LONDON – Jakarta-based Mola TV’s “Chill Fridays” present an interactive weekly livestream with mellow music in an intimate setting. Many of the episodes are filmed at Mola’s London TV studio, where LD Martin Dudley uses a ChamSys PC Wing and MagicQ software on a touch screen laptop.
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We at Stage Directions send our sincere congratulations to Playwright, Katori Hall for her being awarded the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for her play The Hot Wing King. The play is a funny, deeply felt consideration of Black masculinity and how it is perceived, filtered through the experiences of a loving gay couple and their extended family as they prepare for a culinary competition. From the Pulitzer Prize announcement – For a distinguished play by an American author, preferably original in its source and dealing with American life, Fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000). Here’s a trailer of The Hot Wing King from NY’s Signature Theatre:
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Places Please Project aims to provide $500,000 in rental relief to New York City-based theater workers who have been out of work for over a year and are struggling to pay rent. Led by board members Lilli Cooper, Kyle Jarrow, Andrew Lippa, Annie Schiffmann, and Kara Unterberg, this new nonprofit fund aims to give away $500,000 in rental relief to New York City-based artists, designers, technicians, musicians, and administrators by April 2022.Read More »PLACES PLEASE PROJECT Looks to Provide Rental Assistance to NYC Theater Workers
PORTLAND, Or. – Planar, a global leader in visualization technology, today announced the launch of Planar Studios, an initiative designed to revolutionize the explosive virtual… Read More »Planar Studios Virtual Production Initiative Goes Live
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WIXOM, MI – Nationwide Video, headquartered in Wixom, Michigan, is a wholesale Pro AV rental company providing high end rental equipment to Pro AV staging… Read More »Nationwide Video Expands Into Equipment Sales For Rental Staging Market
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LOS ANGELES – It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that the ADJ Group says goodbye to our valued colleague and treasured friend José… Read More »In Memoriam: ADJ Group Mourns Loss of Valued Colleague and Treasured Friend José Mario Estrada
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PLSN offers readers an essay penned by Bill Edwards of Tyler Truss. June 2021…Summer is finally here. And events are starting to pack ‘em in!… Read More »Our Industry’s Greatest Comeback Has Begun… Whew!
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TAIPEI, Taiwan – Macroblock has partnered with Moonshine Animation, a famous artist-centered VFX company based in Taiwan, to build an LED wall XR studio in… Read More »Macroblock and Moonshine Jointly Built Taiwan’s Very First Ultra-fine Pitch LED Wall Virtual Production XR Studio
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Alchemy 7 is designed to fine-tune the more demanding lighting desires. Like its predecessors in the Alchemy family, this fixture features both a wide range… Read More »DTS Alchemy 7
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COLUMBIA, MD – Continuing its support for emerging designers, global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. announces Leslie Majer as the Richard Diehl award winner for… Read More »Vectorworks, Inc. Names Leslie Majer Richard Diehl Award Winner
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LEEK, The Netherlands – When virtual production and, in particular, mixed reality production took flight in early 2020, ARRI and ROE Visual came into contact and connected to develop a better understanding of the impact of this technology on both LED volumes and camera performance. This mutual understanding has led to the development of a continuous testing program.
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IVINS, Utah – Set against a red rock canyon backdrop in the Utah desert, Tuacahn Amphitheater is one of the most picturesque outdoor theater settings you could expect to find. LD Cory Pattak has lit a production of Beauty and the Beast using the venue’s new IP65-rated Elation Proteus Maximus moving heads.
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