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A Couple of Puppet Nerds Sitting Around Talking

BITN sits down with Seattle Children’s Theatre resident Puppet Master Annett Mateo to talk about life in the theatre, cool kids, technology and the puppets of “Black [...]
“The Digital Divide” Test One – Printed Muslin Under the Brush

Scenic Artists are an amazing group. Armed with their knowledge, experience and tools acquired over time they take the visions of Designers and make them real … Add to [...]
Part One – “The Digital Divide”

AUTHORS NOTE – This is the first in a series of articles about combining digital printing and traditional scenic art. Over the coming months I’ll be showcasing the work [...]
WINTER IS BEER. Using beer as a binder to create realistic ice and snow effects

Okay, confession time … I suck at Scenic Art … Yeah, I know, that’s exactly how I started the last How To I wrote on applying stage makeup. But as far as [...]
The Guild

EDITORS NOTE – The Guild of Scenic Artists is an online community created by, and for, Scenic Artists both nationally and internationally. It exists as an important [...]
Cast, Design Help to Elevate Seattle Children’s Theatre’s “And In This Corner: Cassius Clay”

EDITORS NOTE This review contains a synopsis of the show. Yeah, yeah, I know, it’s historical, so really there are technically no spoilers, but you know … Also, [...]
Designer Sean Breault – “This”

Sean Breault is a renaissance man … Aside from being a sought after designer for the theatre, Sean is also a master woodworker, metalworker, artist, painter, (and [...]
Seattle Children’s Theatre debuts a new classic with “Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, The Rock Experience” …

WARNING! – This article contains spoilers. It also contains a photograph of a real Naked Mole Rat … … I think it’s safe to say that you’re [...]
Arizona Theatre Company’s Charge Scenic Brigitte Bechtel and the Scenic world of “Man Of La Mancha”

The set of Arizona Theatre Company’s production of “Man of La Mancha” is a study in scenic detail. When you wander around, it’s impossible to turn [...]
Scenic Artist Brigitte Bechtel – “You’re Never Quite Done Cooking …”

This article shouldn’t be happening, nope, not at all … I first met Brigitte Bechtel when the shop at Arizona Theatre Company contacted me to produce a digitally [...]
ATC Associate Production Manager Chris Gerling – A Tale Of Two Cities.

Christopher Gerling was literally waiting in the wings … I’d just finished a fascinating interview with Production Manager Jen Smith on their set for “Man [...]
Josh Rose – Production Manager, CMT San Jose – The Human Touch in Silicon Valley …

To me, live theatre is, for the most part, an Analog business. Sure, tech has creeped into a couple areas; Lighting, Sound, CAD, but in the end, what you put in is what you [...]
ATC Production Manager Jen Smith – Resources, Skillsets, and Flexibility …

The common definition of a Production Manager is to, “realize the vision of the creative teams within the constraints of technical and budgetary possibility … [...]
Seattle Children’s Theatre Confronts Xenophobia with “Ben Uchida”

I am a straight, middle-aged, white male American … I speak english … I have brown hair and blue eyes … For better or for worse my genetics mean I rarely [...]
Translight Magic Helps Add an Element of Surprise to The World Premier of the All-New Subaru Ascent.

The concept for the premier of the all-new 2019 Subaru Ascent at the 2017 Los Angeles International Auto Show was spectacular – and so was Hansen Productions’ [...]
Up CLOSE and personal with the set of Sunset Boulevard …

The six Aristotelian elements of drama are, plot, character, thought, diction, spectacle, and song. According to Aristotle, the most important of these are the first two. [...]
Translight Printed Fabric for Goodman Theatre’s “Objects in the Mirror” – Using Technology to keep it real.

Article originally written by Heather Beal at Constellation Creative for Big Image Systems. To contact Heather click here at constellationcreate@comcast.net Objects in the [...]
7 Cool things about the ETC Element – 40 Lighting Control Board with PNTA’s Alex Wren.

Based on ETC’s award-winning Eos® control system but with a simplified feature set, Element™ is designed expressly for modest rigs and maximum hands-on fader [...]
Seattle Children’s Theatre – Creating Props For GO, DOG. GO! – Grey Areas And Precise Color …

Originally published in 1961, GO, DOG. GO!, Written and illustrated by famed children’s author P.D. Eastman, chronicles the non-stop adventures of a group of [...]
Seattle Children’s Theatre – Technical Director Mike Hase and the business of imagination.

A HISTORY In 1975, SCT produced its first season at the Poncho Theatre in Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo. It started as a small civic program of the Seattle Department [...]
Designer Scott C. Neale – “Your Life Is Research”

Scott C. Neale is a freelance Scenic Designer and Theming Consultant operating out of St. Louis, Missouri. Scott holds an MFA in Scenic Design from Northwestern University [...]
Scenic Authentic – Technology in Scenic Design – Part 1.

Article Written by Casey Hallas, Creative Director, Big Image Systems. When I moved to Pittsburgh in 2010 I met a group of scenic painters at a bar one night. I heard they [...]
Designer Casey Hallas – Blending Technology and Tradition.

Casey Hallas is an artist and musician born and raised in Quincy, IL and Iowa City, IA. Casey graduated with a BA in Art History from Grinnell College in 1998, where he [...]
Sacramento’s B Street Theatre Breaks Ground on many levels.

Originally written by Ellen Garrison and Marcus Crowder for the Sacramento Bee egarrison@sacbee.com B Street Theatre will break ground later this month on a new $29 million [...]
Designer David Sumner – Roll With The Changes.

David Sumner is a stage/production designer based in New York City, focused on theatre, corporate events, exhibits, broadcast and interior architecture. His resume spans more [...]
Designer Andy Walmsley – A Life Of Design

Andy Walmsley grew up ‘In a trunk’ in a showbiz family in Blackpool the U.K’s Las Vegas. He spent his childhood backstage in various Theaters and TV [...]
Oregon Children’s Theatre – 30 Seasons of “What’s Next?”

Editors Note – I originally wrote and posted this article two weeks ago. At the time I thought I was stretching the point a bit. However in light of the tragic and [...]
The Oregon Children’s Theatres’ Young Professionals – “Run Your Own Business.”

“Run your own business …” It became sort of a mantra repeated several times by Dani Baldwin, the Education Director at Oregon Children’s Theatre in [...]
Aging Gracefully – Applying Old Age Stage Makeup with PNTA Makeup Expert Jon Barber

Okay, confession time … I suck at stage makeup … When I was a young performer I was often cast in roles written for older actors. This meant that I needed to [...]
Age Makeup For The Stage – PNTA to the rescue!

Do you struggle with Stage Makeup? B.I.T.N. and PNTA, the Pacific Northwest Theatre Associates, have created a step by step tutorial designed to assist performers [...]

A Couple of Puppet Nerds Sitting Around Talking

October 22, 2019 // 0 Comments

BITN sits down with Seattle Children’s Theatre resident Puppet Master Annett Mateo to talk about life in the theatre, cool kids, technology and the puppets of “Black [...]
The Guild

October 25, 2018 // 0 Comments

EDITORS NOTE – The Guild of Scenic Artists is an online community created by, and for, Scenic Artists both nationally and internationally. It exists as an important [...]
Josh Rose – Production Manager, CMT San Jose – The Human Touch in Silicon Valley …

March 4, 2018 // 0 Comments

To me, live theatre is, for the most part, an Analog business. Sure, tech has creeped into a couple areas; Lighting, Sound, CAD, but in the end, what you put in is what you [...]
ATC Production Manager Jen Smith – Resources, Skillsets, and Flexibility …

March 1, 2018 // 0 Comments

The common definition of a Production Manager is to, “realize the vision of the creative teams within the constraints of technical and budgetary possibility … [...]
Seattle Children’s Theatre – Technical Director Mike Hase and the business of imagination.

October 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

A HISTORY In 1975, SCT produced its first season at the Poncho Theatre in Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo. It started as a small civic program of the Seattle Department [...]

“The Digital Divide” Test One – Printed Muslin Under the Brush

September 4, 2019 // 0 Comments

Scenic Artists are an amazing group. Armed with their knowledge, experience and tools acquired over time they take the visions of Designers and make them real … Add to [...]
Part One – “The Digital Divide”

July 4, 2019 // 0 Comments

AUTHORS NOTE – This is the first in a series of articles about combining digital printing and traditional scenic art. Over the coming months I’ll be showcasing the work [...]
Scenic Artist Brigitte Bechtel – “You’re Never Quite Done Cooking …”

March 5, 2018 // 0 Comments

This article shouldn’t be happening, nope, not at all … I first met Brigitte Bechtel when the shop at Arizona Theatre Company contacted me to produce a digitally [...]
Translight Magic Helps Add an Element of Surprise to The World Premier of the All-New Subaru Ascent.

January 10, 2018 // 0 Comments

The concept for the premier of the all-new 2019 Subaru Ascent at the 2017 Los Angeles International Auto Show was spectacular – and so was Hansen Productions’ [...]
Translight Printed Fabric for Goodman Theatre’s “Objects in the Mirror” – Using Technology to keep it real.

October 25, 2017 // 0 Comments

Article originally written by Heather Beal at Constellation Creative for Big Image Systems. To contact Heather click here at constellationcreate@comcast.net Objects in the [...]