From THEATER CHAT: Nevada Conservatory Theater suffers loss from theft - Neon - ReviewJournal.com :
1) The Nevada Conservatory Theater is the professional theater training program of UNLV. I guess the author thought everyone knew that--I didn't.
2) I suppose the author felt the general public wouldn't care that the console in question was an MA Lighting grandMA full-size.
3) Why did it take so long to get the story in print? I first heard of this via Twitter about a month ago; but, having no verification, did not repeat it.
4) Similarly, I take exception to "They're also attempting to get the word out nationally." I have not seen mention of this on any of the industry websites. If I had something stolen, I know I wouldn't depend on Twitter for its recovery.
See also Two ETC Ions reported stolen.
A few comments:THEATER CHAT: Nevada Conservatory Theater suffers loss from theft
By ANTHONY DEL VALLE
seen a suspicious light board anywhere?
The Nevada Conservatory Theater was in the middle of a production run recently when "a very expensive" light board was stolen from its Black Box.
"The building was locked at 10 p.m. on the Sunday of (a technical rehearsal)," department chair Brackley Frayer explained, "and when I came in Monday morning around 9 a.m. it was gone."
Theater personnel notified not just the police, but all the lighting companies in town in the event someone tries to sell it. They're also attempting to get the word out nationally.
The equipment was labeled with a unique code and requires a password to operate.
"It was big loss," Frayer said. "This was a very expensive computerized light board. … We used it for productions as well as in the classroom. We will have to rent from now on unless it turns up somewhere."
How did NCT get through its production?
"Luckily, Cirque Du Soleil came through and loaned us a board so that we could finish (our show)."
Frayer declined to say how much the board is worth, but another professor put the figure in the $30,000 range. …
1) The Nevada Conservatory Theater is the professional theater training program of UNLV. I guess the author thought everyone knew that--I didn't.
2) I suppose the author felt the general public wouldn't care that the console in question was an MA Lighting grandMA full-size.
3) Why did it take so long to get the story in print? I first heard of this via Twitter about a month ago; but, having no verification, did not repeat it.
4) Similarly, I take exception to "They're also attempting to get the word out nationally." I have not seen mention of this on any of the industry websites. If I had something stolen, I know I wouldn't depend on Twitter for its recovery.
See also Two ETC Ions reported stolen.
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