Theatre: how design and entertainment technology affect productions

In Memoriam: Mark Ray

Nov 11, 2009

Cadac Holdings Ltd today announced the sudden and tragic death, at the age of 49, of Mark Ray...

ESTA Announces 2010 Board Of Directors

Nov 11, 2009

ESTA announces the election results for its 2010 Board of Directors...

A Hard Hat Tour of DC’s Arena: Three Venues Under One Roof

Nov 10, 2009, By Brad Hathaway

Thom’s idea? Tear down the lobbies, the workshops, the administrative spaces, the dressing rooms – everything but the auditoria themselves...

Wave of the Future At The Bubble Theatre In Macau

Nov 5, 2009, By Ellen Lampert-Gréaux, Photos By Jason Goldenberg

Dragon’s Treasure is a truly immersive multimedia production in City of Dreams Resort’s 360° Bubble Theatre in Macau...

Followspot Position Planning Guide Available for Review

Nov 2, 2009

The latest version of the draft standard, BSR E1.28 - 200x, Guidance on planning followspot positions in places of public assembly, is available for public review through 28 December 2009. ...

Online Exclusive: Moving Greece From Britain to America In Phédre

Oct 26, 2009, By Brad Hathaway

National Theatre of Great Britain’s Phédre crosses the pond to Washington, DC’s Sydney Harman Hall....

Flight Simulator For Peter Pan

Oct 23, 2009, By Arnold Wengrow

Bill Dudley takes video scenery full circle for an in-tents production of Peter Pan....

Rob Halliday On Hamlet

Oct 21, 2009, By Ellen Lampert-Gréaux

UK LD/programmer Rob Halliday comes to NY with Jude Law and Hamlet...

Creating Sustainable Theatres: Part 1

Oct 20, 2009, By Curtis Kasefang

Following up on Bob Usdin’s excellent piece on the greening of the entertainment industry in the “Green Issue,” I want to explore the broader picture, including the facility itself and the surrounding community....

Animal Crackers: A Weekend Set In The Country

Oct 19, 2009, By Ellen Lampert-Gréaux

Madness and mayhem reign onstage in The Goodman Theatre’s current revival of Animal Crackers, based on the 1928 Broadway musical....

50 Powerful People: Nominate Your Picks

Oct 16, 2009, By Marian Sandberg

Help Live Design compile a list of the top 50 most powerful people in entertainment technology today....

Who’s Doing What

Oct 14, 2009, By Marian Sandberg

Carl Sagan’s Contact, Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Coming Home, and more...

Loadout: A Gothic Tale of A Steady Rain

Oct 14, 2009, By Ellen Lampert-Gréaux

Scott Pask is in star-studded company on Broadway, having designed the scenery and costumes for Keith Huff’s two-man play, A Steady Rain....

Seen and Heard

Oct 12, 2009, Robert Cashill

Seen on Broadway: A visit to the classy Samuel J. Friedman, the Manhattan Theatre Club’s Main Stem venue, often means a chance to revel in another gorgeous set designed by John Lee Beatty, and The Royal Family is no exception...

Keeping Up With The Jonesin’ At University of Michigan

Oct 7, 2009, By Davi Napoleon

University of Michigan student designers tackle an unfinished play producing student work Jonesin’ by Seth Moore....

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