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In Memoriam: Joseph N. Tawil, Lighting Innovator and Marketer

In Memoriam: Joseph N. Tawil, Lighting Innovator and Marketer

Stage Directions and PLSN have learned of the death of Joseph N. Tawil on Nov. 17 at age 84. He was an innovator and marketer of theatrical lighting products over his long career. At the time of his retirement, Tawil was the founder and President of Gam Products, Inc., the Los Angeles-based theatrical lighting and special effects company he founded as the Great American Market in 1975. He was a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, a Fellow of the United States Institute of Theatre Technology (USITT), and an associate member of The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).

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Elation On Tour 2021 Film Recaps Joy of Being on the Road Again

LOS ANGELES, CA – There’s nothing like the feeling of being out there – on the road, meeting new people, renewing friendships, talking lighting, demoing products. It’s what we do in our industry. After 14 months of hosting virtual events, the Elation U.S. team was thrilled to be on the road again this past summer on Elation On Tour, connecting with local lighting pros across the country and getting the chance to demo new lighting products. Check out the Elation On Tour recap video:

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ADJ Expands Product Portfolio with New LED-Powered Moving Head Profile, Color Fresnel + More

Looking towards a bright future for the entertainment technology industry in 2022, ADJ is pleased to announce a series of innovative product releases. These include a new flagship for the extremely popular focus series of LED-powered moving heads, the focus profile, as well as a color-mixing Fresnel fixture which delivers a high CRI from an extremely efficient LED light engine, the Encore FR Pro Color.Read More »ADJ Expands Product Portfolio with New LED-Powered Moving Head Profile, Color Fresnel + More

World Stage Design to Feature Work of Theatrical Designer Christian Fleming

New York, NY—The committee for World Stage Design (WSD) has selected New York-based scenic and costume designer Christian Fleming to showcase his work at the WSD 2022 exhibition and conference. The WSD is a global event held every four years. Fleming will be among 150 emerging scenic designers hand-selected from among 14 participating countries.Read More »World Stage Design to Feature Work of Theatrical Designer Christian Fleming

Blockhouse Studios Brings Columbus History to Life with Immersive Projection Mapping Display

Columbus, IN—As the Columbus Area Bicentennial Commission looked for ways to celebrate 200 years of legacy and culture in Bartholomew County, IN, they turned to Blockhouse Studios to create an immersive light projection show that would bring the community together. Blockhouse leveraged seven Epson Pro Series laser projectors to create 200 Years Together: Our Stories Illuminated on Fourth Street, celebrating the Bicentennial with visuals that captured the history and culture of the last 200 years. A video of the project, which took place on September 23 & 24, 2021, can be seen here:

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Jeff Croiter Creates Connectivity for ‘Freestyle Love Supreme’ on Broadway with Chauvet Professional

New York, NY—At times, theater has a unique way of firing the imagination by blurring boundaries. Such is the case with Freestyle Love Supreme, the exultant, hip-hop laced, improvisational whirl created by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Tommy Kail of Hamilton fame, along with Anthony Veneziale, where performers seem to spring to life right before the audience’s very eyes.Read More »Jeff Croiter Creates Connectivity for ‘Freestyle Love Supreme’ on Broadway with Chauvet Professional

Elation Announces Creative IP65 Proteus Rayzor Edge™ and Blade™ Tilt FX Bars

The Proteus Rayzor Edge™ and Proteus Rayzor Blade™ are a striking visual combination of linear wash, high-intensity strobe line and SparkLED FX inside a compact IP65 linear fixture design. Envisioned to provide the designer unlimited creative control of powerful colors and high-powered strobe effects from a single unit, they allow unlimited placement in any outdoor and indoor environment, greatly enhancing their capabilities. Protected from dust and water ingress, they are part of Elation’s industry-leading Proteus range of outdoor luminaires, matching colors, and SparkLED effects with the popular Proteus Rayzor 760. Here’s a preview video of the new Proteus Rayzor Edge fixtures:

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ESA’s Crowd Safety Symposium Returns to Los Angeles in January 2022

Festivals, concerts, conferences, graduations, and athletic events all share one common characteristic – they all feature crowds. If your work involves planning to accommodate large groups of people, you must know how to plan to mitigate risks and keep your crowds safe. The Event Safety Alliance (ESA) would like to invite you to their next Crowd Safety Symposium taking place on January 17-18, 2022 in the Los Angeles area.Read More »ESA’s Crowd Safety Symposium Returns to Los Angeles in January 2022

Blue Planet Launches AVL B2B Reseller Portal


LAS VEGAS – Blue Planet announces the launch of one of the industry’s most comprehensive B2B resale portals. The new Blue Planet B2B Portal is a resale platform designed to provide a company with immediate access to the lowest dealer to dealer pricing available on most AVL brands in the entertainment industry.  There are many product lines that are nearly impossible for smaller companies to obtain, and this portal allows those companies to harness the purchasing power of Blue Planet to effectively compete (and profit) on jobs which one otherwise might have to pass on. The Blue Planet B2B Portal offers a solution for all AVL related companies needing resale pricing and support on product lines outside of their existing portfolio.Read More »Blue Planet Launches AVL B2B Reseller Portal

Mega-Lite: Framebot 600

The new Framebot 600, from Mega-Lite, is a full-featured automated luminaire with robust features packed into a medium-sized housing. This theatrical and production-grade unit is equipped with a 600W 7,000K LED that produces an output of over 20,500 lumens (@ approximately 45ft). Here’s a video introduction for the Framebot 600:

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