International online ideation summit explored how technological innovations can enhance the production, presentation, and consumption of opera San Diego, CA – San Diego Opera has… Read More »San Diego Opera Announces Winning Proposals for Opera Hack 2.0
NEW YORK – Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, has announced new trustees and an updated list of officers for its board… Read More »Theatre Communications Group Announces New Officers for Board of Directors
AUSTIN, TX – The archive of award-winning lighting designer Kevin Adams has been established at the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin, a key research destination for the study of theater and performance history.
Wenger Corporation announced the new J.R. Clancy PowerLift Hoist with significantly more capability, and the PowerLite hoist, a cost-effective solution with robust flexibility and options. “Our engineering team did it again by creating two hoists that allow us to better serve the needs of theaters and performing arts centers of all sizes,” said Patrick Finn, Wenger Corporation Performing Arts Product Manager. “We built on our proven hoist capabilities to allow more venues to take advantage of the safety and convenience of motorized rigging.”
BAVARIA, DE. – The Ingolstadt Theater in Bavaria, Germany, is a classic playhouse that – like so many other theaters – had to adapt during… Read More »Germany’s Stadttheater Ingolstadt Illuminates Outdoor Venues with Elation Proteus
Production on Deck, helmed by David ‘dstew’ Stewart, with partner Sarah Lozoff, and consultants Bear Bellinger, Kate Coltun, and Sheldon Lane, is teaming up with… Read More »Production on Deck | Be Sure to Update Your Listing in the BIPOC Theater Designers and Technicians Google Doc
In this Month’s S*P*A*Minar, S*P*A*M Member Jessica Rosenlieb of the Cleveland Play House will join the S*P*A*Minar team to share some great tips and tricks for theatrical upholstery. In Tufting, Tacking, and Trim for Theatrical Upholstery, Rosenlieb will be giving some great tips and tricks for tackling big upholstery projects. This S*P*A*Minar will take place on Sunday, August 15, 2021, at 8:00 p.m. EDT.Read More »S*P*A*Minar | Tufting, Tacking, and Trim for Theatrical Upholstery with Jessica Rosenlieb, August 15th
NEW YORK – Behind the Scenes announced that NATEAC, the North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference, has made a $10,000 donation to support the… Read More »NATEAC Supports Behind the Scenes
LONDON – Les Misérables returned to the newly refurbished Sondheim Theatre in Dec. 2019 before shows were canceled in March 2020 by Covid-19. For a socially distanced concert version of the show last winter and this summer, video designers Finn Ross and Jonathan Lyle got a previz assist from disguise software.
COPENHAGEN – Copenhagen’s fabulous Østre Gasværk Theatre is staging a revival of the hugely successful 2017 Danish production of Green Day’s iconic American Idiot… Read More »Kinesys Makes Some Moves for American Idiot Production
NEW YORK – The Tony Awards Administration Committee has announced the recipients of the 2020 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre. They include Fred Gallo, president of PRG Scenic Technologies; Broadway press agent Irene Gandy; stage manager Beverly Jenkins; and New Federal Theatre founded by Woodie King, Jr.
Vandergrift, PA – “Normal is an illusion. What is normal for the spider is chaos for the fly.” So wrote the American humorist Charles… Read More »Robert John Baker Captures Complexity in Addams Family Musical With CHAUVET Professional