ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Dierks Bentley’s 2021 “Beers on Me” tour is traveling with a Bruce Rodgers production design, engagingly lit by Chris Reade with help from Chauvet Professional fixtures supplied by Christie Lites.
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ST PETERSBURG, FL – As stories on stage unfold, they are invariably carried on their journey by the ebb and flow of light. This is true of virtually every dramatic production, but there are some where lighting is so intricately woven into the story that it becomes part of the narrative itself. Pagliacci falls squarely into this category as it cleaves dramatically between the bright frivolity of a clown’s life and the dark madness of murder.Read More »Keith Arsenault Creates Lighting Narrative For Pagliacci With CHAUVET Professional
USA – Side Door, the “any space is a venue” marketplace platform for the arts, is launching BACK TO LIVE with Side Door, a new support… Read More »Side Door Launches ‘Back To Live’ Program, Offering Subsidies for Live and Virtual Shows Hosted in Unique Spaces
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WUPPERTAL, Germany – In a strong move to support the next generation of live event professionals, Riedel Communications teamed up with Backstage Academy to provide… Read More »Riedel and Backstage Academy Partner to Prepare Next Generation of Live Event Professionals
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MORRISON, CO – Forced from the road in early 2020 due to the pandemic, Brit Floyd, ‘The World’s Greatest Pink Floyd Tribute Show,’ is back after kicking off a world tour July 29 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado beneath an all-Elation lighting rig.
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LAS VEGAS – EDM artist Illenium performed at the new Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas with a light show that included more than 100 GLP fixtures. LD and production designer Chuck Williams of Nexus AV worked with 62 GLP impression X4 Bar 20 battens and 40 JDC1 hybrid strobes supplied by Brown Note Productions.
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USA – The Behind the Scenes Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Initiative announces a key addition to its Toolbox Talks program: One-Sheets on a range… Read More »Behind the Scenes Mental Health Initiative Introduces Toolbox Talks One-Sheets
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CAMBRIDGE, Ontario– Beckhoff Canada opened a Western Region Sales and Training Centre in the technology-rich Vancouver area to increase sales development and market share… Read More »Beckhoff Canada Opens Office in Greater Vancouver
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We at Stage Directions were saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Randall W. A. Davidson, affectionately known to everyone as Dr. Doom for his nearly 80 years of advocating for theater safety and risk management expertise. Born on October 20, 1929, he died on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at the age of 92. We send our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues around the world on his loss. I will miss seeing his smiling face, all dapper in his purple outfit and hat along with the bright red ribbon of his USITT Fellows ribbon. While small in stature, he was huge in spirit and presence. He, and his work touched many lives. He will be missed. He would end every meeting or correspondence with ‘Prayers Always’. I send him a prayer on his passing and will keep him in my thoughts.Read More »In Memoriam: Dr. Randall W. A. Davidson, a.k.a. Dr. Doom
CHICAGO, IL – Lollapalooza returned to immense fanfare, celebrating not only its 30-year anniversary, but the return of large-scale gatherings following the pandemic’s shut down… Read More »Chris Lisle Brings Bandit Lites to Perry’s Stage at Lollapalooza
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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.
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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