We have been fortunate to speak with and learn from many lighting and scenic design professionals over the years, with careers ranging from film and video to live entertainment and architainment and beyond. Explore our library of City Theatrical interviews below, with the most recent interviews listed first.
Featured Interview: Steve Ramsey, Chief Lighting Technician
Read more about Mr. Ramsey's 26 years of experience as a Brooklyn, New York-based gaffer and Chief Lighting Technician for such notable films as West Side Story (2021), Joker (2019), Bridge of Spies (2015), and Winter's Tale (2014) in this March 2023 City Theatrical Interview.
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Steve Ramsey
March 2023 Chief Lighting Technician Interview on a career in film lighting.
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Jennifer Schriever
August 2022 Designer Interview on recent Tony Award nomination for A Strange Loop.
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Bradley King and Beowulf Boritt
June 2020 Interview on Flying Over Sunset on Broadway.
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Andrew Nikel
April 2020 Retirement Interview with City Theatrical USA Sales Team Member.
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Andrew Voller
August 2019 Interview with this UK-based designer and creator of Moving Light Assistant software.
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June Abernathy
June 2019 Interview with this Author of The Spotlight Operator's Handbook.
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Quinn McDonald and Jack O'Connor
February 2019 Interview with Next Generation designers
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Tyler Micoleau and Scott Pask
November 2018 Conversation on LED Tape with designers of The Band's Visit on Broadway.
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Andrew Voller
September 2016 Interview on developing Moving Light Assistant software.
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Dawn Chiang
February 2011 Interview with one of the most talented Lighting Designers and Theatre Consultants.
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Ivan van Perre Jr
December 2010 Interview with this Broadway Stagehand turned Inventor.
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Greg Husinko
October 2007 Interview on being Production Electrician at LeReve, Las Vegas.
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Fred Foster
September 2001 Interview by Gary Fails, on the late Fred Foster's role as the CEO of ETC.
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| 2016-09 City Theatrical Interview with Jake Degroot | 6324 KB | Download2016-09 City Theatrical Interview with Jake Degroot |
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| 2016-09 City Theatrical Interview with Alex Passmore on Ed Sheeran Tour | 1723 KB | Download2016-09 City Theatrical Interview with Alex Passmore on Ed Sheeran Tour |
| 2015-02 City Theatrical Interview with Erin Giblin on the Tillikum Crossing | 2987 KB | Download2015-02 City Theatrical Interview with Erin Giblin on the Tillikum Crossing |
| 2014-12 City Theatrical Interview With Chris Kurtz on Curious Incident Of the Dog at Nighttime | 13754 KB | Download2014-12 City Theatrical Interview With Chris Kurtz on Curious Incident Of the Dog at Nighttime |
| 2014-09 City Theatrical Interview With Pip Biancamano | 1376 KB | Download2014-09 City Theatrical Interview With Pip Biancamano |
| 2014-07 City Theatrical Interview with Jamie Burnett About Terra Tractus | 17968 KB | Download2014-07 City Theatrical Interview with Jamie Burnett About Terra Tractus |
| 2014-03 City Theatrical Interview with Soren Dalgaard, Light Technician | 996 KB | Download2014-03 City Theatrical Interview with Soren Dalgaard, Light Technician |
| 2013-12 City Theatrical Interview with Alex Fogel, Broadway Moving Light Programmer | 1038 KB | Download2013-12 City Theatrical Interview with Alex Fogel, Broadway Moving Light Programmer |
| 2013-07 City Theatrical Interview with George Balanchine | 457 KB | Download2013-07 City Theatrical Interview with George Balanchine |
| 2013-04 City Theatrical Interview with Adam Lampel on Aquafog at Phantom of the Opera | 1249 KB | Download2013-04 City Theatrical Interview with Adam Lampel on Aquafog at Phantom of the Opera |
| 2012-06 City Theatrical Interview with Jeff Croiter | 1153 KB | Download2012-06 City Theatrical Interview with Jeff Croiter |
| 2011-11 City Theatrical Interview with Peggy Eisenhauer | 569 KB | Download2011-11 City Theatrical Interview with Peggy Eisenhauer |
| 2011-02 City Theatrical Interview with Dawn Chiang | 694 KB | Download2011-02 City Theatrical Interview with Dawn Chiang |
| 2010-12 City Theatrical Interview with Ivan van Perre Jr, Stagehand-Inventor | 1338 KB | Download2010-12 City Theatrical Interview with Ivan van Perre Jr, Stagehand-Inventor |
| 2010-10 City Theatrical Interview with Ken Posner | 346 KB | Download2010-10 City Theatrical Interview with Ken Posner |
| 2010-03 City Theatrical Interview with Adam Klein | 533 KB | Download2010-03 City Theatrical Interview with Adam Klein |
| 2009-11 City Theatrical Interview with Paul McLeish National Theatre in London | 998 KB | Download2009-11 City Theatrical Interview with Paul McLeish National Theatre in London |
| 2009-10 City Theatrical Interview with Eric Schultz | 1853 KB | Download2009-10 City Theatrical Interview with Eric Schultz |
| 2009-09 City Theatrical Interview With Peter Willis on RDM | 610 KB | Download2009-09 City Theatrical Interview With Peter Willis on RDM |
| 2009-06 City Theatrical Interview with Roger Desmond | 883 KB | Download2009-06 City Theatrical Interview with Roger Desmond |