The first annual American Society of Theatre Consultants (ASTC)/United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) Venue Renovation Challenge award was presented in Fort Worth, Texas, at the 54th annual USITT Conference and Expo in March. Andy Baker, Evan Bunner, Shane Cinal, and

Shakespeare’s Globe theater in London recently announced a world tour of Hamlet. The company plans to perform the perennial play in every country. One of those countries happens to be North Korea, long know for its questionable human rights record. “No tragic play could co

Here’s something that you might be interested in. One of our Allied members, Joshua Dachs, is quoted in a Huffington Post article about reinventing arts centers. The article by John Rampton uses The Old Globe theater in San Diego as one example of how organizations are updating

Venue managers and tour professionals took over the mics for an IAVM sponsored back-of-house discussion at PollStar 2014. Moderated by Scott Johnson (Greensboro Coliseum, North Carolina), the panel dug into venue selection, day of show dynamics, and what a tour looks for to build conf

This year’s Performing Arts Managers Conference gathered venue professionals to share ideas, trade business contacts, visit with some of the industry’s best service providers, learn about best practices and industry trends from the pros, and tour some of its oldest and newest performi