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The Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association (TSDCA) announced their fourth annual membership meeting, with events for both members as well as the general public. On June 23rd-24th, the TSDCA will hold two days of public panels and discussions regarding sound design and composition in theatre.

Having first helped revolutionize lighting control technology with the Wholehog lighting console and then unleashed a wave of creativity with the VersaTube pixilated LED tube, Nils Thorjussen is back in the entertainment technology world to innovate further, this time with drones at Verge Aero. Here's a video of 120 Verge Aero drones lighting a tunnel for a commercial shoot in Dubai:
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The Association of British Theatre Technicians’ Annual Theatre Awards took place on June 5, after the first day of the 2019 ABTT Theatre Show at Alexandra Palace, London. There are five awards—Lighting, Sound, and Engineering Products of Year, along with Widget and Stand of the Year, were complemented by the announcement of the ABTT’s Technician of the Year for 2019. The Jury, made up of an experienced group of working practitioners and industry peers, awarded as follows:

The VLZ Profile luminaire, from Vari-Lite’s latest generation of LED moving head fixtures, has once again proven its outstanding stage lighting credentials, this time on Plan B Entertainment’s US touring production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita. Specified by lighting designer Chad Bonaker, the fixture’s size, brightness, zoom, and effects package combined to meet the designer’s every need.

The  2019 American Theatre Wing's 73rd Tony Award®, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, were presented last night. Here are the acceptance speeches of the Tony-winning designers presented during the Creative Arts Awards portion of the 2019 Tony Awards ceremony. Congratulations to all the Tony winners and their also well-deserving fellow nominees.

Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, Artistic Director BJ Jones, and the Northlight Theatre Board of Directors announce that Northlight has been appropriated $927,500 from the state of Illinois for the construction of its new building in downtown Evanston, IL.

SIX the Musical, a modern re-telling of the lives of the six wives of Henry VIII, got its start at the Edinburgh Festival in 2017, and has since been popular with an indefinite run at the Arts Theatre in London’s West End. DPA’s d:facto 4018V Vocal Microphone plays a starring role in the staging of SIX the Musical - and not just because it conveys the crystal clear audio that sound designer Paul Gatehouse was looking for. Equally important is the look of the microphone and the fact that it is handheld, which truly conveys the concert-like atmosphere that this hugely popular show aims to replicate.

It’s the last call for The Collaborator Party 2019, the official Tony night party for the entire theater community. This year’s #CollaboratorParty is coming up fast; it's this Sunday, June 9th. Here's a video last call from The Collaborator Party: {youtube}v=Xss1YOk3AxQ{/youtube}

Palm Beach Dramaworks announces that Michael Amico, the company’s production manager and premier set designer, was honored by the Florida Professional Theatres Association (FPTA) with the Vic Award for being “one of Florida’s most creative scenic designers” and in recognition of “his years of work in theatre production.” The award was recently presented to Amico at the FPTA’s 39^th annual Statewide Professional Theatre Auditions and Workshops at Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach.