Maureen Weiss presents September 15 Bergren Forum

Maureen Weiss, associate professor of performance design and technology in Alfred University’s Performing Arts Division, presents the Sept. 15 Bergren Forum titled "SCENE SHIFT / redefining artistic pathways" with collaborator Sibyl Wickersheimer. Weiss and Wickersheimer will discuss their book, "Scene Shift: U.S. Set Design in Conversation."

Weiss received her MFA in Scenic Design from California State University at Long Beach, after earning her BFA in Acting at USC. Her areas of interest include post-modern theatre practices, performance art, and scenic design/public art/installation art. Since 1997 she has been the artistic director of Trade City Productions, a multi-disciplinary organization that creates performance happenings throughout Los Angeles in their mobile truck, The PopWagon.

Wickersheimer is a set designer and installation artist. She teaches set design as an associate professor in the USC School of Dramatic Arts. Since 2020 she is a grantee of the USC Arts in Action program collaborating with Open Paths Counseling Center, Iovine & Young Academy, and Ottonomy.io. The collaboration titled "Peace Pods" inspires students across disciplines and schools to create spaces for reflection and self-care building connection, health and happiness for communities.

The Bergren Forum is sponsored by the Division of Human Studies and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and will be held in-person from 12:10- 1:00 p.m. on Thursdays in Nevins Theatre, Powell Campus Center. Attendees are invited to bring a brown bag lunch. Coffee and tea will be provided. For those not able to make it to Nevins, there is a Zoom link, which will be the same each week. Please contact Marilyn Saxton for the Zoom information.