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Theme Park Lighting Veteran Ryan Stumpp Joins Elation as Vertical Market Manager

After nearly two decades at Walt Disney World and Disney Live Entertainment, Ryan Stumpp has joined Elation Professional as Vertical Market Manager for Themed Environments. Ryan brings a wealth of themed lighting expertise to Elation, having designed and programmed lighting for a variety of marquee shows and spectaculars, including the recent redesign of Fantasmic! at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Happily Ever After at Magic Kingdom.Read More »Theme Park Lighting Veteran Ryan Stumpp Joins Elation as Vertical Market Manager

Chelsea Antrim Dennis Joins the Washington National Opera as Director of Production

Chelsea Antrim Dennis

Washington National Opera General Director Timothy O’Leary and Artistic Director Francesca Zambello announce two new appointments that will oversee the newly defined Artistic and Production departments. The delineation aims to create clearer lines of responsibility, a more sustainable workload for Washington National Opera (WNO) staff, and new support for WNO’s mission. Chelsea Antrim Dennis will join WNO as Director of Production, beginning August 7, 2023. Dennis comes to WNO from Santa Fe Opera, where she currently serves as Director of Production and where she began her career in 2004. Dennis’ position will oversee the technical production, costumes, lighting, stage management, facilities planning & administration, and rehearsal departments.Read More »Chelsea Antrim Dennis Joins the Washington National Opera as Director of Production

Elle King Takes Bandit Lites on Headlining Tour

Bandit Lites is proud to have provided lighting for Elle King’s A-Freakin’-Men Tour Presented by Slow & Low, which played to sold-out audiences across the country. King released her debut country album Come Get Your Wife to critical acclaim, as the multi-platinum artist scintillates audiences with a soulful sound that successfully fuses blues, rock, and country together with fierce lyrics. Read More »Elle King Takes Bandit Lites on Headlining Tour

Chaparral High School in Killeen, TX Installs Vari-Lite Luminaires to Enhance Professional Learning

The new lighting systems includes a Neo and Vision.Net control system, VL800, Acclaim LED and Coda LED fixtures, and Aurora LED Strips. Photo by Cindy Roberts

Chaparral High School in Killeen, TX opened its doors in August 2022 with a state-of-the-art performing arts wing designed to elevate student learning. It is equipped with an array of luminaires from Vari-Lite including a Neo and Vision.Net control system, VL800, Acclaim LED and Coda LED fixtures, and Aurora LED Strips.Read More »Chaparral High School in Killeen, TX Installs Vari-Lite Luminaires to Enhance Professional Learning

Robe on Tour with Phoebe Bridgers

For the U.S leg of Phoebe Bridgers’ 2022 world tour, Gateway Studios & Production of St Louis provided LD Spike Kienholz Inglis of Spike Design with a Robe moving light rig. The setup included 24 MegaPointes, 24 Spiiders, 16 Tetra1s and six FORTES.

Reading Rep is Set for Acclaim with Strand LED Fresnels

“The Strand Acclaim LED Fresnels were an ideal choice. Energy efficient, great optics and excellent color rendering,” says Andrew Stone, managing director of theatre consultancy, Drama by Design. Photo Credit: ©Harry Elletson

Multi-award-winning arts and performance venue, Reading Rep Theatre, has benefited from an energy and space efficient, high impact lighting solution by choosing to invest in a number of the latest Acclaim LED Fresnels from Strand, a Signify entertainment lighting brand. The fixtures were originally specified by theater consultancy, Drama by Design, the company responsible for the entire £1m conversion from Salvation Army Hall to 170 seat, technically adaptable, multi-purpose venue.Read More »Reading Rep is Set for Acclaim with Strand LED Fresnels