As a continued supporter of student designers, global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. congratulates the winners of this year’s Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) regional awards. Eight student winners awarded free Vectorworks Spotlight annual subscriptions.
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Ready to level-up safety in your school’s theatre? Receive a free inspection from an ETCP certified rigging inspector, along with free safety training for your staff and students by applying for our Rigging Safety Initiative during its fall cycle — which is happening now.
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A precarious dance between true love and tragic addiction took center stage in ‘Days of Wine and Roses’ on Broadway. The dark, jazzy musical, based on a 1962 film of the same name, was staged at the legendary Studio 54 theatre. The show was lit to moody perfection with ETC fixtures by Designer Ben Stanton and run on an ETC Apex programmed by Alex Fogel.
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ESTA is seeking passionate, motivated individuals to join its Board of Directors and help guide the association into a future filled with excitement, possibilities, and growth. A number of Board positions are available for the January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2027 term. The nomination deadline is September 9, 2024.
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‘The Notebook’, the romance novel-turned-film, has come to Broadway to make a new generation of audiences swoon. For the new musical, Lighting Designer Ben Stanton brought the iconic love story to life on stage in lush, dreamy hues using ETC fixtures and control.
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Lighting Designer Lap Chi Chu is back in Los Angeles after the successful Broadway opening of ‘Suffs’ .Chu mixes Broadway with teaching the next generation of lighting designers. He speaks about his recent designs for ‘Suffs’ and Uncle Vanya, teaching, and working with ETC products.
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Broadway’s ‘Illinoise’ is an awe-inspiring dance musical derived from the 2006 Sufjan Stevens album of the same name. The four-time Tony nominated show is lit by Lighting Designer Brandon Stirling Baker. Illinoise runs the show on an Eos Ti, programmed by Jeff Englander. Stirling Baker’s joyous lighting design earned him a Tony nomination for his Broadway debut.
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In the spring of 2024, the city of Riyadh welcomed Zarqa Al Yamama, the first grand opera in Arabic and first operatic work produced by… Read More »The Modulo Kinetic Media Server Drives Saudi Arabia’s First Opera
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When Lighting Designer Amanda Zieve needed a high output luminaire for the newly reimagined Broadway production of The Who’s TOMMY, she knew she wanted excellent colors, a beautiful native white, and a good selection of onboard gobos. That’s why she selected the VL3600 Profile IP luminaire from Vari-Lite, the originators of the modern moving head light fixture and Signify entertainment lighting brand.
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The award-winning Opera Baltycka (Baltic Opera) in Gdansk, on Poland’s stunning north coast, has invested in new Robe lighting fixtures with the purchase of 18 TX1 PosiProfiles and four PAINTES which have been installed into its current building.
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Designer Mikki Kunttu brought Richard Wagner’s epic ‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’ to a breathtaking conclusion at the Finnish National Opera with the performance of the monumental, nearly six-hour-long ‘Götterdämmerung’ featuring Claypaky Xtylos, the laser-based beam lighting fixture.
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For USITT25, set for Columbus, OH from March 5-8, 2025, USITT wants to spark vibrant dialog among practitioners, educators, and students by offering a wide variety of panels, masterclasses, and more. They are now calling upon designers, technicians, creatives, industry powerhouses, and innovators to submit educational session proposals for presentation. The deadline to submit is July 15, 2024.
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