A number of touring productions finally hitting the road for shows after a year-and-a-half hiatus are not taking any chances with Coronavirus disruptions. Crew members… Read More »Want That Gig? Be Sure to Have Vax Credentials Ready
We are all accustomed to the standard five points of PPE — hard hat, high visibility vest, steel toe capped boots, gloves and safety goggles.… Read More »Like it or Not, We Need to Stay Safe, for Our Own Sake and Others
TV LD John “JD” Daniels has been given the keys to some pretty impressive lighting gigs, including the Latin Billboard Awards and Latin AMA’s. Along… Read More »Staying Focused on the Task at Hand
In PLSN’s June 2021 issue, Debi Moen chronicles Catherine Healy’s journey from record store employee to CEO of Shockwave Cargo. Healy indicates that good things… Read More »Lessons Learned from a Career in Music
Knowing that a perfect show is wholly unobtainable, we cannot let that prevent us from striving for perfection. No matter how absurd the requests, we… Read More »Perfectionism, Pragmatism, and the Importance of Choosing Both
Faced with the unlikely task of lighting two classically trained cellists as they performed a rocking rendition of Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer” for… Read More »Rocking 2Cellos with a Tunnel of Light
The Vertical Theatre Group came together in August 2020 to come up with a venue design concept that could keep live theater happening even in… Read More »Designing a Future where Pandemics and Live Theater can Co-exist
Debi Moen’s May 2021 “Designer Watch” column checks in with LDs preparing to hit the road again this summer. Darkroom Creative’s Seth Jackson and Nathan… Read More »Returning to the Road, with Caution
I wish that my post-pandemic self could go back and tell my pre-college self to not believe in a bunch of myths involving money. If… Read More »Myths that Can Lead You to Waste a Paycheck
Todd Rundgren’s Clearly Human Live Virtual Tour didn’t physically travel to the 25 cities on the virtual itinerary. Instead, each of the 25 shows had… Read More »Designing a 25-City Tour that “Travels” while Staying Put
Life for theatre people has been highly daunting in our pandemic world, but the San Francisco Playhouse has kept moving forward, staying active, and engaging… Read More »During the Pandemic, a Livestream Lip-Synching Workaround
Actor and Austin resident Matthew McConaughey called on fellow Texans to join in with the virtual “We’re Texas” benefit concert on Sunday, March 21 to… Read More »Texans Helping Texans