The 2020 movie, One Night in Miami, is adapted from a stage production based on an imagined meeting between four Black icons of the 1960’s… Read More »Bringing a Story from Stage to Screen, with an Assist from Photography
When asked, “Is there a piece of advice you would give to somebody who’s just starting out?” multidisciplinary scenic designer and production manager Angrette McCloskey… Read More »When Collaborating with Crew Members, Say “We” More than “I”
With only a month and a half to go before kickoff for Super Bowl LV on Feb. 7, 2021, questions still loom about how many… Read More »Super Bowl Weeknd Show is a Go
Chris Lose notes that, even for those lucky few who are able find work during the pandemic, Covid-19’s new normal takes away the little things… Read More »The Covid-Bubble Blues
Working with WWE chairman Vince McMahon, Jason Robinson wrestled with the Covid-19 era mandate to “create an arena that looks full of people, but with… Read More »WWE’s Thunderdome Design Gets an Audience of Virtual Fans
PLSN editor Nook Schoenfeld had a little more time on his hands than usual this year. He turned these lemons into lemonade by getting up… Read More »Vectorworks 2021: A Designer’s Dozen
An eruption of stories exploded on social media on Oct. 6, 2020 when Eddie Van Halen had lost his battle with cancer. From the band’s… Read More »In Tribute: Touring with Eddie Van Halen
While architectural lighting is nothing new, who can say their home exterior was influenced by the designers of Poison, Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Doobie Brothers,… Read More »Rocking a New Look on the Home Front
When I watch football, soccer, golf or tennis, I’m looking at luscious green everywhere. It’s one of only three primary colors in RGB and yet… Read More »Go for the Green!
The early months of 2020 have seen a wellspring of discussion regarding lack of diversity in the live entertainment business starting with Roadies of Color… Read More »Women of Color Address Diversity in the Workplace
As dark as 2020 has been for the lighting world, it could have been even darker. This was shaping up to be the first 9/11… Read More »9/11 Tribute in Light Returns to NYC
I’m invisible, and it’s all my fault. You are, too. When we have done our job perfectly, no one will ever see us. Whether we… Read More »Solidarity for Invisible Ninjas