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Jan Musson, founder of Musson Theatrical

In Memoriam: Jan Musson, 79

GOSHEN, KY — Jan Musson, founder of Santa Clara, CA-based Musson Theatrical, died peacefully at home in Goshen, KY at 10:30 p.m. Dec. 21, 2015. She was 79. A graduate of Stanford University who received her Master’s degree from San José State University, Jan founded Musson Theatrical Inc. in 1971. The company, launched as a home-based business, grew to offer a full range of theatrical sales and rentals, system design and specification, custom drapery and rigging design and installation, event design and production services.

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The event was held Oct. 30-Nov. 1.

Collyns Stenzel Paints Freaky Deaky Stages with COLORado Battens from Chauvet

CHICAGO – For the Freaky Deaky festival, held in Chicago’s Toyota Park soccer stadium from Oct. 30-Nov. 1, the autumn skies were gray but the performers were lit with color washes from 48 of Chauvet’s COLORado Batten 144 Tour LED fixtures. LD Collyns Stenzel used the Batten fixtures to colorwash the scenic elements on the festival’s main stage and one of its two side stages.

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Holiday projection on Windsor Castle

Projection Studio Gets Festive

WINDSOR and BARRY, U.K. – The Projection Studio (TPS) has produced two high profile festive installations this year – at Windsor Castle and in the Welsh seaside town of Barry in Glamorgan. Pictured here is Windsor Castle, where a single Panasonic PZ21K projector fitted with a portrait adaption kit was used.

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Ayrton Magic Dots joined returning Clay Paky fixtures. Photo by Decoy Media

Manchester, U.K.’s Warehouse Project Lit Once Again with dbn-Supplied Gear

MANCHESTER, U.K. – For this year’s Warehouse Project, a series of dance events staged at the Store Street parking lot beneath the arches at Piccadilly station, dbn Lighting returned with a rig including Clay Paky Alpha Spot 575 HPEs, Alpha Wash 300s and Sharpys along with Sunstrips, Atomic strobes, four 4-Lites and ETC Source Four Juniors. New for this year were Ayrton Magic Dots on the over stage truss.

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Entrants will present ten cues from a show worked on this past season in a video submission

4Wall and Stage Directions Contest Offers Trip to USITT or Hemsley Portfolio Review

LAS VEGAS – 4Wall and PLSN affiliate Stage Directions magazine are inviting college students to apply for a chance to win a trip to the USITT’s Annual Conference & Stage Expo (Salt Lake City, UT, March 16-19, 2016) or the Hemsley Portfolio Review (Lincoln Center in New York City, April 2-3, 2016). Winners will be chosen based on video submissions showing ten cues from a show worked on this past season. The submission deadline is Feb. 26, 2016.

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B&L Sound and Lighting provided Chauvet Professional fixtures and panels.

Louisiana YEC at Cajundome Gets Impact with Chauvet Professional Fixtures, Panels

LAFAYETTE, LA – B&L Sound and Lighting’s Jason Wilson, who served as event producer for the Louisiana Youth Evangelism Celebration (YEC) within  Louisiana’s sprawling Cajundome Nov. 23-24, used 28 Rogue R2 Washes, 36 Rogue R2 Beams and three Strike4 LED blinders from Chauvet Professional for high impact, budget-friendly looks. Wilson also used Chauvet’s Next NXT-1 panels as a pixel-mapped extension of the Chauvet PVP S5 video panels used during the event.

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Super Trouper followspot

Syncrolite Purchases Strong Lighting Assets

DALLAS, TX and OMAHA, NE – Syncrolite, LLC and Ballantyne Strong Inc. announced that the assets associated with Ballantyne Strong’s lighting business have been sold to Syncrolite.  Effective Dec. 21, 2015 Syncrolite has assumed all operations, sales and support associated with Ballantyne Strong, including the company’s Super Trouper followspots, pictured here.

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