Theater tech job openings, a new Equity theater, and a book release

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It’s a good time to be a theater tech looking for work! Both the Guthrie and the Children’s Theater just posted openings in the past week, for a Technical Director and a Master Carpenter, respectively. Are you the man or woman for the job(s)? http://www.childrenstheatre.org/pdfs/Opportunities/CTC_Master_Carpenter_Posting_1-16-13.pdf http://guthrietheater.applicantpro.com/jobs/18985.html *** New Twin Cities theater company Dark & Stormy Productions (whose first production was Outside Providence this past August) recently announced that it is becoming an Equity Theater, becoming the first company in the Twin Cities to take advantage of a new program being offered by Actors Equity Association (the labor union that represents over 49,000 actors and stage managers nationwide) to help theaters transition to operating under an Equity agreement. Their upcoming production of David Mamet’s Speed the Plow will be their first under such an agreement. Artistic Director Sara Marsh says, “As an Equity member myself for nearly ten years, creating more opportunities for Equity actors in the Twin Cities is of the utmost importance to me, and is one of the reasons I founded Dark & Stormy Productions. I couldn't be more thrilled by the unexpected opportunity to accelerate our transition to a full Equity theater.” Congratulations to Dark & Stormy and the Twin Cities Equity members they will be employing! *** Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater is hosting a community celebration on January 26 in honor of the release of its book Temporary Shelter: Tales from the Minneapolis Tornado, which features stories from those affected by the tornado that took a serious toll on the lives and homes of many North Minneapolis residents in May 2011. According to their press release, “Over the past year, SPDT artists have interviewed over one hundred community members and worked with countless North Minneapolis organizations to give voice to those who haven't been heard and raise public awareness of the challenges faced by those affected. The book release party will include performances by SPDT artists inspired by selected excerpts from TEMPORARY SHELTER.”
Mo Perry
Mo Perry dabbles in writing, acting and studying Arabic at the University of Minnesota.  She lives in Nordeast Minneapolis and is passionate about socks.