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Main Light, South to Open in Nashville this Spring

Main Light, based in Wilmington, DE and Las Vegas, NV, will open a third shop in the Nashville, TN area in April. The new 70,000 sq. ft. Main Light, South operation in Antioch, TN will be overseen by Randy Mullican. Pictured here, from left, are Main Light, South’s Operations Manager Jim Gregory and Rental Account Manager Cathie Berbena Lloyd.

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Connection Pointe Christian Church Creates Lighting Renewal with Chauvet Professional 

Even in the midst of the long, cold days of the pandemic, the spirit of hope and renewal glowed brightly. One such example can be seen quite vividly at the 183-year-old Connection Pointe Christian Church outside Indianapolis, where a refurbished lighting rig and a fresh approach to design have brought a new level of immersion and engagement to services.Read More »Connection Pointe Christian Church Creates Lighting Renewal with Chauvet Professional 

The 2022 New World Rigging Symposium Announces Sessions

The 2022 New World Rigging Symposium, taking place virtually April 5-7, brings together professional riggers, engineers, manufacturers, venue managers, educators, and students to further their rigging knowledge, hear about challenging projects, get up to speed on new technologies, discuss current industry challenges, and get their questions answered.Read More »The 2022 New World Rigging Symposium Announces Sessions

Mountain Productions Announces Jeffrey Goldenberg as Chief Operations Officer

Jeffrey Goldenberg

Mountain Productions, the staging and ET rigging distribution company, is pleased to announce Jeffrey Goldenberg as their Chief Operating Officer. Goldenberg will be supporting leadership in managing the day-to-day operations of the business and assisting in implementing the company’s growth strategies.Read More »Mountain Productions Announces Jeffrey Goldenberg as Chief Operations Officer

Elation Welcomes Back Esteban De La Torre to US Sales Team

Elation Professional welcomes back Esteban De La Torre to the Elation Professional U.S. sales team in a new position of channel market manager–West. Esteban previously worked for Elation for several years in various capacities from programming trade show booths and showrooms to supporting the controller and data distribution business nationally prior to his leaving the company to pursue designing and programming full time.

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Vice President Mike Golden Celebrates 40 Years at Bandit Lites

During Bandit Lites’ Annual General Meeting in Nashville, Founder and Chair Michael T. Strickland honored Vice President Mike Golden for his 40 years of service. After working as a stagehand at the coliseum in Johnson City, TN, Golden joined Bandit Lites as a stage builder for a Kenny Rogers tour. Pictured here, from left, are Strickland, longtime client Alice Cooper, and Golden.

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In Memoriam: Lina (Jean) Burch, Technical Director and Project Manager

Stage Directions has learned that Technical Director, Lina (Jean) Burch, 47, passed away quietly in her home in Kenosha, WI on December 1, 2021 at the age of 47. She had been working as the Technical Director at Milliken University since August 2020. Burch wrote for her blog Technical Direction Tidbits since 2007 and was very involved with the USITT Midwest Regional Section where she currently served as the Vice Chair of Programming on the Board of Directors and had been a Director at Large. Prior to her position at Milliken, she had freelanced as a project manager and technical director in the Chicago area and worked for a number of years at Chicago Scenic Studios as a project manager. Burch had an MFA in Technical Design and Production from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. We at PLSN and Stage Directions send our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and colleagues in the industry. Here is a recent remembrance from USITT, which Burch was very involved over her theater career.Read More »In Memoriam: Lina (Jean) Burch, Technical Director and Project Manager