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Wanted: production master electrician for The Tempest at Kean University Theatre ConservatoryThe Kean University Theatre Conservatory, in Union, NJ, seeks a qualified master electrician for our upcoming production of The Tempest. This production will be in Wilkins Theatre, our 750-seat...

Hello, ControlBooth!I am pleased to announce that my book Standby: An Approach to Theatrical Design is now out and shipping! It can be ordered here. Examination copies for educators are available from the publisher.My best to everyone,Josh

Hi all, the "Opera Machine" website discussed here is now broken. None of the videos that it incorporates seem to be available on YouTube. I contacted the Royal Opera House and they confirmed that the videos are gone but don't seem to have any plans to restore them. This is a great loss; I've...

Dear ControlBooth community,I am pleased to announce that my book on theatrical design is now available for pre-order! The book embodies a radical new approach to conceptualizing and teaching the design disciplines, and is written for educators, students (high school, college, and...

Thank you all for your input and knowledge. I will most likely go ahead and change the term to Lekos, with a note explaining the change. I appreciate the discussion!Josh

Hi all,I am editing a text on stagecraft that was published in 1941. In a section on stage lighting, the text mentions "Leicas and Fresnels." I strongly suspect that this is a misprint, and "Leicas" is supposed to read "Lekos." Does this seem likely? Was "Leko" a widely-used term in 1941? Was...

Thanks, Bill, you introduced me to OptiCore, a good product line to know about. They have an extensive range, and seem to specialize in LED-based imitations of traditional Christmas light lamps that are dimmable and virtually shatter-proof. Thanks for the pointer.

Hi, everyone.I am looking for Christmas lights that meet the following criteria:1. They must be dimmable on a normal theatrical circuit 2. They must be plastic, non-breakable (they fall on cue) 3. Because of #2, they must probably also be LED (though this is not desirable for its own sake)...

You can program this using "wall clock" triggers in QLab.

Wow, that was fast. Thank you, sk8rsdad.

Hi all,In 2003, New York State passed some kind of legal measure (law? ordnance? statute?) making it illegal to use a cell phone in a theatre, with a $50 fine.I have found plenty of news articles documenting this, but I have not been able to find an actual legal reference that I can cite...

Hi GreyWyvern, if we decide to do the gel string approach, I'll get in touch. Thanks.

This is exceptionally helpful, theatricalmatt. Thanks.

Although it occurs to me that irises don't close all the way … which would probably explain why no one else does this. So maybe this is a bad idea anyway.

The flag action has been noticeable in the past. Plan A was to do a custom gel string on a scroller, but this is plan B, and half as expensive, if it works.