Stage Directions

The ESTA Technical Standards Program has six standards that are now available for public review on the ESTA website. ESTA’s TSP needs to publicize these public reviews so they can get comments on them, and also so the TSP complies with ANSI procedures that require them to publicly solicit comments. Five of the standards have comment deadlines of 25 September 2017, but one is a week later, 2 October. People materially affected by these standards are invited to review them and to comment on them, saying they are acceptable as they are or are in need of changes.

Sennheiser has announced a trade-in program in the U.S. region following the decision by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to phase out use of the 600 MHz band for wireless audio over the next few years. For Sennheiser customers and owners of equipment operating in this range, there has never been a better time to upgrade their wireless equipment.

This November marks the 25^th anniversary of the birth of the Source Four^® fixture at ETC. Between now and this year’s LDI tradeshow, ETC is taking a look back at this product that has become such a major part of the company's story, the fixture that has made a long-lasting impact on our industry, and the product that has inspired many additional ETC fixtures.

At iWeiss, ProPower means continuity in more ways than one. Their oldest ProPower Rack Power Distribution (RPD) rack has been in continuous service for 17-years, in the most challenging and hostile theatrical conditions. With over 1,500 ProPower racks in service across North America, the story of this reliable workhorse product is worth telling.

Shure announces that its suite of GLX-D® Advanced Digital Wireless products is currently shipping. Originally launched at the 2017 Winter NAMM Show, the new suite of products and accessories is the latest addition to the company’s GLX-D Digital Wireless line, and includes the GLX-D Advanced Frequency Manager, rack mount receiver system, remote antennas, and accessories.

USITT’s Jay O. Glerum Rigging Masterclass is coming up in Hartford, CT next week, August 14-15. The masterclasses honor the memory of one of our industry's greatest advocates for safety and training, Jay O. Glerum. The Rigging Masterclasses offer a hands-on learning experience for each attendee in both advanced and entry level tracks providing the best of the best in training by the internationally recognized seasoned and skilled trainers. The Rigging Masterclasses are appropriate for students, early and mid-career professionals.

Part of the Hog Factor 2016 winning team from Webster University, designer Natali Arco recently used High End Systems SolaSpot 1500s to illuminate The Drowsy Chaperone. Produced by the Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University, the show is a unique and bubbly ode to musicals; the set is the living room of a man explaining his favorite musical while he plays it on a record player, and simultaneously imagines it coming to life in his New York apartment.

On August 1, 2017, InLight Gobos reached its 15-year milestone, noted company Founder and President Rick Hutton, who credits his wife, Adriana, for helping make the business a success. Hutton also announced a promotion that celebrates his 15th Anniversary.

Thrillist and Ballast Point Brewing Company present the video: Dedicated to the Craft with Mary Creede, Co-founder of Jerard Studio. The studio, which she co-owns with John Jerard, is located in Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY, has created props for a number of shows, including Hamilton: An American Musical as well as Though Shalt Not, The Addams Family, After The Rain Comes, The Little Mermaid, The Producers, and many more. Add a comment

The American Shakespeare Center (ASC) announces that Artistic Director Jim Warren, who, with Ralph Alan Cohen, founded the organization 29 years ago, is stepping down at the end of the year to pursue other opportunities. Warren, who directed the ASC’s first show, Richard III, in 1988, has directed more than 125 productions since and guided the organization from startup to international acclaim.
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