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John Ervin

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Title

Technical Director, Theater and Dance

Department

Performance, Theater, and Dance

Information

  • (207) 859-4522
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • [email protected]
  • 207-859-4533
  • Runnals 104C

Address

4522 Mayflower Hill Waterville, Maine 04901-8853

Current Courses

CRS Title Sec
TD139 Stagecraft I A
TD139 Stagecraft I B
TD139 Stagecraft I C
TD239 Stagecraft II A
TD264C Theater Company/Production: Eurydice A
TD264F Musical Theater Workshop: Construction/Crew A

Specialties

  • Theater Technology
  • Scenic, Lighting, and Sound Design
  • Scene Painting
  • Computer-Aided Drafting
  • Computer-Assisted (CNC) Woodworking
  • ETCP Certified Rigger-Theatre

Education

M.A., The University of Maine, 1992
B.A., Trenton State College, 1987
(Now known as The College of New Jersey)

Bio

Professional Design and Technical Direction experiences include scenery for The Public Theatre in Lewiston, Maine and six seasons as Technical Director, Scenery, Lighting, and/or Sound Designer for The Theater At Monmouth. Elsewhere, John’s designs and technical direction have been seen at The Wayside Theatre (Virginia), The Harbor Playhouse (Texas), Studio ‘Y’ Players (Philadelphia) and many other theaters in the Central New Jersey/Pennsylvania areas

Publications include Tracked Scenery Using PVC Glides and Step Modules for Stock 6:12 or 8:10 Stairs for Technical Briefs (Yale), republished in Technical Design Solutions for Theatre volumes 2 and 3 (Focal Press), along with In Praise of an Old Warhorse and Making the Perfect Donut for Entertainment Design Magazine (Primedia Intertec).

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4000 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, ME 04901 207-859-4000
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