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Stage Directions to Merge into PLSN Magazine

June 21, 2021—Timeless Communications, publisher of Projection, Lights and Staging News (PLSN); Front of House (FOH); and Stage Directions (SD) magazines, is looking beyond the pandemic to a strong future for the industry and its publications. To that end, they today announced that Stage Directions magazine will merge into PLSN magazine. This will both expand the comprehensive coverage offered by PLSN, the industry’s indisputable leading publication and will better reflect today’s entertainment technology business sector.Read More »Stage Directions to Merge into PLSN Magazine

Seth Jackson, Nathan Alves, and Eddie Connell Deliver Bold Looks for Toby Keith’s Tour with Chauvet Professional Fixtures

NASHVILLE – Along with its classic looks, the visuals for Toby Keith’s “Country Comes to Town” tour also include a bold, unflinching tone, reflective of Keith’s own determination to stand tall during the pandemic. Seth Jackson, Nathan Alves and Eddie Connell are using a Bandit-supplied rig that includes gear from Chauvet Professional.

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Absen Announces Win in U.S. Intellectual Property Case

TYLER, TX – Absen announced that it had successfully defended itself against a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Ultravision. On June 12, 2021, Absen noted, a federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas found that none of the nine Absen accused products lines infringed any of the asserted patent claims.

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AAPAC Releases Expanded Diversity Report for New York City’s 2018-19 Theatre Season

The Visibility Report: Racial Representation on New York City Stages finds inequity in arts funding between largest theatre companies and theatres of color. Gains in diversity came from non-profit sector while Broadway remained stagnant or declined.

A graph from the AAPAC’s The Visibility Report: Racial Representation on New York City Stages

 

The Obie Award-winning Asian American Performers Action Coalition (AAPAC) released its 10th annual report today, The Visibility Report: Racial Representation on New York City Stages, covering employment statistics by race for all shows that opened on Broadway and at the 18 largest non-profit theatre companies in the 2018-19 New York season—the last full season before the COVID-19 pandemic. The report tracks actors, playwrights, composers, librettists, lyricists, directors, artistic directors and—new to the report this year—designers, Broadway producers, general managers, and board members at the non-profit theatre companies. It is the only publicly available report of its kind.Read More »AAPAC Releases Expanded Diversity Report for New York City’s 2018-19 Theatre Season

Epson Now Shipping Eight New PowerLite Laser Projectors Built to Captivate and Impress Audiences in Virtually any Environment 

   LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – As markets continue to open up, schools and businesses are looking for advanced display solutions that make an impact. Epson, the… Read More »Epson Now Shipping Eight New PowerLite Laser Projectors Built to Captivate and Impress Audiences in Virtually any Environment 

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