Friday, May 20
RAIN, A Tribute to the Beatles
6pm: Sound check
8pm: performance, and post show Q & A.
Brooks Atkinson Theater, 256 West 47th Street, New York, NY 10036
Saturday, May 21
NYU Tisch School of the Arts, 721 Broadway
8-9am: Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:15-10:45am: Abe Jacob, Welcome and Opening Remarks, plus: “How to Make RAIN on Broadway” with special guests
11am 12:15pm: Acme Sound Partners—Nevin Steinberg, Sten Severson, Jason Crystal: The Play On Broadway: Designs for Lombardi, Merchant Of Venice,The MotherF***** With The Hat, and Bengal Tiger At The Baghdad Zoo
12:30–2:30pm: Lunch and Manufacturers Showcase
2:30–4pm: Bob McCarthy, System Design and Optimization
4:15–5:30pm: Jon Weston – A New Approach to a Revival: Design for How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
6–7:30pm: Cocktail party sponsored by Meyer Sound; Live Design Sound Products of The Year presentation
Sunday, May 22
NYU Tisch School of the Arts, 721 Broadway
8:30-9am: Registration and Continental Breakfast
9–10:15am: Jonathan Deans with Peter Fitzgerald on Priscilla Queen Of The Desert and other Broadway stories
10:30am–12pm: Wireless Microphones: Setup and Operation: Tim Vear, senior applications engineer, Shure
12–2pm: Lunch and Manufacturers Showcase
2–3:15pm: Brian Ronan on The Book Of Mormon and Anything Goes: Working On Two Shows At The Same Time
3:30–5pm: John Taylor of d&b audiotechnik: What's In Your Toolbox: An examination of the amplification of the human voice and what tools are appropriate for the task.
5-6pm: Abe Jacob, close of classes. Final Q&A in lounge