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Student Designers Appraise Elation Lighting on Yale’s Carlotta Festival

A scene from ‘Furlough’s Paradise’ with a lighting design by Yichen Zhou. The Carlotta Festival, David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, 2023. Photo © T. Charles Erickson.

In partnership with dry-hire rental house Main Light, Elation Professional provided Fuze MAX™ series moving head luminaires to David Geffen School of Drama at Yale for use on the school’s annual Carlotta Festival, which showcases plays written, directed, acted and designed by students. The Carlotta Festival features three fully produced new plays by graduating playwrights performed in rotating repertory. The plays presented in this year’s festival, which ran May 5–12 at the Iseman Theatre, included littleboy/littleman by Rudi Goblen (directed by Jacob Basri); Furlough’s Paradise by a.k. payne (directed by Leyla Levi); and Color Boy by Esperanza Rosales Balcárcel (directed by Jecamiah M. Ybañez). Read More »Student Designers Appraise Elation Lighting on Yale’s Carlotta Festival

The Design Winners of the 67th Annual Drama Desk Awards

On May 31, 2023 the winners for the 67th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced. In keeping with the Drama Desk‘s mission, the nominators considered shows that opened on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off Broadway during the 2022-2023 season for this year’s awards. Among the winners are Life of Pi designers: Tim Hatley for Lighting and Andrzej Goulding for Projection and Video. Here is a glimpse of their award-winning work and a list of all the Drama Desk design winners.

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Christopher Robin and CHAUVET Professional Create Colors for ‘Seussical’

All the world may be a stage, as the great Bard wrote, but when it comes to theatrical productions, it’s often the characters on the stage who determine how that world spins. In the case of the Lynn Ahrens-Stephen Flaherty musical comedy, Seussical, that spin definitely revolves around fun. Even by the standards of whimsical comedies, this one, based on the works of the famed Dr. Seuss, is filled with an abundance of exuberant characters, from Yertle the Turtle and Gertrude McFuzz, to Sour Kangaroo and the Wickersham Brothers, not to mention familiar figures like The Cat in the Hat, and The Grinch.Read More »Christopher Robin and CHAUVET Professional Create Colors for ‘Seussical’

Pasadena Playhouse to Receive 2023 Regional Theatre Tony Award

The Tony Awards® Administration Committee has announced that based on the recommendation by the American Theatre Critics Association, Pasadena Playhouse, in Pasadena, CA, will be the recipient of the 2023 Regional Theatre Tony Award. The honor is accompanied by a grant of $25,000, made possible by City National Bank’s generous support.Read More »Pasadena Playhouse to Receive 2023 Regional Theatre Tony Award

Roundabout’s Theatrical Workforce Development Program Received Mayoral Citation; Now Accepting Applications

Now Accepting Applications for Cohort 6, a Three-Year Initiative to Educate & Train a New Generation of Theatre Professionals

Roundabout Theatre Company and Education at Roundabout announced a Mayoral Citation honoring the Theatrical Workforce Development Program (TWDP), the theatre industry’s first workforce development program to train and place young adults in professional technical theatre careers.Read More »Roundabout’s Theatrical Workforce Development Program Received Mayoral Citation; Now Accepting Applications

Vectorworks, Inc. Congratulates the 2023 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Regional Winners

Region 4 winner Mari Davis, North Carolina Central University, for ‘Long Time Since Yesterday’

As a continued supporter of student designers, global design, and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. honors the winners of this year’s Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) regional awards. KCACTF is a national theater program involving 18,000 students from colleges and universities across the United States.Read More »Vectorworks, Inc. Congratulates the 2023 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Regional Winners

USITT24 Seattle Call for Proposals

USITT will be held in Seattle for 2024, taking place March 20-23, 2024. USITT’s mission is to connect performing arts, design, and technology communities to ensure a vibrant dialog among practitioners, educators, and students. USITT invites people to submit an education session proposal for presentation at USITT in Seattle.

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TONY Awards Will Go Ahead, WGA Will Not Picket the Show

The WGA has made a statement that they will not picket the Tony Awards, thus clearing the way for the Broadway celebration to be broadcast live on June 11, 2023, with some adjustments. The ‘no picket line’ assurance means that members of other unions will now be able to attend and work the Tony Awards without crossing a WGA picket line.

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‘Working In The Theatre’ with Director LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Scenic Designer Beowulf Boritt

The productive and creative relationship between director and designer is an essential element to any theatrical work. In the American Theatre Wing’s latest ‘Working In The Theatre’ episode, Director LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Scenic Designer Beowulf Boritt discuss their work on the Broadway revival of August Wilson’s ‘The Piano Lesson.’

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TONY Awards Celebration Will Not Broadcast on June 11

With the TONY nominations announced barely two weeks ago, the TONY Awards presentation itself is now in limbo. Having not received a requested waiver from the WGA, The 76th Annual TONY Awards, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing will not be able to move forward with a live broadcast. Scheduled for Sunday, June 11, 2023 from the historic United Palace in Washington Heights, in New York City on CBS, and streamed live and on demand on Paramount+. Both CBS and Paramount+ are members of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) which the Writers Guild of America (WGA) are on strike against since May 1.Read More »TONY Awards Celebration Will Not Broadcast on June 11

USITT: Collier Robert Woods, Jr. Scholarship Now Accepting Applications Through June 22

The scholarship is named to honor designer and technician Collier Robert Woods, Jr. Image courtesy of Anjali Austin-Wood

USITT is now accepting applications for the Collier Robert Woods, Jr. Scholarship 2023. The application portal is now open and will be accepted through June 22, 2023. Founded in 2021, the Collier Robert Woods, Jr. Scholarship supports Black and African American students with interests in lighting design and/or theatre production, technology, and associated theatrical fields. Applicants are considered based on strength of application and potential as supported in a letter of recommendation. The scholarship is renewable and is paid directly to the bursar at your institution.

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