In 2021, Zac Brown Band hit the road again with their Comeback Tour, re-energizing a live campaign that had originally started in 2019, rolled into 2020 and then was abruptly halted due to the pandemic. LD Chris Cockrill updated his original design for the fall 2021 tour, keeping Robe Spiider LED wash beam moving lights as a major element in the rig.
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AMPD Lighting and Audio Visual in Spokane, WA has purchased 24 Ayrton Diablo-S profile luminaires and a grandMA3 light console to add to the company’s rental inventory and use for professional event production. AMPD Lighting and Audio Visual offers production, rental, sales, and installation services to a wide range of markets in the Pacific Northwest. The company’s investment in the Diablos and grandMA3 light has been paying dividends since the products arrived. ACT Entertainment exclusively distributes both brands in the US.Read More »Ayrton Diablo and grandMA3 light Investments Pay Off for Spokane’s AMPD Lighting and Audio Visual
On Sunday, February 13, 2022, the Super Bowl LVI Pepsi Halftime Show with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar brought the neighborhood to SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. All Access was tasked with fabricating the scenic ‘neighborhood’ and designing and providing the carts the impressive set pieces rode upon.
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To provide the International 2021 Dota 2 World Championship with a dazzling visual display and premium broadcast lighting, Lighting Designer Alex Berry partnered with Christie Lites and THiNC Worldwide to deploy a complex Martin by HARMAN lighting rig, including state-of-the-art Martin MAC Ultra Performance fixtures.Read More »International 2021 Dota 2 World Championship Wows Viewers with Martin Professional
Young German pop singer Nico Laska recently presented his debut album, NI/CO, at a sold-out event at the Frankfurt club Nachtleben. Working alongside him was… Read More »GLP Lights Nico Laska’s Record Release Concert
Read More »In Michael S. Eddy’s interview with Kathy A. Perkins for PLSN, Perkins credited LD Shirley Prendergast for her help in launching Perkin’s career in lighting.… Read More »Breaking Barriers in Lighting Design
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As Polish hip-hop group PRO8L3M returned to the stages last December, the Prolights Astra Wash7PixIP and Astra Wash19Pix had their arena debut at the COS… Read More »Polish Hip-Hop Group Performs with Prolights Astra Wash
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Stage Directions in PLSN has learned of the death of Production Stage Manager and Production Supervisor Alan Hall, who died Monday, February 7, 2022, in Spruce Head Island, ME. Born in England in 1936, Hall was 85. Here’s a great and informative video interview with Hall from the American Theatre Wing’s Guide to Working in the Theatre series, where Hall speaks in-depth on the role of the Production Stage Manager. Hall describes a PSM as “a benevolent dictator”:
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Modulo Pi is pleased to introduce a new hardware revision for the Modulo Player and Modulo Kinetic series of media servers. The new hardware boosts the media server’s performance and capabilities.Read More »Modulo Pi Introduces New Hardware for Enhanced Media Servers Performance
The Student Ambassador Program is co-sponsored by the Fellows and the International Activities Committee. The program pairs three student members with three international guests at the annual conferences. They then have the opportunity for individual conversations about working in theatre abroad. This year’s winners will be able to meet the international guests in person again.Read More »USITT News | 2022 Student Ambassadors Announced
Here’s a video of Costume Designer Paul Tazewell discussing his costume designs for the film West Side Story, for which he has been nominated… Read More »Video of Costume Designer Paul Tazewell on his OSCAR-nominated work for West Side Story
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The latest acoustic innovation from Staging Concepts, a provider of portable staging solutions and equipment, is proof that big things come in smaller packages. Offering great value and acoustic performance, the new Caprice™ Folding Acoustical Shell Tower is strategically engineered to fit within a standard doorway for convenient transport and easy placement in lower height storage areas. Previewed in late 2021, Caprice is now widely available for performance venues of all kinds. Caprice is designed for one-person operation and transport. To showcase the simplicity of its operation, here is a brief demonstration video showing how quickly and easily one person can fold and unfold the Caprice tower:
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