April 24, 2024

ASTC Remembers Dr. Joel Rubin

The performing arts industry has lost another influential and well known practitioner. Dr. Joel Rubin died in March 2024 at the age of 95. ASTC Member Andrew Gibbs, felt Dr. Rubin’s influence at a young age after a visit to the Kliegl Bros. Lighting factory, and that influence continued for decades.
July 14, 2021

Did You Know – Not All Seats Are Created Equal

A little known tool for creating well organized seating layouts and good audience sightlines is to vary the widths of the seats. But don’t tell the audience lest they start asking for individual seats because they are just a bit wider.
December 12, 2017

House Light Integration

House lights are as much a part of an auditorium as the stage, the catwalks and all of the other elements that make up a complete performance space. And, until recently, there was the simple expectation that the house light fixtures would typically be provided in the building’s electrical equipment package to be controlled by the theatrical and/or architectural dimming and control system. More often than not, the house light fixtures were specified by the electrical engineer as incandescent or quartz products connected to the dimmers designed by the theatre consultant. Now, however, the game has changed a bit. Read More...