December 2, 2023

What Happens in the Lobby

Lobbies aren’t just places where audiences mill about, waiting for the doors to open so they can find their seats. More and more operators want these spaces to serve a variety of functions, often to generate revenue or at least provide audience service.
November 18, 2023

Gil-Pujols completes the 2023 James Read Internship Program for ASTC

At USITT’s conference in St. Louis, high School student Alyssa Gil-Pujols presented her experience working with an ASTC mentor. During her internship she learned about theatre consulting as a potential career path and completed a project to demonstrate some of what she learned.
November 18, 2023

ASTC Presents at IAVM Pittsburgh

The ASTC continues to be active at the International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) Conference, this year in Pittsburgh. Two intrepid ASTC Fellows led the charge with the next installment of their history series.
November 18, 2023

New ASTC Members – Fall 2023

Two new consultants have been invited to join the membership of the American Society of Theatre Consultants (ASTC).
June 13, 2023

100 Things a Theatre Architect Should Experience

It is important to understand what we are trying to build when designing theatres and other places for performing arts. With apologies to the late architectural critic Michael Sorkin, consider these things every theatre architect should understand. Most theatre consultants do.
May 2, 2023

Origins of the 50-ft Stage Rule for Fire Safety Curtains

Fire Safety Curtains and other proscenium opening protectives have been a topic for stage design for centuries (literally). In 1992, ASTC got involved in the process of revising the building codes, resulting in significant changes to requirements for stages. Bill Conner, FASTC led that project. Here he tells the story.
March 29, 2023

2023 ASTC-USITT Renovation Challenge

The 2023 installment of the ASTC-USITT Venue Renovation Challenge was live and in person after being a remote event in 2021. Four teams presented their work for judging.
March 27, 2023

ASTC Member Updates, Spring 2023

The American Society of Theatre Consultants has welcomed five new members and two new associates. ASTC also thanks four long time members and awards them Emeritus status. Finally ASTC’s internship program has a new name.
December 11, 2022

Rigging Terminations – Then and Now

Our industry has come a long way over the last few years, and it’s not just about LEDs! There have been great strides when it comes to safety and proper engineering of the equipment that goes into theatres. Here, we go into the weeds, er… up into the flies.