
Adding a tech theatre class to your program.

ISSUE 24
Single muff vs double muff headsets.
Investing in a new facility - what's first?

ISSUE 19
Start of the school year to do list.
The McCandless rep plot.

ISSUE 20
​Wired or Wireless headsets?
Can one teach both acting and tech?

ISSUE 21
How do Laws and Codes affect your theatre?
Advice for your vocational students?

ISSUE 16
​The importance of headsets!
The fun of fireworks effects!

ISSUE 17
Theatre; a construction site - in the dark!
Teaching the process of lighting design.

ISSUE 18
How many headsets, where, what kind?
Blackbox theatre lighting system.

ISSUE 13
Buying a new light or sound board?
Questions to ask when building or remodeling.

ISSUE 14
What's the trouble with work lights?
Outside events - (ab)using your theatre.

ISSUE 15
​Which is better for educating students, an analog sound board or a digital sound board?
How much should you charge outside events?​

ISSUE 10
Who's Who?
Theatre Website

ISSUE 7
Branding?  For a school theatre?
Arbor Well/Pit

ISSUE 11
Which way is upstage?
Gold Standard Schools

ISSUE 8
Vocational Students
Headset system

ISSUE 12
What is a Rep Plot, and why you need one.
Do you need a Fog Machine Policy?

ISSUE 9
Architects and Admin
Extra curricular funds

ISSUE 4
Safety Laws and Codes
Student Safety on Fly Rail
Outside Events Using Your Theatre

ISSUE 1
Theatre Rental Forms
Parent in Scene Shop
Flying Students

ISSUE 5
ANNOUNCEMENT:  Summer TMT
​Safety Policies and Procedures
Renting out Your Theatre - One-Person-Show

ISSUE 2
Your Budget
Fall Protection
Child Labor Laws

ISSUE 6
Event Success
ANNOUNCEMENT: 2 spots left in TMT
Budgets

ISSUE 3
Staffing Your Theatre
Ghost Lights
Student Supervision in Your Scene Shop