Sholem Dolgoy's guest appearances

Sholem Dolgoy

The Title Block

Steve Lucas

Scott Miller

Mary Kerr

Michael Laird

Kevin Fraser

Conor Moore

Ronnie Burkett

Rachel Forbes

Julie Fox

Ken Macdonald

Susan Benson

Richard Feren

Lorenzo Savoini

Allan Stichbury

Shawn Kerwin

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On September 23, 2019, Sholem Dolgoy, the head of theatre production training at Ryerson University’s School of Performance retired. He taught at the school since the early 1980’s while building a towering career in lighting design in Canadian theatre and dance. I recorded the presentation that night and present here to you the juiciest bits of that evening, including an addendum to our talk from Episode #13 of the The Title Clock. We recap Sholem’s career, how he got into teaching and his efforts to laud the word of theatre administrators in a time when we need them most.Thank you, Sholem, for being a mentor to so many great artists, and we wish you all the best on your next adventure.

On September 23, 2019, Sholem Dolgoy, the head of theatre production training at Ryerson University’s School of Performance retired. He taught at the school since the early 1980’s while building a towering career in lighting design in Canadian theatre and dance. I recorded the presentation that night and present here to you the juiciest bits of that evening, including an addendum to our talk from Episode #13 of the The Title Clock. We recap Sholem’s career, how he got into teaching and his efforts to laud the word of theatre administrators in a time when we need them most.Thank you, Sholem, for being a mentor to so many great artists, and we wish you all the best on your next adventure.

Special Presentation: Sholem Dolgoy Retires

In this episode, I interview my old mentor Sholem Dolgoy about his history and career.  We met at Ryerson Theatre School in Toronto, Ontario, where he is the head of the production program. Sholem, like many senior designers in Canada, entered the profession through the school of hard knocks and has risen to be a leading designer and educator in Canada.  In this chat we talk about his successes and failures in the 1970's and 80's and his awakening in terms of the use of colour while learning from great lighting designers like Nicholas Cernovitch and Thomas Skelton. PeopleChristopher NewtonCameron PorteousShane JafeeMartin KinchSandy BlackBill ChesneyDieter PenzhornJames FullerWally RussellDavid HerseyGil WechslerThomas Skelton Nick CernovitchReg BronskillJeffrey DallasTimothy CrackMarion AndréNeil Peter JonpolisRobert HandforthPaul MathesonJohn HirschJohn FergusonCompaniesSock N' Bustin - Carlton students' theatre companyNational Theatre SchoolTheatre CalgaryAriel Davis/ Control Lighting / Electro ControlsMac 14Toronto Free TheatreRyerson Theatre SchoolCanadian Opera CompanyNational Ballet of CanadaCanadian Staging ProjectsFactory TheatreThe Shaw FestivalStratford FestivalBlack Mountain College arts schoolAssociated Designers of CanadaShowsNBC GiselleNBC Sleeping BeautyThe Collected Works of Billy the Kid - Toronto Free Theatre, 1974Additional LinksThe Science of ColourColor Science and Lighting the Stage by William Warfel and William Clapert

In this episode, I interview my old mentor Sholem Dolgoy about his history and career.  We met at Ryerson Theatre School in Toronto, Ontario, where he is the head of the production program. Sholem, like many senior designers in Canada, entered the profession through the school of hard knocks and has risen to be a leading designer and educator in Canada.  In this chat we talk about his successes and failures in the 1970's and 80's and his awakening in terms of the use of colour while learning from great lighting designers like Nicholas Cernovitch and Thomas Skelton. <h3>People</h3><a href="http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/christopher-newton/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christopher Newton</a><a href="http://www.stagedesignporteous.ca/APage.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cameron Porteous</a>Shane Jafee<a href="http://creativewriting.ubc.ca/program-information/faculty-staff/martin-kinch/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Martin Kinch</a>Sandy Black<a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/drama-speech-communication/people-profiles/william-chesney" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bill Chesney</a><a href="https://books.google.ca/books?id=SdalA20J_ewC&amp;pg=PA163&amp;lpg=PA163&amp;dq=Dieter+Penzhorn+production+director&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=7cvPI9O5A7&amp;sig=OboNITuR7cSihpx0-tGV5Bxshxc&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=mE2TVKGjIpLsoAT58YK4CA&amp;ved=0CC8Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&amp;q=Dieter%20Penzhorn%20production%20director&amp;f=false" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dieter Penzhorn</a>James Fuller<a href="http://www.broadwayworld.com/cincinnati/article/USITT-and-the-Wally-Russell-Foundation-Create-Wally-Russell-Mentoring-Award-Nominations-Open-thru-1215-20141015" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wally Russell</a><a href="http://www.dhadesigns.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Hersey</a>Gil Wechsler<a href="http://archives.nypl.org/dan/19831" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thomas Skelton</a> <a href="http://archives.nypl.org/dan/18437" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nick Cernovitch</a><a href="http://www.bronskill.com/home.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reg Bronskill</a><a href="http://siminovitchprize.com/reflections/robert-thomson-speech/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jeffrey Dallas</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothycrack" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Timothy Crack</a><a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marion André</a><a href="http://archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000177.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Neil Peter Jonpolis</a>Robert HandforthPaul Matheson<a href="http://archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000177.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Hirsch</a>John Ferguson<h3>Companies</h3><a href="http://archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000177.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sock N' Bustin - Carlton students' theatre company</a><a href="http://archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000177.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Theatre School</a><a href="http://archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000177.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theatre Calgary</a><a href="http://archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000177.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ariel Davis</a>/ Control Lighting / <a href="http://archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000177.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Electro Controls</a>Mac 14<a href="http://archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000177.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Toronto Free Theatre</a><a href="http://archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000177.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ryerson Theatre School</a><a href="http://archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000177.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Canadian Opera Company</a><a href="http://archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000177.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Ballet of Canada</a>Canadian Staging Projects<a href="http://archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000177.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Factory Theatre</a><a href="http://archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000177.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Shaw Festival</a><a href="http://archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000177.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stratford Festival</a><a href="http://archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000177.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Black Mountain College arts school</a><a href="#" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Associated Designers of Canada</a><h3>Shows</h3><a href="http://www.designers.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NBC Giselle</a><a href="http://www.designers.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NBC Sleeping Beauty</a><a href="http://www.designers.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Collected Works of Billy the Kid - Toronto Free Theatre, 1974</a><h3>Additional Links</h3><a href="http://www.designers.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Science of Colour</a><a href="http://www.designers.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Color Science and Lighting the Stage</a> by <a href="http://www.designers.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">William Warfel</a> and William Clapert

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