Eugene Lee, the revered scenic and production designer for stage, TV and film, passed away on Feb. 7, 2023 at the age of 83. Inventive, innovative, imaginative, and creative, are all words that describe the work of, and the man himself, as a designer.Read More »Esteemed Scenic and Production Designer Eugene Lee Passes Away at 83
Robe Lighting, Inc. is deeply saddened to announce that John Bilyk, a well-known and colorful figure in the Canadian and American stage lighting communities, died on the evening of December 11, 2022. He was 70 years old. Bilyk passed away at home peacefully, after a nearly year-long battle with brain cancer, and he is survived by his wife, Tracey.Read More »In Memoriam: John Bilyk, 70
PLSN has learned of the death of Walter Stark, who served as Senior Prop Artisan at the Utah Shakespeare Festival. After a long battle with cancer, Stark passed away at the age of 82. Stark was a senior prop artisan for 10 years, and he was an integral part of the Festival. Liz Armstrong, Content Creator at the Festival created this post acknowledging his passing on the Festival’s website:Read More »In Memoriam: Walter Stark, Prop Artisan at Utah Shakespeare Festival
The American Society of Theatre Consultants (ASTC) mourns the loss of longtime member and Fellow, James “Jim” Read, FASTC, who passed away on November 2, 2022. Read served as a President of the ASTC and was a constant presence at organization events. Even as he retired from consulting and moved to emeritus status, Read was often present online or in person, always contributing observations and information.Read More »In Memoriam: Jim Read, FASTC Theater Consultant
Robin Irvine, a New York-based tour manager for such acts as Cyndi Lauper, Foreigner, B-52’s, Eurythmics, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Robert Gordon and many others, died Aug. 21 at the age of 77. An open-mic celebration of his life is planned for Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022 at the Washington Irving Boat Club in Tarrytown, NY from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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Randy Mayer, longtime Director of Concert Touring for Screenworks/NEP, died Aug. 2, 2022 at age 48. Based in the Los Angeles area, Mayer joined Screenworks in Jan. 2010 after playing a key role expanding West Coast sales for High End Systems and related products. He is survived by his wife Jocelyn and two sons. Mayer also leaves behind many industry friends, some of whom shared their remembrances with PLSN.
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Randy Mayer, longtime Director of Concert Touring for Screenworks/NEP, died Aug. 2. He was 48. Based in the Los Angeles area, Mayer joined Screenworks in… Read More »In Memoriam: Randy Mayer, 48
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Edward “James” Poole, 34, lighting designer/director, died July 19, 2022, a day before his 35th birthday. Poole was most recently out on tour as lighting designer/director with The Pretty Reckless. Before that, he spent about five years on the road as Tracy Lawrence’s LD.
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Robert A. Lorelli, founder and president of the theater consulting firm, Robert Lorelli Associates, which merged into Theater Design in 2019, passed away on July 23, 2022 in Westhampton Beach, NY, surrounded by family and friends after a brief battle with Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia.Read More »In Memoriam: Robert A. Lorelli, Theater Consultant, 82
It is with a heavy heart that PLSN has learned of the passing of industry visionary, Eric Pearce, owner of SGPS/ShowRig. He died on Sunday, July 24, 2022, he was 72. Details of his passing have not yet been released. He was a Parnelli Visionary Honoree in 2013 and will be greatly missed throughout the industry. We will have more on the life and career of Pearce at a later date.
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Stage Directions has learned of the death of Director Peter Brook on July 2, 2022 at the age of 97, according to his publisher, Nick Hern Books in a statement they released on Twitter: All of us at NHB are very sad to hear of the death of legendary director Peter Brook, at the age of 97. We’re honoured to have been Peter’s publisher for the past twenty years, sharing his wisdom and insights with the world. He leaves behind an incredible artistic legacy. RIP.
We send our sincere condolences to his family, colleagues, and friends. Requiescat in Pace, Peter Brook.Read More »In Memoriam: Director Peter Brook, 97
PLSN has learned of the death of longtime television Scenic Designer Victor Paganuzzi, who died on June 16, 2022 at age 90. He was the designer of the distinctive set of CBS Sunday Morning and so many other CBS programs. Here’s a video from CBS that was broadcast on July 31, 2011 upon Paganuzzi’s retirement after nearly 50 years at CBS. Paganuzzi explains to Charles Osgood how the inspiration for the original CBS Sunday Morning set came from a baseball diamond.
Read More »In Memoriam: Television Scenic Designer Victor Paganuzzi, 90