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Matthew Gardiner Appointed Artistic Director, Co-Leading Signature Theatre Alongside Managing Director Maggie Boland

Maggie Boland and Matthew Gardiner will be leading Washington DC’s Signature Theatre

Signature Theatre’s Board of Directors voted to accept the recommendation from the Artistic Director Search Committee to appoint Matthew Gardiner Signature Theatre’s new Artistic Director. The Artistic Director Search committee, comprised of artists, Signature staff, and Board members, voted unanimously to appoint Gardiner after an exhaustive nationwide search facilitated by AlbertHall&Associates that began in November 2020.Read More »Matthew Gardiner Appointed Artistic Director, Co-Leading Signature Theatre Alongside Managing Director Maggie Boland

Broadway Stage Management Symposium’s SM Tech Friday | SHOFLO, Friday July 16

Coming up on the next SM Tech Friday, which is free for everyone, from the Broadway Stage Management Symposium, is a deep dive into SHOFLO paperwork creation tool on Friday, July 16, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. EDT. SHOFLO’s John Alexander joins BSMS host, Matt Stern to go over SHOFLO, the standard for creating and managing rundowns in the event industry. You’ll learn how to use this software and how we can apply it to theater and make our workflow easier. SHOFLO is a must know for stage managers.Read More »Broadway Stage Management Symposium’s SM Tech Friday | SHOFLO, Friday July 16

In Memoriam: Paul Huntley, Wig Designer

Broadway wig designer Paul Huntley died on July 9, 2021, at the age of 88. He passed peacefully in London after a short illness. We at Stage Directions send our sincere condolences to Huntley’s colleagues, friends, and family. Earlier this year, The New York Times reported that Huntley made the decision to retire after working on hundreds of Broadway projects since coming to New York in 1972. His final project was Diana, which had begun previews before the pandemic forced its opening to be delayed. Here’s a video from the American Theatre Wing’s Working in the Theatre series on Huntley:

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CIC News | Showstoppers Costume Exhibit Opening in Times Square to Benefit Industry

The Costume Industry Coalition is putting on a benefit exhibition—Showstoppers! Spectacular Costumes from Stage & Screen—that’s being staged at 234 West 42nd Street for an eight-week limited engagement, running August 5 through September 26, 2021. Showstoppers will be open Wednesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. The 20,000 square-foot space formerly was a Modell’s sporting goods store that design firm Thinc Design transformed into an immersive maze featuring more than 100 of the industry’s most beautiful and complex garments. As guests make their way through the exhibit, they will get to see up close the detail and craftsmanship typically only seen far away on stage or screen. Here’s a video preview from the CIC:

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Register Now for the USITT 2021 Virtual Costume Symposium

USA/U.K. – USITT and Arts University Bournemouth are once again collaborating to bring you the 2021 Virtual Costume Symposium—a virtual costume study tour to introduce participants to British costume for theatre and film through the study of historical costume. This will run on Zoom from July 26 – August 6, 2021, with daily sessions at 11:00 a.m. EDT/4:00 p.m. BST. The cost for the 2021 Virtual Costume Symposium is $150 for USITT members; $200 for non-members.Read More »Register Now for the USITT 2021 Virtual Costume Symposium

LumenRadio Creates Unified Standard for Wireless DMX Combining CRMX and W-DMX

GOTHENBURG, Sweden- For over a decade LumenRadio has provided their wireless DMX technology CRMX (Cognitive Radio MultiPlex).  With last year’s acquisition of Wireless Solution, they now own both the W-DMX and CRMX technology. With the focus on user experience and industry standardization; LumenRadio now presents a unified technology platform creating a seamless experience for all users of Wireless DMX.

S*P*A*Minar | The Art of Authenticity: Making Your Paper Props Shine with Natalie Kearns, July 18th

Have you ever struggled with making your paper props authentic? We all know that they can be an overwhelming and intimidating part of the prop master’s job. Well good news! This month’s S*P*A*Minar, from the good folx at the Society of Properties Artisan Managers, The Art of Authenticity: Making Your Paper Props Shine will take a look at dealing with paper props with S*P*A*M Member Natalie Kearns on Sunday, July 18, 2021, at 8:00 p.m. EDT.Read More »S*P*A*Minar | The Art of Authenticity: Making Your Paper Props Shine with Natalie Kearns, July 18th

IATSE Local One and the Metropolitan Opera Reach a Tentative Agreement Paving the Way for Opera Season to Begin – If Contract is Ratified by the Union’s Membership

    NEW YORK – After nearly round-the-clock negotiations at the end of June that lasted into the July 4th holiday weekend, negotiators for the… Read More »IATSE Local One and the Metropolitan Opera Reach a Tentative Agreement Paving the Way for Opera Season to Begin – If Contract is Ratified by the Union’s Membership

The Society of Properties Artisan Managers (S*P*A*M) Elects New Officers

Last month the Society of Properties Artisan Managers (S*P*A*M) held its annual officer elections. Stage Directions sends its congratulations and welcomes S*P*A*M’s new officers—Jeffery Bazemore as President, Amy Peter as Treasurer, and Erin Keller as Secretary. The S*P*A*M membership thank former President Jim Guy, Treasurer Patricia Olive, and Secretary and Historian Deb Morgan for their many years of excellent service and dedication to S*P*A*M.

The S*P*A*M elections are usually held at its annual conference in August, but the members voted to hold the election a few months early this year to allow a transition period for the new officers. Amy Peter was elected at the 2020 conference.Read More »The Society of Properties Artisan Managers (S*P*A*M) Elects New Officers