The ESTA Technical Standards Program (TSP) announces that it has six documents in public review to become American National Standard–new standards, revisions of old standards, and reaffirmations of existing standards.Read More »Six ESTA Document Now in Public Review
In partnership with Broadway Advocacy Coalition, this program provides financial support, mentorship, and more to current BIPOC students studying to be the future leaders of the theater industry.
Read More »The Cody Renard Richard Scholarship Program Announces Next Class of Scholars
USITT has announced the full list of sponsors for its 62nd Annual Conference & Stage Expo happening March 2-5 in Baltimore. USITT22, the Institute’s first in-person event since 2019, would not be possible without the generous support of its many sponsors, including Disney Live Entertainment, this year’s Expo Hall Sponsor.Read More »USITT Announces 62nd Annual Conference & Stage Expo Sponsors
Registration is now open for the 2022 New World Rigging Symposium, which will take place online April 5-7, 2022. The symposium will carry nine ETCP education renewal credits for re-certification. Other highlights include safety info from top structural engineers and insights from touring riggers and automation experts who can share their perspectives on shows staged in the U.S. and abroad.
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Stage Directions in PLSN has learned of the death of Production Stage Manager and Production Supervisor Alan Hall, who died Monday, February 7, 2022, in Spruce Head Island, ME. Born in England in 1936, Hall was 85. Here’s a great and informative video interview with Hall from the American Theatre Wing’s Guide to Working in the Theatre series, where Hall speaks in-depth on the role of the Production Stage Manager. Hall describes a PSM as “a benevolent dictator”:
Read More »In Memoriam: Alan Hall, Stage Manager and Production Supervisor
The Student Ambassador Program is co-sponsored by the Fellows and the International Activities Committee. The program pairs three student members with three international guests at the annual conferences. They then have the opportunity for individual conversations about working in theatre abroad. This year’s winners will be able to meet the international guests in person again.Read More »USITT News | 2022 Student Ambassadors Announced
As part of their commitment to the next generation of theater and live performance professionals, Clear-Com® will be exhibiting on Booth #217 at the USITT Conference & Stage Expo from March 3 – 5 in Baltimore, MD.Read More »Clear-Com Debuts New Arcadia Central Station at USITT 2022 Stage Expo & Sponsors Stage Management Award
The final of the 2021 Russian National Open Championship of Creative Competencies—ArtMasters—was staged at the iconic Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow to honor the best creative and technical talents working behind the scenes on shows and events—lighting designers, set designers, content creators, virtual worlds programmers, costume designers, make-up artists, and many more.Read More »Astera is a Winner at ArtMasters Championship
After two long years, VLS announces the return of its Rotational Internship Program. Positions are available during the Summer and Fall of 2022 at the company’s facilities in Cleveland, OH, Cincinnati (Erlanger, KY), and Pittsburgh, PA.
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The American Theatre Wing is now accepting applications for its 6th year of the Andrew Lloyd Webber Initiative University Scholarships – established for high school seniors from populations historically underrepresented in the theater industry. Students can apply to study any aspect of theater from stage management to arts administration, design to performance, etc. The deadline for all submissions is Monday, February 28, 2022.Read More »Apply for the Andrew Lloyd Webber Initiative University Scholarships by Feb. 28, 2022
Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional stage managers and actors in live theatre, has announced that a team of doctors led by Dr. Mark Cunningham-Hill—and includes Dr. Laura S. Welch and Dr. Steven J. Anderson—are the new public health consultants for the union, effective immediately. This team also advises the American Guild of Music Artists and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society on COVID-19 safety.Read More »Actors’ Equity Association Announces New Public Health Consultants
Theatres Trust, the charity that campaigns to protect the UK’s theatres, has published its annual Theatres at Risk Register. 10 theatres have been added to the 2022 Register, far more than in any recent years, as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is being felt across the theatre sector. The Theatres at Risk Register has expanded this year to highlight the plight of 41 theatres across the country that are in danger of being lost.Read More »UK’s ‘Theatres at Risk Register’ Expands by 10, Total of 41 Venues in Danger of Being Lost