Santa Monica College will unveil its new Performing Arts Center on September 20 with a gala opening featuring chanteuse Barbara Cook.  The Center is comprised of the Eli and Edythe Broad Stage, a 499-seat theater, and the Edye Second Space, a 99-seat black box.  Although it does not appear that the College aimed for a […]

Mike Lawler, the author of the above article in this month’s issue of American Theatre magazine, asks, “Have our theatre artists carried [a] sense of ecological consideration with them into the green rooms, through the wings and onto the stages — or has it been left at home with the farmer’s-market-procured organic broccoli and the fuel-efficient […]

The MA-based theater company is launching a new green initiative to help both its patrons and its employees find ways to be environmentally conscious while keeping more cash in their pockets.

Asserting that, “As we launch headlong into the 21st century, sustainability is going to become a major issue for our industry,” then president Steven L. Peters of the International Association of Assembly Managers (IAAM) announced the formation of a Sustainability Task Force late last year.  As Jeff Blosser, executive direction of the Oregon Convention Center, […]

There is a small but vital groundswell occurring within the American theater community today, one that has the potential to profoundly alter the way in which theaters plan and operate.

Touring Broadway shows, major orchestras, and performing arts productions announced the launch of “Touring Green”, a new entertainment industry initiative to help offset the impact of carbon emissions from transporting theatrical equipment.

GTI recently had the good fortune to speak with Terre Jones, President and CEO of WolfTrap and a leader in the movement to green the performing arts community.

DramaBiz Magazine editor-in-chief Joel Dorr interviews Seema Sueko of San Diego’s Mo’olelo Performing Arts Company on how they started the transition to becoming a more environmentally-conscious theatre company

This year’s LDI conference will feature several sessions dealing with green technologies, particularly LEDs.

Using fewer instruments at lower wattages does not necessarily have to compromise artistic product, as Michael Nabarro of London’s pioneering Arcola Theater has discovered.

Courtesy of California’s Climate Change and Water Resources
At first glance, it may seem that theater managers have far more pressing issues than how their facilities affect the environment. Indeed, the challenges of fundraising, artistic development, and general operations must always be paramount. But just as the American theater community has made educational programs an integral part […]

SOME THEATERS have taken small easy steps to go green, such as replacing flourescent lightbulbs with incandescents, or placing recycling bins in offices. Some theaters have changed their operations and facilities from top to bottom, by constructing new energy-efficient buildings, purchasing more efficient lighting equipment, or installing solar panels. What can be done depends […]