The Muny - Second Century Renovation


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Stagehouse

COMPANY: The Muny
LOCATION: St. Louis, MO
DATES: 2017-2020

POSITION: On-sight lighting consultant and lead lighting designer for the summer seasons


America's oldest and largest outdoor theater is now the most forward-thinking! The venerable 101-year old Municipal Theatre Association ushers in the 21st century with a $30 million stage renovation that includes an outdoor-rated, all-LED rig of hundreds of Ovation ellipsoidal, COLORado Solo wash light and F4IP video panels.
2019 Muny Season: Guys and Dolls - June 10-16 Kinky Boots - June 19-25 1776: The Musical - June 27 - July 3 Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - July 8-16 Footloose - July 18-24 Lerner & Loewe's Paint Your Wagon - July 27 - August 2 Roald Dahl's Matilda - August 5-11 Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/munytheatre Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/themuny Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/themuny Enriching lives by producing exceptional musical theatre, accessible to all, continuing its remarkable tradition in Forest Park.
Second Century Capital Campaign: muny.org/secondcentury Learn more and buy tickets: https://muny.org Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/munytheatre Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/themuny Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/themuny

SCOPE

  • On-sight lighting consultant, working with The Muny, H3, and Fisher Dachs Associates (FDA) to design a lighting system to move the Muny into its second century. 

  • Lead Lighting Designer for The Muny summer seasons.  

  • Moved The Muny from a lighting rig of 350 conventional lights, 100 LED static wash lights, and traditional follow spots to a rig of 700 LED lights, including 7 remote follow spots.

  • Worked with Chauvet Professional to create the Ovation 915FC IP LED Leko, as well as inspiring Chauvet Professional to create the Ovation 260WW IP LED Leko. This partnership influenced the design of the theatre renovation as well as the lighting system. 

MISSION

Design a lighting system that will carry the theatre into its second century, giving complete flexibility in designing each show, with unprecedented control and intensity that has not been previously capable at The Muny. All in a new, more enviromently-responsible manner. 

VENDOR

  • Bandit Lites

MANUFACTURERS

  • Chauvet Professional

    • Ovation 915FC IP

    • Ovation 260WW IP

    • COLORado Solo 3

    • COLORado Solo 1

    • COLORado Solo Batten

    • F4IP LED Wall

  • ETC (Electronic Theatre Controls)

    • Lighting control system

  • Color Kinetics

    • ColorGraze MX4 Powercore

  • AC Lighting

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  • Look Solutions