The Live Arts, Culture, and Entertainment (LACE) Survey funded by USITT and The Ohio State University and administered by SMU DataArts will show who is doing what in the live events industry. Also, here’s a look at USA829’s membership survey.
Our annual guide to some of the leading theater schools and training programs educating the next generation of designers, technicians and stagehands across the country.
The 1/52 Project, the financial grant program founded by Tony Award-winning set designer Beowulf Boritt, has selected seven early-career designers as its first group of grant recipients. Each of the inaugural recipients will receive grants up to $15,000. The 1/52 Project launched in January 2022 with the goal of providing financial support to rising designers from historically excluded groups with the aim of diversifying and strengthening the Broadway design community.
Debi Moen lets us know who is up to what in our industry this month with a seasonal look at the fall and Halloween designs and productions from LD Erich Bertti; LD Thom Roberts; Silent House Studios; LD Vince Foster; Production Designer Michael Brown; Co-Lighting Designer Matthew Greer and Production/Lighting Designer Ed Warren, among others.
Chris Lose discusses the considerations of wearing multiple hats while out on tour. Are you going to be stretched too thin? Are they taking advantage of you? Here are the pros and cons to think about before saying yes or no.
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4Wall
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Park Avenue Armory
New York, NY
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Deep South Productions
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Fort Worth Convention Center
Fort Worth, TX
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Music Matters Productions
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Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
Atlanta, GA
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JDI Productions Inc.
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Various (Tour)
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PRG
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Microsoft Theater
Los Angeles, CA
Lighting/Video Company
LMG
Venue
Various (Tour)
PRG provided lighting for the 74th Primetime Emmys at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2022. An artful lighting design by 22 Degrees’ Al Gurdon and Ben Green, including more than 840 fixtures powered by PRG’s Series 400 Power and Data Distribution System, lit up the memorable night.