Hometown Heroes
Meet the six Regional Hometown Hero Lighting Company winners who are now on the Parnelli Awards Ballot and in the running for the singular honor of being named Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year.
Hometown Heroes
Jamie Fadden
Lighting Designer and Director Jamie Fadden is forging a career in the concert touring industry, working with legends like Sammy Hagar and Joe Satriani, and she now has a Parnelli Award nomination to her name.
Theater Design
Denmark’s Opera Hedeland found gold with Simon Corder’s lighting design for Puccini’s “La fanciulla del West.”
The Callboard
The Stage Managers’ Association (SMA) presented its annual Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Art of Stage Management at the National Opera Center’s Marc A. Scorca Hall in NYC.
Barbara Brennan
Industry veteran Barbara Brennan is retiring from the entertainment industry. With more than 50 years in the industry, she shares some sage advice and fond memories.
Roger Gant
Roger Gant, Principal of RogerThat, LLC is a Lighting Designer who recently designed the Billy Strings tour.
Melody Tseng
Melody Tseng is a Creative Producer with Live ReDesigned and was recently the Art Director/Set Designer for Alanis Morissette’s Triple Moon Tour.
The Swift Surge of FOMO
Rachael Bronstein looks at turning FOMO to JOMO and avoiding financial FOMO induced pitfalls.
Ridin’ the Storm Out
Debi Moen finds out how some of our industry colleagues are recovering from Hurricane Helene.
Backstage Pass Syndrome
Chris Lose discusses Backstage Pass Syndrome and the feeling of being both connected and disconnected.
Significant Lighting Upgrades at The Scottish Rite Auditorium
The Scottish Rite Auditorium in Collingswood has undergone a significant house lighting upgrade, transforming its outdated system while preserving its historic charm. Starlite’s Systems Integration Team installed 57 modern LED fixtures from The Light Source and upgraded wall sconces to energy-efficient ETC ArcLamps, alongside a new ETC Paradigm control system.
4Wall Entertainment Invests in Small, Feature-Rich Vari-Lite FLX S Series Consoles
When looking for a small-form-factor console for their rental stock, leading entertainment equipment and production services company 4Wall Entertainment invested in FLX S Series consoles by Vari-Lite, industry pioneers in moving head lighting control and a Signify (Euronext: LIGHT) entertainment lighting brand. The Vari-Lite FLX S Series of consoles combine intuitive controls and powerful features in a form factor for smaller applications.