The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center announced today that it would rename its historic Farmhouse Residence after longtime scenic designer and educator, Skip Mercier, late of Rowayton, CT. Mercier died of pancreatic cancer on March 11th, 2021. Read More »The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center to Name Farmhouse Residence for Skip Mercier
Shure Wireless Workbench® 7 (WWB7) is now available for download on MAC OS and Windows. A free software for audio professionals, Wireless Workbench 7 delivers a full suite of RF spectrum management tools in one place, providing full command of compatible wireless devices.Read More »Shure Wireless Workbench®7 Now Available
The Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association (TSDCA) announced their eighth annual membership meeting. On June 24 – 26, 2023, TSDCA will hold three days of public panels and discussions regarding sound design and composition for theatre at the Mandell Theater on the campus of Drexel University. All events are free and open to TSDCA members as well as the general public. All events will also be available to stream online by registering at www.tsdca.org.Read More »The Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association (TSDCA) to Hold Eighth Annual Meeting in Philadelphia
Santa Fe Opera announces the 86 members of its 2023 Apprentice Program for Theater Technicians. Selected from a pool of exceptional international candidates, these young artists bring a wave of fresh creativity and technical expertise to the opera industry. Each season at the SFO, the Apprentice Technicians perform backstage functions within one of eight separate crews: Audio/Visual, Costumes, Electrics, Production/Music Services, Properties, Scenic Arts, Stage Crew, and Wigs and Makeup. The crews carry out the majority of work on daily changeovers between the season’s operas and fill positions crucial to the live-running of productions.Read More »The Santa Fe Opera Announces 86 Apprentice Technicians for the 2023 Season
My Mother’s Courage is a bold new theatrical co-production by Teatro de la Abadia in Madrid, Ur Teatro Company and Palma de Mallorca’s Teatro Principal in Spain, recounting a gripping multi-layered narrative based on Jewish Hungarian-born George Tabori’s true story recalling how his mother Elsa Tabori escaped from Auschwitz and the Nazis during the Second World War using her wits and determination.Read More »‘My Mother’s Courage’ in Madrid Lit with Astera AX3 LightDrops
The Stage Managers’ Association (SMA) has announced its annual Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Art of Stage Management. The distinguished 2023 honorees are theatrical production stage managers John M. Atherlay and Gwen Gilliam, and opera production stage manager Brett Finley. In addition to these Lifetime Achievement Awards, the SMA will honor Elynmarie Kazle with The Founders Award.Read More »The Stage Managers’ Association Announces 2023 Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Art of Stage Management
The Broadway community honored the memory of Robin Wagner, the triple Tony Award®-winning scenic designer who worked on more than 60 Broadway shows in a career that spanned over five decades. Mr. Wagner passed away on May 29, 2023, at the age of 89. On June 17, 2023, the Committee of Theatre Owners dimmed the lights of Broadway theatres in New York for one minute at exactly 7:45pm, in his honor.Read More »Broadway Theaters Dimmed Lights in Memory of Award-Winning Scenic Designer Robin Wagner
Small venues are special. Putting on productions with small budgets and tight turnarounds can turn crowded spaces into exciting experiences. Continue reading for four tips on designing for small venues using Vectorworks Spotlight.Read More »Four Design Tips for Working at Smaller Venues from Vectorworks
Some beautiful design work was nominated for the 76th Annual TONY Awards this year and selecting winners was surely a difficult task. However, winners were indeed announced at the celebration of Broadway’s incredible season of work. Here is the list of the Tony Award worthy designs for 2023 with the winners highlighted.
In partnership with dry-hire rental house Main Light, Elation Professional provided Fuze MAX™ series moving head luminaires to David Geffen School of Drama at Yale for use on the school’s annual Carlotta Festival, which showcases plays written, directed, acted and designed by students. The Carlotta Festival features three fully produced new plays by graduating playwrights performed in rotating repertory. The plays presented in this year’s festival, which ran May 5–12 at the Iseman Theatre, included littleboy/littleman by Rudi Goblen (directed by Jacob Basri); Furlough’s Paradise by a.k. payne (directed by Leyla Levi); and Color Boy by Esperanza Rosales Balcárcel (directed by Jecamiah M. Ybañez). Read More »Student Designers Appraise Elation Lighting on Yale’s Carlotta Festival
After a thorough search process, Shure has named Sameh “Sam” Sabet as its new Chief Technology Officer, replacing Avi Vaidya, who retired from that role. Sabet joins Shure after serving as Senior Vice President of Engineering and Head of Product Development and Delivery at Crestron Electronics.Read More »Shure Hires Sam Sabet as New Chief Technology Officer
On May 31, 2023 the winners for the 67th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced. In keeping with the Drama Desk‘s mission, the nominators considered shows that opened on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off Broadway during the 2022-2023 season for this year’s awards. Among the winners are Life of Pi designers: Tim Hatley for Lighting and Andrzej Goulding for Projection and Video. Here is a glimpse of their award-winning work and a list of all the Drama Desk design winners.