Colchester, CT-based InCord is honored to announce that InCord has been certified as a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). For InCord, this is a milestone and a transition from its founding years, recognizing Meredith Shay and Robin Ritz as sole owners of InCord, a woman-owned and operated manufacturing business entity, on a federal level.Read More »InCord Awarded Women-Owned Small Business Certification
The recently openedFalabella Chile Inmobiliario at the Open Plaza Kennedy shopping center, has a simple, but very ambitious, goal: to offer customers a unique culinary experience in surroundings that make them feel special. The 6,000 square foot space, which is located on the fourth floor of this stylish center, is well on its way to doing just that, serving as home to 12 restaurants offering a mouth-watering variety of dishes from Chile and around the world.Read More »Piedra Iluminación and CHAUVET Professional Immerse at Falabella Chile Inmobiliario
$900,000 in General Operating Support Awarded to 22 Theatres
Theatre Communications Group (TCG) is pleased to announce the recipients of RECOGNIZE grants as part of the THRIVE! Uplifting Theatres of Color program. With $1,635,000 in support from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF), TCG is working in partnership with an Advisory Circle of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC*) to provide unrestricted funds for Black theatres, Indigenous theatres and Theatres of Color (BITOC*) based in the U.S. (including Tribal Nations and U.S. Territories). In this inaugural round of the program,The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation has joined as a supporting partner for theatres in Western states. TCG is looking to partner with additional funders to further augment the reach and impact of the THRIVE! program and interested parties should contact LaTeshia Ellerson for more information.Read More »TCG Announces RECOGNIZE Grantees for THRIVE! Uplifting Theatres of Color
On Monday October 24th, 2022, the Stage Managers’ Association (SMA) will present its annual Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Art of Stage Management, at the National Opera Center’s Marc A. Scorca Hall in NYC. The distinguished 2022 honorees are corporate, event, and theatrical stage manager Andrew Feigin, opera stage manager Raymond Menard, and theatrical stage manager Bernita Robinson. In addition to these Lifetime Achievement Awards, the SMA will honor Marguerite Price with The Founders Award, and Narda E. Alcorn and Lisa Porter with a Special Recognition Award.
The event is available virtually on Monday, October 24th, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.
Production/Lighting Designers LeRoy Bennett, Roland Greil, Peter Morse, and Charles B “Cosmo” Wilson were recently invited to join the LIT Lighting Design Awards judge’s board for the upcoming 2022 awards.
frame:work is hosting its first in-person conference—frame:work:london—for the creative video community on November 3 & 4 at CodeNode in London, UK. frame:work is a community organization for creative video professionals working in screens-dominated live events, installations and virtual productions.Read More »frame:work:london 2022 Conference to be Held Nov. 3-4 at CodeNode
Acclaimed designer turns to Proteus Maximus™, Proteus Excalibur™ and new Proteus Rayzor Blade™ for entertaining, impactful Opening and Closing Ceremonies
Some 72 nations and territories came together July 28 – August 8 in Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England, for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Lighting the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the quadrennial multi-sport event was Al Gurdon of Incandescent Design who used over 300 Elation Professional IP65 Proteus luminaires to light the festivities.Read More »Proteus Plays Key Role in Al Gurdon Design for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional stage managers and actors in live theater, has released the union’s third diversity and inclusion hiring bias report, tracking the demographics of how its members are hired for acting and stage management work, and how much they were paid in the year 2020.Read More »Actors’ Equity Association Releases Latest Diversity and Inclusion Hiring Bias Report
As the live arts industry begins to restart, and work increases as the pandemic diminishes, Actors’ Equity Association, the national union representing more than 51,000 professional stage managers and actors in live theatre, has announced a new Open Access membership policy, allowing any theatre worker who can demonstrate they have worked professionally as an actor or stage manager within Equity’s geographical jurisdiction to join the union. Read More »Actors’ Equity Association Announces ‘Open Access,’ Expanding Eligibility for Union Membership