Behind the design of the new Linz Opera House
April 9, 2013
Linz’s new opera house, the Neues Musiktheater, will open its doors on Thursday 11 April 2013 to reveal an ultra-modern performing arts environment. The venue includes a 1,000-...
Meet the Kennedy Center's new Theater Lab
March 8, 2013
When the comedy, Sheer Madness, was brought in for a short run at the Kennedy Center, an existing ballroom was transformed into a temporary performance space to create the Theater...
theatreprojects.com goes multilingual!
November 20, 2012
Et maintenant, en français !ÁY ahora en español!Jetzt auch auf Deutsch! Our website is now available in French, Spanish, and German. And in the new year, we’ll be ...
Los Angeles, here we come!
September 6, 2011
We've just opened our first office on the west coast - but don't call us newcomers! We've been working here for 30 years, and we're thrilled to now have a permanent home in Los...
A world first at Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay
May 10, 2011
The performing arts are always looking for new and innovative ways to engage audiences. This week saw the premiere of Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic - A Musical ...
Meet the New World Center
February 16, 2011
As one of the most advanced learning centers for music in the world, the New World Center in Miami Beach pushes the boundaries of teaching, learning, and performing. Theatre ...
Richard Pilbrow remembers David Taylor
January 20, 2011
Theatre consultant and lighting designer David Taylor, a friend and dear colleague, passed away on Sunday, January 16, at the tragically early age of 48.
We shared many thrilling...
Steve Rust joins the ASTC
November 16, 2010
We're pleased to announce that Steve Rust (Theatre Projects Senior Consultant) was voted into the American Society of Theatre Consultants (ASTC) at the ASTC Forum 2010.Steve ...
The House of Dancing Water opens in Macau
September 27, 2010
World's largest water show theatre at City of Dreams in Macau
After five years in development and HK$2 billion spent to create and produce "The House of Dancing Water," ...
John Coyne designs in our own Wyly Theatre
September 16, 2010
John Coyne, the director of design in our US office, is the scenic designer for the Dallas Theater Center's production of Henry IV. The production will take place in the Potter ...
John Coyne coordinates Design Meeting 2010
May 27, 2010
The graduate theatre design programs at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, and Yale School of Drama will present the ...
Jules Lauve joins the ESTA board
March 22, 2010
Jules Lauve, associate at Theatre Projects, has been elected Professional Services Director on the board of directors for the Entertainment Services & Technology Association (...
Steve Rust joins Theatre Projects
December 10, 2009
Steve Rust
Senior Consultant
US Office
"I am very happy to join Theatre Projects. I look forward to being a part of this highly respected team of theatre professionals."
&...
Six project openings in six weeks
October 12, 2009
With six project openings in as many weeks, it's proving to be a busy couple of months for us at Theatre Projects! As the theatre consultant for Richmond CenterStage, the VISUAL ...
Experiencing Theatres at the Unicorn Theatre
June 19, 2009
The Theatres Trust held its third annual conference, Experiencing Theatres, last week. Theatre Projects was a sponsor of this event, which was held at the Unicorn Theatre - a ...
Curtain rises on Colston Hall's new foyer space
May 20, 2009
Last weekend saw the sneak preview launch of the new foyer development of Bristol's celebrated Colston Hall. Theatre Projects have been working with Levitt Bernstein Architects ...
Richard Pilbrow receives Drama Desk nomination
May 1, 2009
Richard Pilbrow has received a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Lighting Design in a Musical for his work on A Tale of Two Cities. A pioneer of modern stage lighting, his...
The last tube goes up on the Wyly Theatre
April 16, 2009
On April 16, 2009, the last tube on the exterior of the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre at the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts was put in place. The exterior of the building is ...
PLASA publishes a new book by David Collison
January 7, 2009
David's newest book traces the development of theatre sound in the western world from the Ancient Greeks through to the modern digital age. A chronology of key inventions leads ...
In Memoriam - Robert Ornbo
November 24, 2008
Robert Ornbo Theatre Lighting Designer 1931- 2008 Robert Ornbo was a brilliant and prolific lighting designer, whose work on over 300 productions ranged across drama, musicals...
Richard Pilbrow receives the Wally Russell Award
October 29, 2008
Theatre Projects is pleased to announce that Richard Pilbrow, Founder and Chairman Emeritus, has been awarded the Wally Russell Lifetime Achievement Award. This year's award was ...
Stage Lighting Design back in print
October 28, 2008
Theatre Projects is excited to announce that Richard Pilbrow's book, Stage Lighting Design: The Art, the Craft, the Life, is back in print in the US and the UK. This book ...
Two project award nominations
September 25, 2008
Theatre Projects has recently opened several major projects around the world which will make a huge impact on their communities. Two of these projects - Oslo Opera House in Norway ...
Announcing our new associates
September 15, 2008
Theatre Projects Consultants (TPC) is pleased to announce the promotions of John Runia to Senior Associate, and Martin Bailey, Scott Crossfield, Oliver Leigers, and Kristen ...
Introducing our three new principals
September 1, 2008
We're excited to announce that Millie Dixon, Tom Davis, and David H. Rosenburg are our newest principals.
Each of them has made a significant impact to Theatre Projects and our ...
Theatre Projects presents at the NATEAC
July 15, 2008
Theatre Projects (TPC) is pleased to announce that consultants John Coyne, Scott Crossfield, and John Tissot will be presenting at the North American Theatre Engineering ...
A lasting legacy at LAMDA
July 2, 2008
Theatre Projects and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) have always enjoyed a fruitful collaborative relationship, but they have now further cemented this ...
Sleeping Beauty reawakens at the Met
June 20, 2008
Richard Pilbrow, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Theatre Projects, and Dawn Chiang, TPC Senior Consultant, have designed the lighting for The Sleeping Beauty which returns this ...
John Coyne designs Cav/Pag for San Diego Opera
April 17, 2008
John Coyne, principal at Theatre Projects, designed the sets for San Diego Opera's production of the double-bill opera, Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci (Cav/Pag.) ...
Oslo Opera House opens to rave reviews
April 17, 2008
Photo: Erik Berg Excerpt from the The Times article by Richard Morrison The new Oslo Opera House: why can't we do it like the Norwegians? "I am in love. She's Norwegian, ...
Planning a cultural icon: the Oslo Opera House
March 28, 2008
Oslo Opera House is like an iceberg. Nine tenths of an iceberg is underwater. In the same way, 70% of Oslo's new opera house is hidden from the public. Some 25,000m2 is devoted to ...
Andrew Hagan joins Theatre Projects
March 7, 2008
Theatre Projects welcomes Andrew Hagan to our technical production team. Andrew is well versed in the engineering aspects of stage construction and design and brings a decade of...
Millie Dixon and Jules Lauve join the ASTC
February 11, 2008
Theatre Projects Consultants is pleased to announce that Millie Dixon (TPC Principal) and Jules Lauve (TPC Associate) were voted into the American Society of Theatre Consultants (...
Tony Forman Joins Theatre Projects
December 20, 2007
Theatre Projects Consultants, Inc (TPC) is pleased to welcome Tony Forman as our newest project manager in our US office.Tony has over 25 years of experience working in ...
Theatre Projects at LDI
November 14, 2007
Members of the Theatre Projects team will be participating in several panels at the LDI show in Orlando this week. Gene Leitermann, Principal, and Jules Lauve, Associate, are...
Three Openings in Three Weekends
October 31, 2007
September was an exciting month for the team at Theatre Projects Consultants (TPC) with the opening of three major projects: the Auditorio Telmex (September 1st), the Tempe Center ...
Theatre Projects Supports Exclusive Conference
September 21, 2007
Theatre Projects is proud to be an official sponsor of the Designing Arts and Leisure Facilities conference, hosted by the Architects' Journal. The event aims to encourage well-...
Promotions at Theatre Projects
June 5, 2007
Theatre Projects Consultants (TPC) is pleased to announce the promotions of David H. Rosenburg to Associate Principal, and Tom Davis, Millie Dixon, Leonard Greenwood and Jules ...
A Theatre Projects Reunion in Las Vegas
April 16, 2007
Richard Pilbrow, David Collison, and Richard Brett visited seven of the principle Las Vegas theatrical spectaculars in March. This was a reunion for three old friends and of the ...
Scott Crossfield Joins Theatre Projects
April 2, 2007
Theatre Projects Consultants, Inc. (TPC) is pleased to announce that Scott Crossfield has joined its US office. Crossfield has been a theatre consultant for 11 years and is a ...
Robert Stanton 1918-2007
February 16, 2007
A Personal Tribute by Richard Pilbrow On Wednesday, February 14th 2007, British stage manager and Honorary LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) Fellow, Robert ...
David Staples Honoured with ISPA Award
January 29, 2007
Theatre Projects Consultants is pleased to announce that David Staples has been awarded the Patrick Hayes Award by the International Society of Performing Arts Foundation (ISPA). ...
Celebrating 50 Years of Theatre Projects
January 23, 2007
TPC kicked off its 50th year with a celebration in New York City. The party was held on Monday, January 15th at the American Airlines Theatre on 42nd Street.In typical TPC fashion...
John Coyne reimagines the Globe
January 15, 2007
John Coyne, our US office's director of design, was one of four designers commissioned by the National Building Museum to present their re-imagined concept of Shakespeare's Globe ...
A Space for Dance at Vassar College
November 20, 2006
Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY celebrated the official opening of the Frances Daly Fergusson Dance Theater on October 27, 2006. The new 244-seat dance theatre will provide ...
Busking in Goo
November 20, 2006
On Monday, November 13, 2006 the musical Busker Alley by Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman (of Mary Poppins fame) was presented for one night only at the Danny Kaye Theatre at ...
The CenterStage at Williams College
October 26, 2006
Changing the Way You Experience Theatre Introducing the versatile CenterStage at Williams College. With moveable balconies, a double-decker lift, natural light, and flexible ...
Michael Ferguson Awarded Full ASTC Membership
September 25, 2006
TPC's Michael Ferguson was voted to full American Society of Theatre Consultants membership at the ASTC Forum '06. Michael has been an associate member of ASTC since 2005.
A ...
Dawn Chiang Appointed Board Member of TEA and TCG
August 28, 2006
Dawn Chiang, a lighting designer and an associate of TPC, has recently been appointed as a board member for the eastern division of the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) and ...
ImaginOn Receives LEED Silver Certification
August 28, 2006
The ImaginOn: Joe and and Joan Martin Center
in Charlotte, North Carolina has been awarded the LEED Silver Certification. As defined on the U.S. Green Building Council'...
TPC sponsorship of major industry conferences
May 31, 2006
Theatre Projects Consultants is a sponsor for two major conferences this June. TPC is a gold sponsor of the International Society for the Performing Arts' (ISPA) 20th ...
Lighting & Sound International Turns Twenty
December 19, 2005
November 2005 marked the twentieth anniversary of Lighting & Sound International (L&SI). As part of their birthday celebration, the very first edition of Lighting & ...
Richard Pilbrow's Return to LAMDA
June 6, 2005
On March 24th 2005, Richard Pilbrow, chairman of Theatre Projects Consultants, returned to London to be present at the 40th anniversary celebration of the London Academy of Music ...
David Staples to Speak at Auditoria Expo
April 8, 2005
David Staples of Theatre Projects' London office will be speaking at the Auditoria Expo in Vienna in April. The Auditoria Expo is a major exhibition and conference devoted to the ...
Dawn Chiang Saluted in Stage Directions Magazine
March 3, 2005
Dawn Chiang, a lighting designer and an associate of Theatre Projects Consultants, is featured in the March 2005 edition of Stage Directions magazine. The article honors five ...
Martin Bailey Joins TPC's London office
March 1, 2005
Theatre Projects Consultants is pleased to announce the appointment of Martin Bailey as a consultant in their London office. Martin, whose specialization includes managing design ...
Three Extraordinary Openings
October 14, 2004
During the last two weeks of September, three extraordinary and very different theatre complexes opened for which Theatre Projects Consultants was the theatre design and stage ...
Lighting Innovation at Goodspeed
September 21, 2004
A revolutionary piece of lighting software was employed on the revival of Frank Loesser and George Abbott's Where's Charley? (Goodspeed Summer Musicals at East Haddam CT — ...
10th Year Anniversaries
July 1, 2004
Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, England The 2004 season at Glyndebourne Festival Opera (May 20 - August 29) marks the 70th anniversary of the unique opera festival in the East ...
Unicorn Children's Theatre
July 1, 2004
The launch of Architecture Week took place on 18 June at the site of the Unicorn Children's Centre
in London. Architecture Week is an annual celebration of architecture with ...
NEWS RELEASE: Promotions at TPC
July 1, 2004
Theatre Projects Consultants (TPC) of South Norwalk, Connecticut is pleased to announce that Michael Nishball, head of the technical production department, and John Coyne, design...
Theatre Projects and the National Theatre Design
May 12, 2004
By Richard Pilbrow
From the beginnings of the National Theatre Company at the Old Vic Theatre in London, I was lighting designer to Sir Laurence Olivier. As planning for the new...
Creative Clusters Conference
April 26, 2004
28 April - 1 May 2004 Brighton, United Kingdom David Staples, managing director of Theatre Projects Consultants, will be speaking at the forthcoming Creative Clusters conference ...
Lyric Hammersmith Reinvigorated
April 13, 2004
The Lyric Hammersmith, West London's major producing and presenting theatre, is undergoing a much-needed renovation. The Lyric is working with architect Rick Mather to build a new...
Conference & Performance Center in India
February 26, 2004
Theatre Projects Consultants has recently been appointed to work with international partners SOBHA, a Bangalore-based development group, and Eclipse Staging Services, a Dubai-based...
Architecture seminar in Shanghai and Taipei
February 4, 2004
16-20 February 2004 Mark Stroomer, Design Director of Theatre Projects Consultants (London), will be speaking at an international seminar in Shanghai and Taipei, organised by ...
A year in review
January 8, 2004
From the highly acclaimed Walt Disney Concert Hall and the renovation of one of Britain's historic national treasures, to centers designed for training future generations of ...
TPC produces book on Walt Disney Concert Hall
December 19, 2003
To celebrate the opening of the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, Entertainment Technology Press with Theatre Projects Trust has published WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL - THE...
A Theatre Building Boom in India is Imminent
December 16, 2003
by Iain Mackintosh [An Indian theatre building boom is about to start, reports Theatre Projects Consultants' Director, Iain Mackintosh. Fresh back from Mumbai where he gave the ...
Walt Disney Concert Hall - A triumph!
December 13, 2003
Photo: Getty Images
Sixteen years after the project began, the Walt Disney Concert Hall opened on October 23, to almost universal critical raves from audiences, musicians, and ...
Walt Disney Concert Hall Press Release
September 25, 2003
THEATRE DESIGNER COLLABORATES WITH GEHRY TO MAKE HIS VISION FOR DISNEY HALL A REALITYWhen Frank Gehry began to design the new home for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, one of the ...
TPC Given 2003 EDDY Award
April 30, 2003
Entertainment Design magazine publisher, Jacqueline Tien, and editor, David Johnson, along with senior editorial staff have announced that a 2003 EDDY Award will be presented to ...
Schwartz Center Opens At Emory University
February 27, 2003
"The concert hall, the centerpiece of the Schwartz Center is a jewel. The shoe-box hall is both intimate and soaring." Catherine Fox, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Emory ...
Lionel Hampton Center
February 20, 2003
TPC is proud to be theatre design consultants to architect Cesar Pelli for the new Lionel Hampton Center at the University of Idaho. This new $40 million home for Jazz includes ...
Queen's Award for Enterprise
June 28, 2002
'The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve the
Prime Minister's
recommendation that a Queen's Award for Enterprise in the
International
Trade category should be ...
RiverCenter opens in Georgia.
April 25, 2002
The new RiverCenter
in Columbus, Georgia, was opened the third week of April, 2002 with a series of special events. A Fanfare Breakfast on April 18 heralded the opening of the ...
Plano Courtyard Theater opens in Texas.
April 25, 2002
On Tuesday, April 23, 2002, the Plano Courtyard Theatre held a dedication ceremony to mark its official opening in Plano, Texas. The ceremony was hosted by the Mayor Jeran Akers ...
Kimmel Center opens
January 1, 2002
The grand opening of the new Kimmel Centerin Philadelphia occurred on December 14th 2001. The center has two venues: the 2,500-seat concert hall, Verizon Hall, new home for ...
USITT Honors new Fellow
March 26, 2001
The United States Institute of Theatre Technology at their annual conference in Long Beach honored Richard Pilbrow "for outstanding contribution to the theatre and service to the ...
USITT Architectural Awards
March 26, 2001
Two TPC projects in Great Britain, the renovation of the Royal Court Theatre in London and The Lowry in Salford were selected for Annual Architecture Awards at the USITT Long Beach...
The Hyperion Theatre
February 16, 2001
The Hyperion Theatre opens in New Californian Theme Park. The Hyperion Theatre is a fully equipped proscenium theatre, accommodating 2000 seats with good sightlines and seating ...
Ridgefield - The Playhouse!
December 16, 2000
Ridgefield is a beautiful New England town, just one hour from Manhatten. Last Tuesday the New Playhouse opened after seven years of community effort. Responsibility for this ...
The New Goodman
November 19, 2000
'The new Goodman Theater
puts on a good show. That sounds like a small compliment; it is not. Designing a meaningful new home for the Goodman is one heck of an assignment. The ...
The Rose Reborn in Massachusetts
August 20, 2000
The rediscovery of the foundations of the Elizabethan Rose Theatre in London was an archeological and theatrical sensation in 1989. An article today in the New York Times says...
Roundabout Takes Off
July 27, 2000
Take off with the
American Airlines (the ex- Selwyn) TheatreTPC is proud to have been Theatre Design Consultants to their second project on New York's 42nd Street, the new home ...
