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TCG Announces RECOGNIZE Grantees for THRIVE! Uplifting Theatres of Color

$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

The Stage Managers’ Association 2022 Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement Set for Oct. 24 at 6:30 p.m. ET

Virtual Event Tickets Now Available

Stage Managers’ Association Del Hughes Award, The Founders Award & Special Recognition Honorees 2022 Top: Andrew Feigin, Raymond Menard, Bernita Robinson Bottom: Marguerite Price, Narda E. Alcorn, Lisa Porter

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.

Registration is required and the event is free. Go to https://SMADH2022.eventbrite.com to register.Read More »The Stage Managers’ Association 2022 Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement Set for Oct. 24 at 6:30 p.m. ET

2022 Education Resources

Our annual guide to some of the leading theater schools and training programs educating the next generation of designers, technicians and stagehands across the country.

Tickets on Sale for frame:work:london ‘22; Event Set for Nov. 3-4 at CodeNode

Super Early Bird and Student Tickets are now available for frame:work:london 2022, Nov. 3 & 4. frame:work:london is a conference for conversations about the unique challenges of creating video for physical spaces, live performance, and virtual worlds. Attendees range from expert practitioners in creative video production, partner design disciplines in set, lighting and audio, production leadership, new professionals, and students. If you work in real-time content creation, screens content for live entertainment, or interactive content—this is your home. Let’s build a future for the creative video community.Read More »Tickets on Sale for frame:work:london ‘22; Event Set for Nov. 3-4 at CodeNode

SETC & USITT’s 9th Annual LiNK – Virtual 2022 Event Set for Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, 2022

Where Master’s Candidates and Recruiters Connect. Register by November 10 for only $75

SETC and USITT partner each year to bring graduate theater degree programs together with people considering options for interviews, auditions, and information exchange. Connect with more than 50 programs across theater disciplines including Design, Technology, Management, and Acting. Explore your options for advanced education and find your dream grad program in one convenient, affordable location. This year’s event will be happening virtually November 30-December 2.Read More »SETC & USITT’s 9th Annual LiNK – Virtual 2022 Event Set for Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, 2022

frame:work:london 2022 Conference to be Held Nov. 3-4 at CodeNode

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

Adam King Calls on CHAUVET Professional to Balance Looks for Mountview’s ‘Legally Blonde’

Never permit a false dichotomy to rule your life, Pablo Picasso once declared. Sage advice, as the heroine Elle Woods proves with such panache in Legally Blonde, the Laurence O’Keefe-Neil Brown musical, inspired (like the film before it) by the Amanda Brown novel about a vapid California sorority girl who metamorphizes into a Harvard Law student. Defying stereotypes and reconciling supposed oxymorons, Elle proves that a woman can be both pretty and smart, as well as colorfully free spirited and intensely focused while making this incredible transformation.Read More »Adam King Calls on CHAUVET Professional to Balance Looks for Mountview’s ‘Legally Blonde’

Whitaker Center’s PNC Innovation Zone Gets AV Assist from Clair Global Integration

There is no denying the immense popularity of esports and video gaming around the world. So popular, in fact, that ninety percent of kids play video games and entire sports arenas sell out for fans to watch their favorite gaming stars compete. But what if this gaming technology could be used as a purposefully constructive educational tool for the local community? What if the technology and creativity that goes into creating a video game could be transitioned into targeted curriculum disguised as entertainment? This is precisely the vision of the team behind Whitaker Center and Ted Black, president, and CEO of Whitaker Center, for the newly created, 7,000-square-foot PNC Innovation Zone.Read More »Whitaker Center’s PNC Innovation Zone Gets AV Assist from Clair Global Integration

2022 NYC Summer Springboard to Design Applications Close May 31

Do you know a student who loves theater but isn’t sure where they fit in? The American Theatre Wing is pleased to partner with Design Action, which officially launched Springboard To Design 2022 – a program that explores the process of theatrical collaboration and the many opportunities and career paths in the field of American theater design for public high school students from historically underrepresented populations in the theater industry.

The Deadline has been Extended: Apply by Tuesday, May 31 at 11:59 p.m. EDTRead More »2022 NYC Summer Springboard to Design Applications Close May 31