April 19, 2016

ASTC Presents at 2016 Performing Arts Manager’s Conference

Back by popular demand, ASTC members, Scott Crossfield and Robert Long, presented the 5th installment in their ASTC-sponsored “History of….” series on March 7th at the IAVM Performing Arts Manager’s Conference held this year in San Antonio. Their rollicking presentations have become one of the highlights of this annual industry event. READ MORE...
April 14, 2016

ASTC Forum in the Big Easy – 2015

Every fall the American Society of Theatre Consultants holds a Forum for its members, this past year in New Orleans. The Forum is centered around a particular topic of current interest. This year’s topic was “Renovations”. READ MORE….
September 16, 2015

Some Free (Theatre) Advice

Welcome to the first issue of the new digital edition of ASTC:Notes.   Tell your friends and colleagues. If you haven’t already, please sign up to receive […]
September 16, 2015

How Far Is Too Far?

A Discussion of Maximum Seating Distance Rarely does the design of a performing arts facility progress very far before the architect looks up from the tracing […]
September 16, 2015

Getting Anyone Into the Control Booth

Early in the design of nearly every theatre facility we must tackle the subject of control booth accessibility. It doesn’t seem to matter if it’s a […]
September 16, 2015

The Renovation Challenge for 2016

A career in theatrical design or stage crew work isn’t the only choice for technical theatre students. In an effort to expose students to other available […]
September 16, 2015

Forums Past and Present

  Every autumn the American Society of Theatre Consultants sponsors an ASTC Forum for members to explore in depth an idea or theme pertaining to performing […]
September 16, 2015

New ASTC Members 2015

The American Society of Theatre Consultants was founded in 1983 and currently has 74 full members and two associate members representing 31 consulting companies. Now in […]
April 15, 2015

Renovation Challenge for 2015

On March 20, 2015 awards for the second annual ASTC/USITT Venue Renovation Challenge were presented in Cincinnati, Ohio at the 55th annual USITT Conference and Expo. […]