American Society of Theatre Consultants

The primary objective of the ASTC is to inform owners, users, and planners about the services theatre consultants offer and the value of those services for effective and economically viable performance and assembly facilities, whether the project is large or small, new construction, or renovation.

Members of the ASTC are professional theatre consultants who have demonstrated the broad range of capability and experience necessary to qualify for membership. As professionals, the ASTC’s members have individual and collective interests in providing unbiased, functionally sound, and practical consulting and design services for performance and assembly facilities to owners, users, architects, and engineers. These interests are reflected in the objectives and programs of the Society.


ASTC Latest Articles and News!

November 20, 2024

Backstage Art – Fall 2024

Theatres have many traditions, including remembering past shows. In what we hope to be an ongoing feature, some well-preserved show art from the mid-20th Century lives on.
November 7, 2024

New ASTC Members, Fall 2024

The members of ASTC gathered in Lubbock, TX in October 2024 for their Fall Forum. During the business meeting, two new members and one associate member were admitted to the society.
October 11, 2024

Technical Access in Performing Arts

Access is a common concern in performing arts buildings. Often this refers to equal access for all members of the public and removing barriers. There’s another important type of access that is part of using and maintaining these complicated buildings. It is necessary to be able to get to all of the equipment in a performing arts building for operation and maintenance.