The NATEAC organizers announced that Monona Rossol will be a presenter for the upcoming conference. More details from NATEAC (www.nateac.org): Monona’s session, Stage and House… Read More »Industrial Hygienist to Speak on Stage and House Ventilation at NATEAC 2021
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The Costume Industry Coalition is putting on a benefit exhibition—Showstoppers! Spectacular Costumes from Stage & Screen—that’s being staged at 234 West 42nd Street for an eight-week limited engagement, running August 5 through September 26, 2021. Showstoppers will be open Wednesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. The 20,000 square-foot space formerly was a Modell’s sporting goods store that design firm Thinc Design transformed into an immersive maze featuring more than 100 of the industry’s most beautiful and complex garments. As guests make their way through the exhibit, they will get to see up close the detail and craftsmanship typically only seen far away on stage or screen. Here’s a video preview from the CIC:
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USA/U.K. – USITT and Arts University Bournemouth are once again collaborating to bring you the 2021 Virtual Costume Symposium—a virtual costume study tour to introduce participants to British costume for theatre and film through the study of historical costume. This will run on Zoom from July 26 – August 6, 2021, with daily sessions at 11:00 a.m. EDT/4:00 p.m. BST. The cost for the 2021 Virtual Costume Symposium is $150 for USITT members; $200 for non-members.Read More »Register Now for the USITT 2021 Virtual Costume Symposium
GOTHENBURG, Sweden- For over a decade LumenRadio has provided their wireless DMX technology CRMX (Cognitive Radio MultiPlex). With last year’s acquisition of Wireless Solution, they now own both the W-DMX and CRMX technology. With the focus on user experience and industry standardization; LumenRadio now presents a unified technology platform creating a seamless experience for all users of Wireless DMX.
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Have you ever struggled with making your paper props authentic? We all know that they can be an overwhelming and intimidating part of the prop master’s job. Well good news! This month’s S*P*A*Minar, from the good folx at the Society of Properties Artisan Managers, The Art of Authenticity: Making Your Paper Props Shine will take a look at dealing with paper props with S*P*A*M Member Natalie Kearns on Sunday, July 18, 2021, at 8:00 p.m. EDT.Read More »S*P*A*Minar | The Art of Authenticity: Making Your Paper Props Shine with Natalie Kearns, July 18th
NEW YORK – After nearly round-the-clock negotiations at the end of June that lasted into the July 4th holiday weekend, negotiators for the… Read More »IATSE Local One and the Metropolitan Opera Reach a Tentative Agreement Paving the Way for Opera Season to Begin – If Contract is Ratified by the Union’s Membership
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Last month the Society of Properties Artisan Managers (S*P*A*M) held its annual officer elections. Stage Directions sends its congratulations and welcomes S*P*A*M’s new officers—Jeffery Bazemore as President, Amy Peter as Treasurer, and Erin Keller as Secretary. The S*P*A*M membership thank former President Jim Guy, Treasurer Patricia Olive, and Secretary and Historian Deb Morgan for their many years of excellent service and dedication to S*P*A*M.
The S*P*A*M elections are usually held at its annual conference in August, but the members voted to hold the election a few months early this year to allow a transition period for the new officers. Amy Peter was elected at the 2020 conference.Read More »The Society of Properties Artisan Managers (S*P*A*M) Elects New Officers
IATSE and the Metropolitan Opera have reached an agreement that will allow the union members to return to work ahead of reopening for the… Read More »IATSE Deal Made With Metropolitan Opera for the 2021/22 Season
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Happy July 4th! This year brings with it renewed attention and consideration of what America stands for as we look towards making diversity, inclusion and equity important measures of our efforts towards realizing the best of those ideals. Theater as well must during our reopening look to tangible ways to bring diversity, inclusion and equity to our community and work, moving from ideal to realization.
1776, with a book by Peter Stone, music & lyrics by Sherman Edwards and directed by Peter Hunt, opened on March 16, 1969 at the 46th Street Theatre, now known as the Richard Rodgers Theatre, (which in a wonderful moment of theatrical symmetry, is the current home of Hamilton.) Both are examples of theater, both entertaining and thought-provoking and are rather timely reminders to us that America has a history of ideals that emerged from open debate and the exchange of ideas essential to its core existence.
The Egg performed by Ken Howard (Thomas Jefferson), Howard Da Silva (Benjamin Franklin), and William Daniels (John Adams) reprising their Broadway roles in the film version of 1776.Read More »A 1776 Happy 4th of July
NY – In response to ongoing demand, the Behind the Scenes Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Initiative has posted new online Mental Health First… Read More »Behind the Scenes Announces Mental Health First Aid Training Classes in August for Entertainment Industry Workers
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Actors’ Equity Association, the national union representing more than 51,000 professional stage managers and actors in live theatre, has updated its safety protocols for theatres across the country with fully vaccinated companies, including the lifting of masking and testing mandates. These new guidelines have been significantly streamlined compared to previous versions.Read More »Equity Releases New Streamlined COVID Safety Protocols; AEA and LORT Agreement on Safety Protocols
DAYTON, OHIO —Scenic Solutions LLC is pleased to welcome Veronica R. Bishop as Senior Project Manager. This is a new position for the company. Bishop’s… Read More »Scenic Solutions LLC Hires Veronica R. Bishop as Senior Project Manager
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