Recent content by actorgeek

Hi all,I work for a theatre summer camp, currently we have 6 different acting groups from ages 7-18. Each group has a name associated with it that we use for team building and organization. This summer we are adding a tech theatre group, I'm looking for a name that we can use. The best...

I am set designing a local community theater production of High School Musical 2. I have an idea to use two 4x8 platforms to create two slip stages that would be used to quickly roll scenery on and off stage. One would come in left and the other from right, I would like them both to ideally...

Alright, my dream in life is to teach theater. Maybe in a high school, maybe in a community organization. As of now, my current plan is to get my BA in Theatre, and take the necessary courses in Secondary Education to obtain my teaching certificate. Sounds good for the time being, right? If I...

I'm currently working on a short one-act Shakespeare revue type play meant for tours and performances in non theater settings. As part of the Macbeth Witches scene I would like to create smoke. I am trying to find a smoke bomb type contraption that would let off a fairly good amount of smoke...

Thanks for the help. The live video feed is a pretty out there idea, and the director knows that, he just asked if I could look into that possibilty. I know nothing about the equipment being used as far a projectors go and whatnot. I'm guessing they will be typical classroom projectors...

So, I've been asked to explore the world of projections for my high school's production of "The Effects of Gamma Rays on the Man in the Moon Marigolds". I have no idea what I'm doing. We are looking to control two projectors that play separate video feeds, mostly of still images, maybe some...

Do you have a ton of kids in your theater program? I have seen schools do this as a way to give everyone intrested a shot at being a part of a show by limiting the number of kids who can audition. By only allowing upper classmen to audition it gives them a chance to play bigger roles, allowing...

We went through a major dressing room renovation a couple years ago. We ended up with small, but nice, dressing rooms. However so many mirror lights were installed that you start sweating just turning them on. To this day, I think they've only been turned on for one run of a show. Also...

We're setting everything up tomorrow. I'll let you all know how it goes.

Thanks!! You guys are awesome!!

Dimmer is a NSI DS 12. It has a 5 pin DMX output...I should be okay then right?

alright we have a 3 pin mpx board...it's a NSI MC7024. What do I do now to fix the problem??? Is computer controlled lighting still an option.

Alright I don't know for sure, because it's pretty old but I believe it is NSI MC 7024 or something similar. I don't know what a MPX connector is, but a quick google search shows that it has a box-ish type connector, ours are the round DMX type.

Right now we aren't using a computer. It is just the board. 1 DMX cord is the only thing running out of the board. How do I connect the computer and DMX correctly? What do I need to do?

Ehhh names I'm unsure about. The dimmers now connect to the board with a DMX cable. The board is also powered through this DMX cable.