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S*P*A*Minar | The Art of Authenticity: Making Your Paper Props Shine with Natalie Kearns, July 18th

Have you ever struggled with making your paper props authentic? We all know that they can be an overwhelming and intimidating part of the prop master’s job. Well good news! This month’s S*P*A*Minar, from the good folx at the Society of Properties Artisan Managers, The Art of Authenticity: Making Your Paper Props Shine will take a look at dealing with paper props with S*P*A*M Member Natalie Kearns on Sunday, July 18, 2021, at 8:00 p.m. EDT.Read More »S*P*A*Minar | The Art of Authenticity: Making Your Paper Props Shine with Natalie Kearns, July 18th

IATSE Local One and the Metropolitan Opera Reach a Tentative Agreement Paving the Way for Opera Season to Begin – If Contract is Ratified by the Union’s Membership

    NEW YORK – After nearly round-the-clock negotiations at the end of June that lasted into the July 4th holiday weekend, negotiators for the… Read More »IATSE Local One and the Metropolitan Opera Reach a Tentative Agreement Paving the Way for Opera Season to Begin – If Contract is Ratified by the Union’s Membership

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The Society of Properties Artisan Managers (S*P*A*M) Elects New Officers

Last month the Society of Properties Artisan Managers (S*P*A*M) held its annual officer elections. Stage Directions sends its congratulations and welcomes S*P*A*M’s new officers—Jeffery Bazemore as President, Amy Peter as Treasurer, and Erin Keller as Secretary. The S*P*A*M membership thank former President Jim Guy, Treasurer Patricia Olive, and Secretary and Historian Deb Morgan for their many years of excellent service and dedication to S*P*A*M.

The S*P*A*M elections are usually held at its annual conference in August, but the members voted to hold the election a few months early this year to allow a transition period for the new officers. Amy Peter was elected at the 2020 conference.Read More »The Society of Properties Artisan Managers (S*P*A*M) Elects New Officers