Stage Entertainment relies on Eos consoles
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Andy Peistrup, lighting coordinator at Stage Entertainment confirmed that the Eos consoles are regularly in use at the establishment in Hamburg. Shows on New York's Broadway or London's West End are frequently produced by ETC consoles.
Peistrup comments: “When the production changes, the console moves with the show. We are very satisfied with Eos desks; it makes our work easy and straight forward as there is already a show file and structure on that system.” The lighting expert has been with Stage Entertainment for nearly 20 years and believes that reliability is a key asset: “We usually play eight shows a week, therefore, it is important that the lighting programming runs smoothly with a second desk ready to pick-up where we left off should a component fail.”
Following the relocation of the celebrated musical Mary Poppins from theatres in Stuttgart to Hamburg, Stage Entertainment invested in two more Eos consoles. The company further invested in the Eos Remote Processor Unit (RPU) for its musical theatres, a unit that can provide primary and backup control during the shows.
After 25 years in the lighting industry, Peistrup describes how modern lighting systems, such as those by ETC make it easier for him to implement his ideas. He emphasises how “a complex desk can often slow progress and creativity and the best way to work is with several desks at the same time on a single show file”. He adds: “25 years ago, moving lights with 25 to 30 parameters would have lead the show and today, 20,000 parameters is rare.”
(Jim Evans)
