NEW YORK – The founding members of Black Theatre United (BTU) recently announced the release of their historic New Deal For Broadway, establishing industry-wide standards and reforms around Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility & Belonging (EDIAB) with a focus on Black individuals in theatre.
Read More »Cinematographer Andrew Droz Palermo’s choice of colors for the feature film, The Green Knight, might seem surprising. When asked by PLSN’s Will Romano if he… Read More »Choosing Colors for ‘The Green Knight’
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YORKSHIRE, UK, – Calibre UK announces their second webinar focused on the LEDFusion Pro series all-in-one direct-view LED display. The webinar will take place on… Read More »Calibre announces second webinar for LEDFusion Pro
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U.K. – With the world-famous Glastonbury Festival cancelled for a second year, an online celebration – Live at Worthy Farm – was held in its stead on May 22. LD Sooner Routhier incorporated 60 Ayrton Perseo Profiles and 36 Ayrton Domino IP65-rated multifunction lighting fixtures into her design. Neg Earth supplied the gear.
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Obsidian Control Systems announces the newest addition to its extremely successful and rapidly expanding NETRON product range of innovative data distribution devices. With the introduction… Read More »Obsidian launches affordable, flexible NETRON DMX10 AB splitters
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London—Visitors to stand E-23 at PLASA won’t believe their eyes or ears when they see (and don’t hear!) Chauvet Professional’s Maverick Silens 2 Profile and… Read More »CHAUVET Professional Features Bright and Quiet Theatre Fixtures at PLASA
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Wilmington, DE—Main Light, LLC has hired Steve Nancarrow to be the Rental Executive based at the new Main Light West in Las Vegas, NV. Nancarrow’s responsibilities will include business development and client interfacing with professional production companies on the West Coast.
“I’m honored to be here. Main Light has an excellent reputation in the business and everyone here are among the best,” says Nancarrow. “That is what I love about this industry, first and foremost, the people in it. It’s a vast industry but it’s a small community representing that industry and you end up seeing the same professionals over and over again. Professionals who are highly dedicated, highly professional, and highly skilled, and that certainly includes the people at Main Light. After 27 years, the people that I’ve come across and the friendships that we’ve developed is what I appreciate the most. And, I am looking forward to working with many of those people as Main Light customers, but also meeting new people and helping them get the gear they need; backing up the many different companies Main Light works with on the many interesting projects happening all the time in our industry.”Read More »Steve Nancarrow Joins Main Light as Rental Executive for Main Light West
Thom Schilling, the general manager, production supervisor, and stage manager for dozens of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and global tours for over 40 years, died in his sleep on August 19, 2021, in New York City. The cause of death is not presently known. Born in 1956, Schilling was 64 years old.Read More »In Memoriam: Thom Schilling, Production Supervisor, Stage Manager, and General Manager
MIDDLETON, WI – The hosts of the popular YouTube channel The Game Theorists wanted to produce a record-setting and award-winning live-stream event to raise… Read More »Mobeon equips next-gen studio with fos/4
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MIAMI – Sunlight seems to fill a room with extra-blinding brightness when a long closed shade is finally open. Such was the feeling at Hard Rock Stadium in late July, when, after an 18-month hiatus due to Covid, many of hip-hop’s biggest stars appeared at Rolling Loud, their first live festival since the lockdown began.
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SCOTLAND – Paul Bates of Quay Light has stayed busy through 2020 and 2021 as the pandemic has prompted a surge in demand for film, TV and video material. Quay Light now owns several hundred Astera LED fixtures with the largest stock in Scotland, and Paul, who has built a successful career as a Best Boy in the film and television lighting sector, is now focusing full time on this business.
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