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2022 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awardees Announced

TDF, the not-for-profit service organization for the performing arts, is proud to announce that celebrated costume designer Fred Voelpel and legendary scenic designer Eugene Lee are among the 2022 TDF/Irene Sharaff Award recipients. Although Voelpel passed away in June, he will be honored posthumously with the TDF/Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award for costume design while Lee will receive The Robert L. B. Tobin Award for Sustained Excellence in Theatrical Design. Additionally, costume designer Dede Ayite will receive the TDF/Kitty Leech Young Master Award and visual artist Michael Curry will receive the TDF/Irene Sharaff Artisan Award.

The awards ceremony will be presented through the TDF Costume Collection on Friday, October 7 at 6:30 p.m. at The Edison Ballroom. A pre-awards cocktail reception will begin at 5:30 p.m. This year’s TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards ceremony is being generously underwritten by The Tobin Theatre Arts Fund.Read More »2022 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awardees Announced

Alain Corthout and ChamSys Flow with Black Eyed Peas

For the Black Eyed Peas’ performance at the Lokerse Feesten in Belgium, Alain Corthout provided a lively and colorful light show powered by a ChamSys MagicQ MQ250M Stadium Console supplied by Phlippo, Belgium.

PLASA 2022: The Gottelier Award Honoree is JB Toby – Technical Director for Avolites

JB Toby, Technical Director, Avolites Ltd is the 2022 Gottelier Honoree

Following the PLASA Innovation Awards, the prestigious Gottelier Award was presented to JB Toby, Technical Director for Avolites. This award, named in memory of Tony Gottelier, the renowned industry innovator and commentator who passed away in 2006. The Gottelier Award recognizes individuals or teams of people who have made sustained and significant contributions to the development of entertainment technology. Read More »PLASA 2022: The Gottelier Award Honoree is JB Toby – Technical Director for Avolites

The 2022 Michael Merritt Awards and Design Exposition Coming May 23, 2022

Be Sure to Save the Date. The Annual Michael Merritt Awards and Design Exposition will be held on Monday, May 23rd, 2022, from 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. CDT. This year’s event is being hosted by Steppenwolf Theatre, which has just unveiled their new Arts and Education Center. You be able to explore it and the event, which will be held across the Steppenwolf Campus.Read More »The 2022 Michael Merritt Awards and Design Exposition Coming May 23, 2022

20th Annual Parnelli Awards Dinner Reservations Now Open

Reservations are now open for the 20th annual Parnelli Awards, set to take place once again at the Hilton Anaheim Hotel in Anaheim, CA during NAMM’s annual convention. The June 3 event, which begins with the Cocktail Party at 6 p.m. and the Dinner & Awards Ceremony following at 7 p.m., will return to the hotel’s Pacific Ballroom.

USITT Announces its 2022 Young Designers, Managers, & Technicians Award Winners

The United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) has announce the winners of the 2022 Young Designers, Managers, & Technicians Awards. The YDMT Awards bring recognition and support to young designers, managers, and technicians at the beginning of their careers. These awards are made possible by generous gifts to USITT from its sponsors. The YDMT Award winners will be honored at USITT22 in Baltimore, March 2-5.

Everyone at Stage Directions in PLSN join the Institute in adding our congratulations to the 2022 YDMT Award winners. Read More »USITT Announces its 2022 Young Designers, Managers, & Technicians Award Winners