BURBANK – Long a champion of supporting and promoting talented filmmakers, ARRI is pleased to expand the Franz Wieser Grant program beyond feature-length films, shorts,… Read More »ARRI expands the Franz Wieser Grant program
GERMANY – Up-and-coming dry hire company CGS GmbH, based in southern Germany, has chosen PROLIGHTS EclPanel TWC and EclPanelTWCJr, widely expanding its dry hire… Read More »CGS picks PROLIGHTS EclPanel TWC
SAN RAFAEL, CA – To bring live opera performances back in a Covid-cautious manner, the San Francisco Opera presented the Rossini classic, The Barber of Seville, in a drive-in format. A run of shows staged from April 23-May 15 were lit with IP-rated Elation fixtures provided by Felix Lighting.
SOUTH AFRICA – Mellow Yellow Entertainment, producers of South African music games show “Musiek Roulette” wanted a new look for the 2021 season, so called… Read More »Playing Musiek Roulette
The Actors Fund, the national human services organization for everyone in performing arts and entertainment, announced today that Tony Award®-winning set designer and architect David Rockwell will donate his royalties from the new book Drama to The Fund and its vital efforts to support those in the performing arts and entertainment community.Read More »David Rockwell Will Donate the Royalties from his New Book Drama to Support The Actors Fund
College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) Dean bruce d. mcclung has announced the appointment of Maranda DeBusk as Assistant Professor of Lighting Design in CVPA’s School of Theatre at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. We at Stage Directions send our congratulations to DeBusk on her new appointment!
Dipu Gupta will join the School of Music, Theatre & Dance as a Visiting Associate Professor in the Design & Production area of the Department of Theatre & Drama during the 2021-22 academic year. Gupta is a prolific designer both within the fields of theatre as well as architecture and design. We at Stage Directions send our congratulations to Gupta on his new appointment!