We Invent, Manufacture, and Customize Unique Lighting Accessories | | The cast of CATS at Regents Park Open Air Theatre in London, England (Mark Senior) | | September 2026 Newsletter | | Lighting with Pixel Tape: A Hands on Workshop with IATSE Local 52 | | City Theatrical's Carter Letsky presenting to Local 52 Electricians | | |
On September 20, City Theatrical teamed up with Advatek and the IATSE Local 52 Electric Department for a hands-on Lighting with Pixel Tape Workshop at the Local 52 Union Hall in Astoria, Queens, New York.
Led by John Demous and Carter Letsky from City Theatrical, alongside Tom Siko from Advatek, the workshop gave the Local 52 Electric Department members the opportunity to explore the fundamentals of pixel tape and pixel control through a combination of presentation and hands-on learning.
| | DMXCat-E Update: Providing Enhanced Performance | | | | |
City Theatrical has released a new DMXcat-E update, delivering enhanced performance, improved stability and a range of bug fixes.
The latest release includes improvements to DMX input and output timing, DMX input processing, RDM activity indication, and sACN and Art-Net universe discovery. It also improves handling of DMX and Ethernet source priority and ensures renamed DMXcat-E units are correctly identified within the app. To get the best experience from your DMXcat or DMXcat-E, make sure you’re running the latest version of the DMXcat app.
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City Theatrical Featured in MONDO-DR's Norwegian Luna Special Edition | | MONDO-DR Norwegian Luna special edition | | |
City Theatrical is proud to be featured in a special edition supplement of
MONDO-DR, dedicated to Norwegian Cruise Line’s Luna.
The article explores how City Theatrical’s lighting solutions are used throughout the ship, including Multiverse wireless DMX, DMXcat and LED lighting solutions by Environmental Lights. It also highlights the role of custom-engineered solutions in meeting the unique demands of cruise entertainment, where reliability, flexibility and ease of maintenance are essential.
The feature showcases how our technology helps keep entertainment and lighting running smoothly at sea, night after night.
| | Employee Spotlight: Amanda Biasi | | Amanda Biasi, VP of Finance, City Theatrical | | |
During September, 2026, we spoke with Amanda Biasi, City Theatrical's VP of Finance.
Amanda is responsible for overseeing the company’s financial operations and strategy, helping to ensure the business remains financially healthy while supporting continued growth and profitability. She also oversees local HR functions.
We caught up with Amanda to find out more about her career journey, what she enjoys about her role at City Theatrical, and what she might have been doing if she hadn't found her way into finance.
| | PLASA Show London Trade Show Report | | City Theatrical's Matt Stearnes, Keegan Hitz, Aaron Porter, and Kelly Porteous exhibiting on stand A46 at PLASA London | | |
PLASA Show London was a fantastic event for City Theatrical, with three busy days of conversations with customers, partners, designers, technicians and industry friends. As we celebrate our 40th anniversary, it was rewarding to hear visitors share stories of using City Theatrical products throughout their careers.
From hands-on demonstrations of hardware and beam control accessories to exploring DMXcat, Multiverse wireless DMX and Environmental Lights solutions, there was plenty to see. Most importantly, PLASA was about people, connections and celebrating 40 years of helping lighting professionals solve challenges.
| | September 2026 Custom Manufacturing | | Custom 16"x12" Egg Crate Louver | | |
Every month, we do dozens of custom manufacturing projects for customers all over the world. These projects include entertainment lighting, architectural lighting, and OEM development projects for other companies. Custom projects give us a chance to use all of our experience, knowledge, and capability.
Tell us about your challenges, submit a custom order, and you could see your project in next month's newsletter.
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