The 1/52 Project, the financial grant program founded by Tony Award-winning set designer Beowulf Boritt, has selected seven early-career designers as its first group of grant recipients. Each of the inaugural recipients will receive grants up to $15,000.Read More »Supporting Early-Career Theater Designers, the 1/52 Project Announces Inaugural Grant Recipients
Bystander Intervention in the Entertainment Industry Webinars Announced
Do you know how to safely intervene if you see a co-worker being bullied or intimidated? Did you know there are different ways to intervene to match your comfort level? In just 90 minutes you will learn five easily accessible tools, illustrated by relevant scenarios, for use in any workplace to safely intervene without the worry of retaliation. The Behind the Scenes Mental Health Initiative will present a free webinar Bystander Intervention in the Entertainment Workplace once a quarter over the next year.Read More »Learn How to Safely Intervene to Stop Workplace Bullying
Claypaky Mini-B fixtures, the smallest LED moving light ever made by Claypaky for the professional market, are in constant demand at Burbank, CA-based Volt Lites, Inc. where American Song Contest was among its latest users. Volt Lites was the first company in the U.S. to acquire Mini-B and now boasts more than 200 of the fixtures – the largest inventory of Mini-Bs owned by a single vendor in the U.S. Read More »Volt Lites’ Inventory of Claypaky Mini-B Fixtures Impress on ‘American Song Contest’ and More
Elation Professional is pleased to announce that Scandinavia’s leading distribution company for dynamic lighting, LiteNordic, will take over distribution of Elation Professional and Obsidian Control Systems products in Sweden, Norway and Denmark effective 15 September 2022.Read More »LiteNordic New Elation Distributor for Sweden, Norway and Denmark
The Lyric Opera of Chicago shared its interview with set and costume designer Scott Marr with PLSN. Marr, who has worked at Lyric since 1990, beginning as an intern and working his way up to Wardrobe, Wigs, and Makeup Director, retired on Sept. 9, opening night for the company’s 2022/23 season.
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United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE, has released its membership-wide demographic data (graphic also attached to this release) to highlight an important internal issue and advocate for meaningful opportunities for underrepresented and often marginalized artists, designers, and professionals within the Local and across the entertainment industry.Read More »We Will Do Better: United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE, Releases Membership Demographic Data
The deadline to apply for USITT’s Gateway Program is Oct. 1, 2022. Gateway was launched in 2014 in memory of Tayneshia Jefferson, who fought for underrepresented populations in the industry.
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New technology is driving LED video walls to be bigger, better and more accessible than ever before. As a leader in the pro video market, Blizzard Lighting is making it easier for everyone to find the perfect LED display panel and pair it with the right service for optimal performance in the field. The company has introduced three new lines, InSpire™, InSite™ G2 & InSignia™ to its IRiS®️ LED video product family.Read More »Blizzard Lighting Introduces New IRiS LED Video Products
Reality has a way of interfering with even the most carefully laid out plans. Elliot Banes was reminded of this late last month when he… Read More »Elliot Baines and Chauvet Professional Adapt at Outlook Festival
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The Equitable Workforce Initiative (EWI), the diversity program for rental companies announced by The Entertainment Services and Technology Association (ESTA) at NAB in April, is now accepting applications. The initiative, sponsored by Netflix as part of its Fund for Creative Equity, focuses on improving equity and diversity in the industry by developing well-trained workers from underrepresented communities and increasing representation over time within rental company management. Read More »Applications Open for New Equitable Workforce Initiative from ESTA
Hollywood Park, the largest urban mixed-use mega development under construction in the Western United States, announces a new signed tenant, Cosm, a leader in experiential media and immersive technology, which will introduce its first public venue in Hollywood Park located in Los Angeles, CA.Read More »Cosm Unveils Plans to Develop First-of-a-Kind Venue in Los Angeles
Robe celebrated two PLASA Innovation Awards, stunned audiences with its eye-catching All Environments live performance show—the only one at the 2022 PLASA expo; launched its new iFORTETM IP rated LED moving light in style; introduced its brand new TX1 Posi Profile which was presented live for the first time; showcased several other inventive and cool iSeries products… AND enjoyed the buzz and vitality of a production industry that’s back to full speed. PLASA ran for three days in the Great Hall of the Olympia exhibition center in west London, UK.Read More »Robe Celebrates Award-Winning PLASA 2022 & Presents ‘All Environments’ Show