An Outside The Box Idea For An Inside The Box Pandemic Stage Design

How do you perform an opera in a pandemic? As with any performing arts entity, that was the question facing The Glenn Gould School at The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Canada. They were...

Joel Svendsen January 21, 2021 Questions?

Night Of A Million Lights - A Holiday Light Display That Helps Future Wishes Come True

When Lighting Designer Hillary Rosen was challenged to transform Give Kids The World Village in Kissimmee, FL, into a fantastical winter wonderland, she did what she does best. She conceived bold,...

Joel Svendsen December 11, 2020 Questions?

BINKLEY REFLECTIONS: A Tribute To Howell

On August 14, 2020, the theater community lost a titan of lighting design as we learned of the passing of Howell Binkley at the age of 64. A perusal of Binkley’s résumé of Broadway credits reads like...

Chad Tiller September 24, 2020 Questions?

BIPOC Artists Illuminate Their Truth With Projected Art & Poetry

The Kaatsbaan Cultural Park in Tivoli, N.Y. has always provided an environment that dancers could use as a retreat through its residencies. This summer, however, it’s offering dancers and audiences...

Chad Tiller September 03, 2020 Questions?

Storaro Colors Heighten The Passion In The Wild Party

Lighting Designer Christina Watanabe knew she faced a major challenge when she went into tech for The Wild Party at Post Theatre Company in Long Island, NY. Watanabe recalled how “the show was in a...

Randi Minetor July 30, 2020 Questions?

A Glimpse Of Audi Innovations Through A Curtain Of Supergel Filters

Audi unveiled their latest innovations at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The innovative technologies of the world’s leading premium car company were on display inside an...

Tatiana Massano May 28, 2020 Questions?

Three Ways You Can Create Hope With Light

In times of crisis, communities look for symbols of hope. Tragedies also inspire us all as individuals to look for ways to help. Inspired by real world stories, below are three ways that those of us...

Joel Svendsen April 09, 2020 Questions?

Examining Rosco's Protective Filters – How They Work & How To Use Them

We recently received an email from a well-known lighting designer asking a pretty basic question about our Protective Filters. Here is their exact email: “In Lightwright, we have always put down IRHS...

Joel Svendsen April 03, 2020 Questions?

Green Lighting Three Ways For “Houseplant”

Originally from Manila, Philippines, Cha See is a lighting designer for theatre, opera, dance, environmental performances and on-site installations in New York City. She recently worked on a New York...

Joel Svendsen March 19, 2020 Questions?

Mike Baldassari Shares The Origin Story Of R381 - His Namesake Blue

Mike Baldassari When is blue not blue enough? When you’re Tony and two-time Emmy-nominated lighting designer Mike Baldassari, the answer to that question was always “once the light dims down far...

Randi Minetor February 25, 2020 Questions?