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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| Title | Size | |
| 2023-04 Employee Spotlight Peter Nikel | 684 KB | Download2023-04 Employee Spotlight Peter Nikel |
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| 2023-03 City Theatrical Interview with Steven Ramsey, Brooklyn-based Chief Lighting Technician | 1066 KB | Download2023-03 City Theatrical Interview with Steven Ramsey, Brooklyn-based Chief Lighting Technician |
| 2023-02 Employee Spotlight Naum Bronz | 271 KB | Download2023-02 Employee Spotlight Naum Bronz |
| 2022-12 Employee Spotlight Lorlyn Sia | 833 KB | Download2022-12 Employee Spotlight Lorlyn Sia |
| 2022-10 Employee Spotlight Tevin Cummings | 433 KB | Download2022-10 Employee Spotlight Tevin Cummings |
| 2022-08 City Theatrical Designer Interview with Jennifer Schriever | 1165 KB | Download2022-08 City Theatrical Designer Interview with Jennifer Schriever |
| 2022-01 City Theatrical Designer Interview with Marcus Doshi | 1059 KB | Download2022-01 City Theatrical Designer Interview with Marcus Doshi |
| 2021-11 City Theatrical Q and A with Production Electrician Kevin Barry on using RadioScan Spectrum Analyzer to optimize Multiverse wireless DMX performance at Company on Broadway | 2024 KB | Download2021-11 City Theatrical Q and A with Production Electrician Kevin Barry on using RadioScan Spectrum Analyzer to optimize Multiverse wireless DMX performance at Company on Broadway |
| 2021-11 City Theatrical Interview with Australian-born, NYC-based Lighting Designer Mitchell Fenton | 1109 KB | Download2021-11 City Theatrical Interview with Australian-born, NYC-based Lighting Designer Mitchell Fenton |
| 2021-10 City Theatrical Designer Q and A: Jeff Croiter on Freestyle Love Supreme | 2308 KB | Download2021-10 City Theatrical Designer Q and A: Jeff Croiter on Freestyle Love Supreme |
| 2021-07 City Theatrical Designer Q and A: Yuki Nakase Link on Seven Deadly Sins NYC | 1150 KB | Download2021-07 City Theatrical Designer Q and A: Yuki Nakase Link on Seven Deadly Sins NYC |
| 2021-06 City Theatrical Designer Q and A: Mike Baldassari on After Midnight at the Signature Theatre | 1264 KB | Download2021-06 City Theatrical Designer Q and A: Mike Baldassari on After Midnight at the Signature Theatre |
| 2021-06 City Theatrical Designer Q and A: Jack Weir on Death Drop London | 1204 KB | Download2021-06 City Theatrical Designer Q and A: Jack Weir on Death Drop London |
| 2021-05 City Theatrical Designer Q and A: Tim Deiling on re-opening SiX The Musical London | 2059 KB | Download2021-05 City Theatrical Designer Q and A: Tim Deiling on re-opening SiX The Musical London |
| 2021-04 City Theatrical Designer Interview with Lighting Designer Allen Lee Hughes | 728 KB | Download2021-04 City Theatrical Designer Interview with Lighting Designer Allen Lee Hughes |
| 2021-02 City Theatrical Designer Q and A: Ken Billington on Waitress The Musical Japan Tour | 1077 KB | Download2021-02 City Theatrical Designer Q and A: Ken Billington on Waitress The Musical Japan Tour |
| 2021-01 City Theatrical Interview with London-based Lighting Designer Peter Small | 796 KB | Download2021-01 City Theatrical Interview with London-based Lighting Designer Peter Small |
| 2020-12 City Theatrical Designer Q and A: Mitchell Fenton, Associate Lighting Designer for Pippin Australia | 2049 KB | Download2020-12 City Theatrical Designer Q and A: Mitchell Fenton, Associate Lighting Designer for Pippin Australia |
| 2020-11 City Theatrical Designer Q and A: Ben Stanton, Lighting Designer for A Christmas Carol Live | 426 KB | Download2020-11 City Theatrical Designer Q and A: Ben Stanton, Lighting Designer for A Christmas Carol Live |
| 2020-10 City Theatrical Conversation with Matt Gordon and Mick Smith of Eastern Lighting Design | 1399 KB | Download2020-10 City Theatrical Conversation with Matt Gordon and Mick Smith of Eastern Lighting Design |