When Lighting Designer Jimmy Lawlor sat down with Director Dr. Dennis Beck to discuss their upcoming production of Picnic at James Madison University, they agreed that a realistic approach to design...

When Rosco’s Matt Pagliaro isn’t working at his Customer Service desk answering technical questions and processing orders – he’s designing lights for local theatre companies in Connecticut and New...

While stage lighting is a crucial element for any art performance, backstage lighting is no less important. The lighting in the dressing and makeup rooms, for example, can have important safety and...

When bands put together dates and venues for their tours, a number of performances end up landing at outdoor music festivals. This was the case for the punk/experimental rock band Pierce the Veil and...

Oceans of words have been written about Tharon Musser, her beginnings at Yale, her first success with José Quintero’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night, her work with the Michael Bennett-lead “dream...

Millions of tourists flock to Manhattan’s Battery Park for its history, its gardens and its amazing views of the Statue of Liberty. Now, there’s a new attraction in The Battery for visitors to...

Choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar founded the acclaimed Urban Bush Women in 1984 “to create dance and to create community.” Lighting the way for UBW since 2004 is Susan Hamburger. Below, Susan...

Lighting Designer Steve Woods recently traveled from his home in Dallas to Paris to light a production of – fittingly enough –Texas in Paris. He made the trip with his trusty roll of gel sheets that...

The opera “Winnie,” which premiered at the Pretoria State Theatre in South Africa, tells the story of Winnie Mandela, the ex-wife of Nelson Mandela. The complex story is told through music, libretto,...

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