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Verge Aero Drones Take Armed Forces Day Celebrations to the Next Level

Verge Aero Drones Take Armed Forces Day Celebrations to the Next Level

EVANS, GA – Community leaders in Evans, GA, a suburb of Augusta, celebrated the U.S. armed forces with the resumption of their annual Thunder Over Evans tribute on Armed Forces Day, May 15, after last year’s event had to be canceled due to Covid-19. Along with fireworks, this year’s event included a show by Verge Aero that included 180 drones.

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TCG | Rising Leaders of Color (2020): Then & Now

Since 2016, the Theatre Communication Group’s Rising Leaders of Color (RLC) program has nurtured, supported, and uplifted 44 leaders committed to initiating and upholding equitable practices in the theatre field. The RLC 2020 Cohort began their program activities just as the global pandemic closed theatres. In this video from TCG, here’s what was on their minds then and what they’re thinking about as we move toward reopening.

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Jennifer Mallard to Serve as Keynote Speaker at NATEAC 2021

Jennifer Mallard, a Principal with Diamond Schmitt Architects in Toronto, Canada will give the NATEAC Keynote Address on July 20, 2021 to kick off the conference.

The 2021 North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference (NATEAC), which is set to take place as a virtual event July 20, 21, and 22, 2021, will kick off with a keynote address by Jennifer Mallard, a Principal with Diamond Schmitt Architects in Toronto, Canada.

Bill Sapsis, Director of the North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference (NATEAC) is very happy to announce that Jennifer Mallard, a Principal with Diamond Schmitt Architects in Toronto, Canada will give the NATEAC Keynote Address. In keeping with NATEAC tradition, the Keynote will lead off the 2021 Conference on Tuesday Morning, July 20th.Read More »Jennifer Mallard to Serve as Keynote Speaker at NATEAC 2021

The Tony Awards Return on Sunday, September 26, 2021

CBS and Tony Award Productions will celebrate Broadway’s return of live theatre with a multi-platform event, The Tony Awards® Present: Broadway’s Back! on Sunday, September 26 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+ and the CBS app.

The evening will kick-off with the presentation of the American Theatre Wing’s 74th Annual Tony Awards® at 7:00 p.m. EDT/4:00 p.m. PDT live exclusively on Paramount+. The streaming presentation will honor the shows, performances, and artistry of the 2019-2020 Broadway season, which was brought to a halt by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tony Awards are presented by the Broadway League and The American Theatre Wing.Read More »The Tony Awards Return on Sunday, September 26, 2021

Suiting the Sound | The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Online Exhibition on Rodeo Tailors

Suiting the Sound: The Rodeo Tailors Who Made Country Stars Shine Bright, explores the artistry of Western-wear designers who helped create the indelible “rhinestone cowboy” image.

The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum unveiled a new, free-to-access online exhibition: Suiting the Sound: The Rodeo Tailors Who Made Country Stars Shine Brighter. This multimedia exhibit is the first designed exclusively for the museum’s website. We at Stage Directions thought that theatrical costume designers could draw inspiration from this online exhibition as well as prop artisans, set dressers, and others looking for design inspiration from country and western music.Read More »Suiting the Sound | The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Online Exhibition on Rodeo Tailors

Christie LED Video Wall Celebrates the Bee Gees’ Music Career

BRISBANE, Australia – Bee Gees Way, constructed as a tribute to band members Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb, includes a video wall made from 2.5mm Christie Apex Series LED tiles. The attraction is built in Redcliffe, the Brisbane suburb where the musically talented Gibb family lived after moving from Manchester, England in the late 1950s.

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