Stage Directions

OPERA America invites applications from director- or designer-driven teams of artists, who must create a production proposal for one of 10 pre-selected operas. This unique Opera America program for emerging directors and designers, supported by the Tobin Theatre Arts Fund, offers an opportunity to showcase your work to programmers and producers from around the country. Build a team of creative professionals and then develop a production proposal that could become a mainstage show. You must submit an Intent to Apply by August 20.

It is with great excitement that the members of TSDCA congratulate the 10 nominated shows for the 2018 Tony Awards in Sound Design. Our membership is appreciative of the reinstatement of these awards, and we thank The American Theatre Wing for making this rectification. We also thank the theatre industry at large for their support of sound designers over the past few years in acknowledgement of our contribution to Broadway theatre.

After over 175 years dedicated to serving the theater, event, conference, and trade show industries, Dazian continues to lead the way in fabric drapery rentals, sales, and custom fabrication by strategically aligning with local partners in an effort to expand into a new market — Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Los Angeles Opera has invested in Signify's LED-based Philips Vari-Lite VLZ Profile fixtures as part of its stage lighting rig. LA Opera's current production of Verdi's Rigoletto, with lighting design by Robert Wierzel, is the first production in its history lit with a predominantly LED lighting rig. [Editor’s Note: Signify became the new company name of Philips Lighting as of May 16, 2018.] The LA Opera staging of Rigolleto was directed by Mark Lamos and features striking scenic perspectives by scenic designer, Michael Yeargan and elaborate period costumes from costume designer, Constance Hoffman along with Wierzel's vivid lighting. Here's a video from LA Opera showing off the creative team's work.

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The Rio Grande Theatre, in Las Cruces, NM, opened on July 29, 1926, as a silent movie hall. The two-story building was retrofitted three years later with sound equipment, making it among the earliest theatres in its state to show “talkies.” It was also the first business in Las Cruces to be air conditioned. History repeated itself earlier this year, when the iconic venue, which now hosts a diverse mix of theatrical productions, concerts, and special film showings, took a technological step forward by replacing its old stage lighting with a new LED lighting system.

ArKaos announces the expansion of its U.S. distribution network with the appointment of Elation Lighting Inc. based in Los Angeles, CA, as a new distributor for the U.S. and Mexico. The move comes with a general evolution and widening of ArKaos’s product range which includes control products like MediaMaster, a range of video servers for live shows, GrandVJ for clubs, and the new cloud-based An-Ki which is specifically designed for ‘architainment’ applications.

Here's a post from Tom Madden, President & CEO of Barbizon Lighting.
On May 30, we were thrilled to welcome 17 fellows from Roundabout Theatre Company'sTheatrical Workplace Development Program to Barbizon Lighting Company’s NYC Office today! We toured the facilities and had workshops with some cool lighting tech as we talk about Systems Integration and Project Management job opportunities. We hope that we provided insight into the very cool non-theatrical work that we do with our theatrical production backgrounds. This is a great program established by Roundabout and we are thankful for the opportunity to be their partner.

Here’s a video about the Theatrical Workplace Development Program:
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A.C. Lighting Inc. announces an exclusive distribution agreement with Luminex Network Intelligence, manufacturer of data distribution equipment for professional lighting, audio, and video applications. As per this distribution agreement, AC Lighting will now be responsible for promoting, distributing, and servicing all Luminex products in North America.

A daring stage production inspired by Alanis Morissette’s iconic album Jagged Little Pill, which premiered in May at the American Repertory Theater’s Loeb Drama Center, has pushed the limits of immersive sound design in a musical drama that moves seamlessly between interior intimacy and arena-sized intensity. To accomplish this daunting task, the production relied on eminent sound designer Jonathan Deans — a pioneer in immersive audio technologies. 

Center Theatre Group will provide a free, four-course sewing series to community members at The Shop. Center Theatre Group staff will teach sewing techniques through several different projects. Each project will demonstrate a new fundamental of sewing and build upon a skill taught in a previous course in the series. The courses will be held on select dates in June from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and are bilingual in English and Spanish.