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Steppenwolf Stage Manager Malcolm Ewen’s Spirit Lives on via New Fund at Season of Concern Supporting Chicago Theater Artists

Steppenwolf Stage Manager Malcolm Ewen’s Spirit Lives on via New Fund at Season of Concern Supporting Chicago Theater Artists

Malcom Ewen. Photo credit: Michael Brosilow

In life, Malcolm Ewen, the long-time production stage manager at Steppenwolf Theatre Company and a decades-long member of the board of Season of Concern, was a tireless advocate for Chicago’s theater community. In addition to his distinguished career at Steppenwolf his leadership presence was felt from The Goodman Theatre in Chicago to Weston Playhouse in Vermont. Read More »Steppenwolf Stage Manager Malcolm Ewen’s Spirit Lives on via New Fund at Season of Concern Supporting Chicago Theater Artists

Fast and Secure Closing from JW Winco

Toggle latches are proven and universal devices for fast and secure closing of covers and hoods. With GN 761, JW Winco now offers exactly the right solutions for applications in the medium weight range. Made of zinc plated steel or stainless steel, they are designed with holding forces of 225 lbf (1000 N), 450 lbf (2000 N) and 674 lbf (3000 N) and supplied with a loop-shaped or T-shaped latch bolt.

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Major Celebrities And Theater Industry Leaders Line Up To Honor Joe Papp, Creator Of New York Shakespeare Festival And The Public Theater, At His 100th Birthday Commemoration

CORAL SPRINGS, FL/NEW YORK, NY – Actor/Singer Mandy Patinkin, Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Papp biographer Helen Epstein will be among the many celebrities… Read More »Major Celebrities And Theater Industry Leaders Line Up To Honor Joe Papp, Creator Of New York Shakespeare Festival And The Public Theater, At His 100th Birthday Commemoration

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Jeff Ravitz & James L. Moody’s Lighting for Televised Live Events Book Debuts

A new book about the techniques and unique issues of lighting design for live events and productions being shot for broadcast, webcast or IMAG, has been published by Routledge and their media technology division, Focal Press. This would be a good reference book for theater lighting designers who are often lighting productions for streaming or capture to have on hand.

Lighting for Televised Live Events: Making Your Live Production Look Great for the Eye and the Camera unlocks the science, art, philosophies, and language of creating lighting for live entertainment and presentations that work for the television camera as well as for the live audience. The authors, Jeff Ravitz and James L. Moody, each have extensive lighting design credits in both live and televised production and have brought their experience and insights to the book in an attempt to explain the common denominators between live and televised presentation lighting.Read More »Jeff Ravitz & James L. Moody’s Lighting for Televised Live Events Book Debuts

University of Chester School of Arts and Media Expands Possibilities With CHAUVET Professional

Founded in February 1840, Britain’s first purpose built teacher’s college opened. Known today as the University of Chester, the highly-regarded university welcomes some 15,000 students from every continent, save Antarctica. The energy and broad educational mission of the university is reflected in the busy main performance space in its School of Arts and Media. One of four such spaces at the university, this facility hosts myriad productions that can include a traditional theatrical performance, a live music concert, and a lecture or conference covering endless topics, sometimes all in the same day. Read More »University of Chester School of Arts and Media Expands Possibilities With CHAUVET Professional