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The 2022 New World Rigging Symposium Announces Sessions
PLSN Staff | NewsStage DirectionsTheater News | January 18, 2022The 2022 New World Rigging Symposium, taking place virtually April 5-7, brings together professional riggers, engineers, manufacturers, venue managers, educators, and students to further their rigging knowledge, hear about challenging projects, get up to speed on new technologies, discuss current industry challenges, and get their questions answered. Read More... -
In Memoriam: Lina (Jean) Burch, Technical Director and Project Manager
Stage Directions | NewsStage DirectionsTheater News | January 17, 2022Stage Directions has learned that Technical Director, Lina (Jean) Burch, 47, passed away quietly in her home in Kenosha, WI on December 1, 2021 at the age of 47. She had been working as the Technical Director at Milliken University since August 2020. Burch wrote for her blog Technical Direction Tidbits since 2007 and was […] Read More... -
ETC Hires Two Rigging Regional Sales Managers
Michael S. Eddy | NewsOn the MoveStage DirectionsTheater News | January 13, 2022ETC is expanding its sales team with two new regional managers. Jerry Kraft has been appointed Rigging Regional Manager for the West Coast, and Herman ‘Herm’ Sayre joins ETC as the Rigging Regional Manager for the East Coast. Read More... -
Broadway’s Mask and Vaccination Policy Extended to April 30
Michael S. Eddy | Stage DirectionsTheater News | January 10, 2022Full vaccination to be required for children under twelve beginning January 29 The Broadway League announced today that the owners and operators of all 41 Broadway theatres in New York City are extending mask and vaccine requirements through April 30, 2022, along with the Buy With Confidence program which allows for flexible exchanges and refunds. Read More... -
Ayrton Diablo—Lights that Don’t Go Wrong
Michael S. Eddy | NewsStage DirectionsTheater News | January 10, 2022Magic Goes Wrong, the darkly comic collaboration between the UK’s Mischief Theatre Company and U.S.-based Penn & Teller, has been engaging audiences at the Apollo Theatre in London with a lighting design by David Howe that includes Ayrton Diablo fixtures supplied by White Light. Read More... -
Jeremy Billig Succeeds Malcom McLaren as CEO of the McLaren Engineering Group
Michael S. Eddy | On the MoveStage DirectionsTheater News | January 7, 2022Malcolm McLaren, PE, Founder and Chairman, is pleased to announce the next phase of McLaren Engineering Group’s succession plan with the appointment of Jeremy Billig, PE, current President, to the role of CEO. Billig will be taking the helm of McLaren’s operational structure as Mal shifts into a new strategic position as Executive Chairman of […] Read More... -
Robe Adds Magic to Cinderella Panto Production
Michael S. Eddy | International NewsStage DirectionsTheater News | January 7, 2022The UK’s panto season returned over the 2021/2022 holiday season, and for UK Productions’ Cinderella staged at the Waterside Theatre in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, LD Andy Webb chose an all-Robe LED moving light rig. Read More... -
The New 1/52 Project Grant Program Encourages Early Career Theater Designers and Industry Diversity
Michael S. Eddy | NewsStage DirectionsTheater News | January 6, 2022The 1/52 Project is a newly launched financial grant program which will offer $15,000 grants to theater designers. The project hopes to encourage early career designers from historically excluded groups with the aim of diversifying and strengthening the Broadway design community. The 1/52 project is funded by designers with shows running on Broadway who are encouraged to donate one week every year of their weekly royalties to this fund, thus the name of 1/52 Project. Read More... -
TCG Appoints Joshua Henry Jenkins as Director of Marketing
Michael S. Eddy | On the MoveStage DirectionsTheater News | January 6, 2022Joshua Henry Jenkins has been appointed as the new director of marketing of the Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre. Jenkins will be responsible for creating, implementing, and measuring the success of a comprehensive marketing plan that advances TCG’s mission to lead for a just and thriving theatre ecology. Working with a […] Read More... -
The LRLR Raffle and the BTS Boutique Benefit Behind the Scenes at USITT 2022
Michael S. Eddy | NewsStage DirectionsTheater News | January 4, 2022The Long Reach Long Riders and Behind the Scenes will host their annual fundraising raffle at the USITT Conference March 3-5 in Baltimore, MD. This year’s raffle will celebrate the 19th Anniversary of the Long Reach Long Riders annual charity motorcycle ride. The Riders, who have raised over $800,000 for charity in their years of touring, will be riding June 18-24 on the “Blue Ridge Ramble” tour through the Appalachian Mountains. Read More... -
Black Theatre Coalition Announces New Executive Director and Program Director
Michael S. Eddy | Stage DirectionsTheater News | January 4, 2022Black Theatre Coalition co-founders T. Oliver Reid, Warren Adams, and Reginald “Reggie” Van Lee, announced new leadership within the organization. Black Theatre Coalition (BTC), the organization aiming “to build a sustainable, ethical roadmap to increase employment opportunities for Black theatre professionals” brings on Lico Whitfield as Program Director and Olivia Jones as Executive Director. Read More... -
Make a Difference in 2022 – Become a Mental Health First Aider
PLSN Staff | NewsStage DirectionsTheater News | December 29, 2021Mental Health First Aid Training Classes for January and February 2022 are now posted on the Behind the Scenes website. Do you know how to respond if you see someone who is deeply depressed, having a anxiety attack, or showing signs of alcoholism? Mental Health First Aid helps you assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis. Read More...