In the Spring Newsletter:
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Let the Sunshine In - Daylight in Performing Arts Buildings
by Robert Long, FASTC & Robert Shook, FASTC
ASTC Forum Travels to Havana
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Heather McAvoy, ASTC
Havana Photo Album
by Heather McAvoy, edited by Michael Parrella, ASTC & Kent Conrad, ASTC
Encounter with Havana
by Michael Parrella, ASTC
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Cuba Reflections
by Peter Scheu, ASTC
ASTC Announces New Fellows & Member for 2020
ASTC/USITT Venue Renovation Challenge
Did You Know - Loading Docks
by Robert Long, FASTC
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Robert Long, FASTC & Robert Shook, FASTC
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A performance venue with windows. Seattle Opera Center. Photo provided by Schuler Shook.
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The initial instinct of many people in the performing arts is to create theatres and production spaces which are dark and disconnected from daylight. However, many areas in a performing arts building can benefit from daylight, including the performance space if carefully planned.
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Teatro Marti in Havana, Cuba
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In the Fall of 2019, a contingent of ASTC members participated in a cultural exchange tour in Havana
. In this article and others below, participants will offer insights into the performing arts and venues in the Cuban capital city.
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Heather McAvoy, ASTC
Editors: Michael Parrella, ASTC & Kent Conrad, ASTC
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ASTC members who toured the historic
theatres of Havana Cuba
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Kadir Lopez Nieves Studio/ Rex Teatro - 1938
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Gran Teatro Alcia Alonzo - Loading flats up to the ballroom that would not fit in the freight elevator.
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La Teatro Nacional - 1979 -
2,500 Seat Sala Avellaneda
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In October 2019, nine ASTC Members and six of their spouses traveled to Havana, Cuba to explore historic theatres and to understand local theatre and architectural practice in the broader cultural context of this historic city. This is a photographic slideshow of their experience.
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Interior of former Sephardic synagogue, now used as a performance space
by the Malpaso Dance Company. Photo by Peter Rosenbaum, ASTC.
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Michael Parrella, ASTC recalls the Malpaso dance group's performance in a former Sephardic synagogue during ASTC's trip to Havana, Cuba and how their performance without scenery or lighting was so impactful and moving.
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The electrical panels at Teatro National show age and
neglect in a city where money is hard to come by.
Photo by Peter Scheu, ASTC
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Peter Scheu, ASTC was part of the contingent of Theatre Consultants who ventured to Havana in the fall of 2019. Here he reflects on his experience in Cuba – what he saw and learned.
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ASTC is pleased to announce that at the “Online” Annual Business Meeting, Jack Hagler, Todd Hensley, and R. Duane Wilson were recognized and awarded the title of Fellow of American Society of Theatre Consultants (FASTC.)
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Admitted into membership was Clemeth L. Abercrombie, Chicago Studio Principal of Charcoalblue, having successfully fulfilled the ASTC requirements. Two new Associates were also accepted, Jerad Schomer and Jon Sivell, both of Charcoalblue.
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ASTC and USITT are pleased to announce the sixth collaborative project between university students and ASTC member theatre consultants. Projects will be presented at the USITT 2021 Annual Conference in Columbus, Ohio – March 10-13, 2021.
Full details of the ASTC – USITT Venue Renovation Challenge, its history, past student entries, and the 2021 Challenge dates, deadlines and forms can all be found at:
We are looking forward to great participation from USITT member College and University Theatre Students! Applications Due: October 20, 2020!
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Loading Dock at Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami, FL. Multiple doors, dock levelers, and adequate lighting.
Photo by Paul Sanow, ASTC.
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Loading Docks may not be glamorous, but they are incredibly important to the success of performing arts buildings. Robert Long, FASTC offers some key planning ideas for Loading Docks.
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