August 1, 2006
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
The Girl With Kaleidoscope Eyes
Every time Cirque du Soleil unveils a new production, I say to myself, Okay, we can let this one pass. Surely there can't be anything new and groundbreaking...
FEATURES
The Flavor of Fun
Now more than ever, no trip to Hershey, PA is complete without a stop at the Hershey Chocolate World Attraction for a ride on The Great American Chocolate...
A Monstrous Affair
Designing a new opera can be tricky business, especially when considering the short amount of time allotted to purely technical rehearsals on stage, and...
ENVISION
Lighting: Who Takes Care of the Followspots?
It's opening night at the brand new, larger than life, downtown Performing Arts Center. The lights have dimmed, and the audience's conversations begin...
BUILD
Business: On Competence
Are you competent? Seriously, think about it. Of course, we all agree on the importance of being competent, but what are we actually doing about staying...
How I Did That: One Happy Collision
It is amazing to me just how many niche markets and sub-cultures there are out there that people shape into their own worlds, working toward providing...
TECH
Product Of The Month: AS-62DS Socapex Dimmer Pack
Lightronics What it Does The AS-62DS from Lightronics is a six channel portable dimmer pack with a Socapex connector. This is an interesting adaptation...
Product News
Video/Projection Gear Analog to Digital Scaler Gefen The Gefen VGA to DVI Scaler enables image refinements through its on-screen display with adjustments...
Projection Toolbox: Stars Of The Not-So-Silver Screen
Many times, a projection designer is brought in to a show later in the game than the other designers. Often it is after the show's budget has been set...
GO
Colors on Coney Island
The Coney Island Parachute Jump has certainly had its ups and downs. Thirty-seven summers have passed since the closing of the world-renowned Parachute...
Who's Doing What
David Gallo, Thomas Hase, Miguel Huidor, and Zachary Borovay are designing Stage Entertainment's new production of The Wiz in Utrecht Holland this summerDesigner...
Five Questions For Steve Carson
As vice president and general manager of Genlyte's Controls, Vari-Lite, and Entertainment Technology divisions, you were a key player in the company's...
What I'm Using Now
What I have been using for a while are Streamlight flashlights. They make the Mag's look like something you would get at the drug store for $1. I bought...
Letters To The Editor
I write to express extreme disappointment at your choice of cover images for the July 2006 issue of Live Design. You said that it was the best blend of...
Live Design International Awards To Be Presented at LDI06
In conjunction with a benefit for The ESTA Foundation Behind The Scenes Initiative, excellence in entertainment design and technology will be acknowledged...
Live Design's Theatre Quarterly vol. 3
TQ Features
Proctor's Gamble
You might not be so familiar with Schenectady, NY. Located about 15 miles outside of the state capital of Albany, it's where Proctor's Theatre has sat...
A Quiet Egg in a Glass Nest
The Canadian Opera Company has been downsized, and they are celebrating. CAC's new Toronto digs may be 1,200 seats smaller than their previous home in...
Love Is All You Need
Picture yourself in a boat on the river. Characters from Beatles' songs cavort all around you. There's Lucy in the Sky, Eleanor Rigby, and Sgt. Pepper....
The Sound of Love
While Cirque du Soleil's acrobatic performers are central to the experience of Love, it is The Beatles' own music which is the true star of the show....
Strip Show
One of the latest experiments in bringing Broadway musicals to the Las Vegas Strip is the new production of Andrew Lloyd-Webber's long-running musical,...
TQ Build
Problem/Solution: Antique Hunting
Problem: When the design came in for I Am My Own Wife at the Dallas Theatre Center, properties master Rich Gilles was worried. Acquiring pieces would...
Load Out
Sketchbook: A Canadian Ring
The Ring Cycle is the operatic equivalent of Mt. Everest; every opera company feels compelled to try to climb it at one time or another, though not necessarily...
