Hamilton Video
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Hamilton Parody Video
I spent today with some friends filming a video parody of Hamilton about Ted Cruz. It was a lot of fun and should be available online in a few weeks. I’ll post a link once it is.
LDI
The Met sent me and some of my coworkers to LDI this year, to take classes and see what’s new. The show floor is pretty amazing.
By far the coolest thing I’ve seen is the PRG GroundControl Followspot system. I expect to see that all over major venues in the very near future.
Another Opening
The Met’s 2015-16 season opened yesterday. Here we go!
Met Opera 15-16 Season
We’re starting prep for the Met’s 15-16 season, which looks to be another intense thirty-three weeks. Six new productions, with a diverse set of guest lighting designers – I’ll be working with Don Holder, Peter Mumford, Jennifer Schriever, Paule Constable and Urs Schoenebaum. The season opens on September 21.
Another season down
Once again, I failed to post any updates during the season, but it is now over. We opened twenty-six operas (six of them new productions) over thirty-three weeks. It’s an amazing place to work. I’ve got a few weeks of post-season work to do but I am generally available for work through July 10th.
Met Opening Night
Tonight opened the season at The Met. It was looking a little dicey there for a while but all the unions came to terms with management, and while not everyone is thrilled with the result, I think everyone is happy that the season is going on as planned.
Back to the Met
I’m back at the Met preparing for our 2014-15 season; there are some looming labor issues you may have heard about, but I am hopeful that we’ll work everything out with management without putting the season in jeopardy.
On a lighter note, one of the new productions we are opening this season is John Adams’ The Death of Klinghoffer, which has never been performed at the Met. I am excited about this one for a few reasons, one of which is that I became a huge fan of Mr. Adams’ music while working at New York City Ballet (he is a frequent collaborator of the Balletmaster-in-Chief, Peter Martins). Another reason is that Jean Kalman’s lighting design prominently features this contraption, creating an intense sun behind an RP drop. The things we can do here are pretty amazing.
People’s Improv Theater Rep Plot
I just spent the day with one of my most frequent collaborators, Kevin Laibson. He is the artistic director of the People’s Improv Theater and he asked me to come in and overhaul their rep lighting plot. They often have 4 or 5 shows in a single night so it needed to be extremely flexible but also easy-to-use, since they often have people that aren’t terribly familiar with lighting running their shows. In just 24 hours we were able to create a new plot that is both flexible and user-friendly that should last them a long while.
The End of the Season
Sorry for the lack of updates — I’ve just been incredibly busy at The Met, which is taking up pretty much all my time these days. We’ve just finished our season and after a few weeks of wrap-up in the office, it’s time for a break from Lincoln Center. I’m available for outside work until mid-July, when I return to the Met to start preparing for the 2014-15 season.