Episodes

  • The Billington Files #14 - Act II Just in Time on May 7, 2018 at 3 PM
    Mar 16 2020

    In this episode: As time runs out the team finishes Act II!

    We’re excited to introduce ETC's On Headset, a new audio series that enables listeners to program in real-time with a lighting designer as they construct the look of a major theatrical production.

    Our goal with this project is to fill the gap between the traditional classroom or "e-training" methods of console training and actually sitting behind an Eos desk in a theater. Maybe you know where the buttons are and what they do but want to know more about how used in context. Or maybe you just want to work on your muscle memory. This is a console flight simulator to help with both. If you wish, you can type along with Ken's instruction, or, if you'd prefer a more passive experience, simply eavesdrop (you may want to begin listening to episode 12 when it gets really lively!).

    This series features esteemed Broadway lighting designer Ken Billington and a lightly curated recording of the headset conversations during tech of the New York City Center Encores’ Me and My Girl in May of 2018. The recordings are broken into 13 episodes, which start as Ken begins putting cues into the console and end after the dress rehearsal—which for Encores, is about 90 percent of the lighting time allowed.

    New York City Center generously allowed us to witness the perfect case study for lighting in theatre—a frenzied weeklong blitz to put on a full musical. The first 11 episodes are dry tech and tech rehearsals. We've provided a show file for each episode, if you’re starting at the beginning you only need the first, you’ll build from there. If want to begin, further along, use the file to match your starting point. The last two episodes are recordings of the dress rehearsal (somewhat combined with tech). If you're typing along, this gets a bit more intense. It's also where we realized that the recordings are pretty entertaining in their own right—Nancy Pittelman and her stage management team and Ken and his lighting team are true masters in their kitchens!

    While the process is always fast-paced, Encores is especially condensed (as Ken mentions in his introduction to the series). It is the musical theater equivalent of a competition cooking show... here are your ingredients, you have 8 hours…GO!

    To find all of the supporting materials (show files, paperwork, and photos of the production) head to etcconnect.com/onheadset

    We hope you find the series both entertaining and educational!

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    44 mins
  • The Billington Files #13 - Building Act I on May 7, 2018 at 2:30 PM
    Mar 16 2020

    In this episode: It's still a flurry of building Act I while the show plays on.

    We’re excited to introduce ETC's On Headset, a new audio series that enables listeners to program in real-time with a lighting designer as they construct the look of a major theatrical production.

    Our goal with this project is to fill the gap between the traditional classroom or "e-training" methods of console training and actually sitting behind an Eos desk in a theater. Maybe you know where the buttons are and what they do but want to know more about how used in context. Or maybe you just want to work on your muscle memory. This is a console flight simulator to help with both. If you wish, you can type along with Ken's instruction, or, if you'd prefer a more passive experience, simply eavesdrop (you may want to begin listening to episode 12 when it gets really lively!).

    This series features esteemed Broadway lighting designer Ken Billington and a lightly curated recording of the headset conversations during tech of the New York City Center Encores’ Me and My Girl in May of 2018. The recordings are broken into 13 episodes, which start as Ken begins putting cues into the console and end after the dress rehearsal—which for Encores, is about 90 percent of the lighting time allowed.

    New York City Center generously allowed us to witness the perfect case study for lighting in theatre—a frenzied weeklong blitz to put on a full musical. The first 11 episodes are dry tech and tech rehearsals. We've provided a show file for each episode, if you’re starting at the beginning you only need the first, you’ll build from there. If want to begin, further along, use the file to match your starting point. The last two episodes are recordings of the dress rehearsal (somewhat combined with tech). If you're typing along, this gets a bit more intense. It's also where we realized that the recordings are pretty entertaining in their own right—Nancy Pittelman and her stage management team and Ken and his lighting team are true masters in their kitchens!

    While the process is always fast-paced, Encores is especially condensed (as Ken mentions in his introduction to the series). It is the musical theater equivalent of a competition cooking show... here are your ingredients, you have 8 hours…GO!

    To find all of the supporting materials (show files, paperwork, and photos of the production) head to etcconnect.com/onheadset

    We hope you find the series both entertaining and educational!

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    26 mins
  • The Billington Files #12 - Dress Rehearsal Begins on May 7, 2018 at 2 PM
    Mar 16 2020

    In this episode: Dress Rehearsal begins! Ken finally gets to see all the cues he built in Act I with people on stage!

    We’re excited to introduce ETC's On Headset, a new audio series that enables listeners to program in real-time with a lighting designer as they construct the look of a major theatrical production.

    Our goal with this project is to fill the gap between the traditional classroom or "e-training" methods of console training and actually sitting behind an Eos desk in a theater. Maybe you know where the buttons are and what they do but want to know more about how used in context. Or maybe you just want to work on your muscle memory. This is a console flight simulator to help with both. If you wish, you can type along with Ken's instruction, or, if you'd prefer a more passive experience, simply eavesdrop (you may want to begin listening to episode 12 when it gets really lively!).

    This series features esteemed Broadway lighting designer Ken Billington and a lightly curated recording of the headset conversations during tech of the New York City Center Encores’ Me and My Girl in May of 2018. The recordings are broken into 13 episodes, which start as Ken begins putting cues into the console and end after the dress rehearsal—which for Encores, is about 90 percent of the lighting time allowed.

    New York City Center generously allowed us to witness the perfect case study for lighting in theatre—a frenzied weeklong blitz to put on a full musical. The first 11 episodes are dry tech and tech rehearsals. We've provided a show file for each episode, if you’re starting at the beginning you only need the first, you’ll build from there. If want to begin, further along, use the file to match your starting point. The last two episodes are recordings of the dress rehearsal (somewhat combined with tech). If you're typing along, this gets a bit more intense. It's also where we realized that the recordings are pretty entertaining in their own right—Nancy Pittelman and her stage management team and Ken and his lighting team are true masters in their kitchens!

    While the process is always fast-paced, Encores is especially condensed (as Ken mentions in his introduction to the series). It is the musical theater equivalent of a competition cooking show... here are your ingredients, you have 8 hours…GO!

    To find all of the supporting materials (show files, paperwork, and photos of the production) head to etcconnect.com/onheadset

    We hope you find the series both entertaining and educational!

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    26 mins
  • The Billington Files #11 - Last Notes Before Dress on May 7 2018 at 11:30 AM
    Mar 16 2020

    In this episode: With actors released until 2:00, Ken and his team finish their last notes before Dress Rehearsal.

    We’re excited to introduce ETC's On Headset, a new audio series that enables listeners to program in real-time with a lighting designer as they construct the look of a major theatrical production.

    Our goal with this project is to fill the gap between the traditional classroom or "e-training" methods of console training and actually sitting behind an Eos desk in a theater. Maybe you know where the buttons are and what they do but want to know more about how used in context. Or maybe you just want to work on your muscle memory. This is a console flight simulator to help with both. If you wish, you can type along with Ken's instruction, or, if you'd prefer a more passive experience, simply eavesdrop (you may want to begin listening to episode 12 when it gets really lively!).

    This series features esteemed Broadway lighting designer Ken Billington and a lightly curated recording of the headset conversations during tech of the New York City Center Encores’ Me and My Girl in May of 2018. The recordings are broken into 13 episodes, which start as Ken begins putting cues into the console and end after the dress rehearsal—which for Encores, is about 90 percent of the lighting time allowed.

    New York City Center generously allowed us to witness the perfect case study for lighting in theatre—a frenzied weeklong blitz to put on a full musical. The first 11 episodes are dry tech and tech rehearsals. We've provided a show file for each episode, if you’re starting at the beginning you only need the first, you’ll build from there. If want to begin, further along, use the file to match your starting point. The last two episodes are recordings of the dress rehearsal (somewhat combined with tech). If you're typing along, this gets a bit more intense. It's also where we realized that the recordings are pretty entertaining in their own right—Nancy Pittelman and her stage management team and Ken and his lighting team are true masters in their kitchens!

    While the process is always fast-paced, Encores is especially condensed (as Ken mentions in his introduction to the series). It is the musical theater equivalent of a competition cooking show... here are your ingredients, you have 8 hours…GO!

    To find all of the supporting materials (show files, paperwork, and photos of the production) head to etcconnect.com/onheadset

    We hope you find the series both entertaining and educational!

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    25 mins
  • The Billington Files #10 - Lighting Team Pushes on May 7 2018 at 11 AM
    Mar 15 2020

    In this episode: The tech peters out but Team Lighting pushes through to the end of Act II.

    We’re excited to introduce ETC's On Headset, a new audio series that enables listeners to program in real-time with a lighting designer as they construct the look of a major theatrical production.

    Our goal with this project is to fill the gap between the traditional classroom or "e-training" methods of console training and actually sitting behind an Eos desk in a theater. Maybe you know where the buttons are and what they do but want to know more about how used in context. Or maybe you just want to work on your muscle memory. This is a console flight simulator to help with both. If you wish, you can type along with Ken's instruction, or, if you'd prefer a more passive experience, simply eavesdrop (you may want to begin listening to episode 12 when it gets really lively!).

    This series features esteemed Broadway lighting designer Ken Billington and a lightly curated recording of the headset conversations during tech of the New York City Center Encores’ Me and My Girl in May of 2018. The recordings are broken into 13 episodes, which start as Ken begins putting cues into the console and end after the dress rehearsal—which for Encores, is about 90 percent of the lighting time allowed.

    New York City Center generously allowed us to witness the perfect case study for lighting in theatre—a frenzied weeklong blitz to put on a full musical. The first 11 episodes are dry tech and tech rehearsals. We've provided a show file for each episode, if you’re starting at the beginning you only need the first, you’ll build from there. If want to begin, further along, use the file to match your starting point. The last two episodes are recordings of the dress rehearsal (somewhat combined with tech). If you're typing along, this gets a bit more intense. It's also where we realized that the recordings are pretty entertaining in their own right—Nancy Pittelman and her stage management team and Ken and his lighting team are true masters in their kitchens!

    While the process is always fast-paced, Encores is especially condensed (as Ken mentions in his introduction to the series). It is the musical theater equivalent of a competition cooking show... here are your ingredients, you have 8 hours…GO!

    To find all of the supporting materials (show files, paperwork, and photos of the production) head to etcconnect.com/onheadset

    We hope you find the series both entertaining and educational!

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    37 mins
  • The Billington Files #9 - Tech on Headset on May 7th, 2018, 10:30 AM
    Mar 15 2020

    In this episode: This is tech. We're starting to hear how much can happen on headset at the same time.

    We’re excited to introduce ETC's On Headset, a new audio series that enables listeners to program in real-time with a lighting designer as they construct the look of a major theatrical production.

    Our goal with this project is to fill the gap between the traditional classroom or "e-training" methods of console training and actually sitting behind an Eos desk in a theater. Maybe you know where the buttons are and what they do but want to know more about how used in context. Or maybe you just want to work on your muscle memory. This is a console flight simulator to help with both. If you wish, you can type along with Ken's instruction, or, if you'd prefer a more passive experience, simply eavesdrop (you may want to begin listening to episode 12 when it gets really lively!).

    This series features esteemed Broadway lighting designer Ken Billington and a lightly curated recording of the headset conversations during tech of the New York City Center Encores’ Me and My Girl in May of 2018. The recordings are broken into 13 episodes, which start as Ken begins putting cues into the console and end after the dress rehearsal—which for Encores, is about 90 percent of the lighting time allowed.

    New York City Center generously allowed us to witness the perfect case study for lighting in theatre—a frenzied weeklong blitz to put on a full musical. The first 11 episodes are dry tech and tech rehearsals. We've provided a show file for each episode, if you’re starting at the beginning you only need the first, you’ll build from there. If want to begin, further along, use the file to match your starting point. The last two episodes are recordings of the dress rehearsal (somewhat combined with tech). If you're typing along, this gets a bit more intense. It's also where we realized that the recordings are pretty entertaining in their own right—Nancy Pittelman and her stage management team and Ken and his lighting team are true masters in their kitchens!

    While the process is always fast-paced, Encores is especially condensed (as Ken mentions in his introduction to the series). It is the musical theater equivalent of a competition cooking show... here are your ingredients, you have 8 hours…GO!

    To find all of the supporting materials (show files, paperwork, and photos of the production) head to etcconnect.com/onheadset

    We hope you find the series both entertaining and educational!

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    35 mins
  • The Billington Files #8 - Tech Rehearsal Begins on May 7,2018 at 10 AM
    Mar 15 2020

    In this episode: The technical rehearsal begins on stage. Since there is only time to tech one half before the run through this afternoon, the company has opted to begin with Act II.

    We’re excited to introduce ETC's On Headset, a new audio series that enables listeners to program in real-time with a lighting designer as they construct the look of a major theatrical production.

    Our goal with this project is to fill the gap between the traditional classroom or "e-training" methods of console training and actually sitting behind an Eos desk in a theater. Maybe you know where the buttons are and what they do but want to know more about how used in context. Or maybe you just want to work on your muscle memory. This is a console flight simulator to help with both. If you wish, you can type along with Ken's instruction, or, if you'd prefer a more passive experience, simply eavesdrop (you may want to begin listening to episode 12 when it gets really lively!).

    This series features esteemed Broadway lighting designer Ken Billington and a lightly curated recording of the headset conversations during tech of the New York City Center Encores’ Me and My Girl in May of 2018. The recordings are broken into 13 episodes, which start as Ken begins putting cues into the console and end after the dress rehearsal—which for Encores, is about 90 percent of the lighting time allowed.

    New York City Center generously allowed us to witness the perfect case study for lighting in theatre—a frenzied weeklong blitz to put on a full musical. The first 11 episodes are dry tech and tech rehearsals. We've provided a show file for each episode, if you’re starting at the beginning you only need the first, you’ll build from there. If want to begin, further along, use the file to match your starting point. The last two episodes are recordings of the dress rehearsal (somewhat combined with tech). If you're typing along, this gets a bit more intense. It's also where we realized that the recordings are pretty entertaining in their own right—Nancy Pittelman and her stage management team and Ken and his lighting team are true masters in their kitchens!

    While the process is always fast-paced, Encores is especially condensed (as Ken mentions in his introduction to the series). It is the musical theater equivalent of a competition cooking show... here are your ingredients, you have 8 hours…GO!

    To find all of the supporting materials (show files, paperwork, and photos of the production) head to etcconnect.com/onheadset

    We hope you find the series both entertaining and educational!

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    35 mins
  • The Billington Files #7 - ACT II Cues Continue May 7, 2018 at 9:30 AM
    Mar 15 2020

    In this episode: Ken pushes through putting in cues as far as he's seen into Act II.

    We’re excited to introduce ETC's On Headset, a new audio series that enables listeners to program in real-time with a lighting designer as they construct the look of a major theatrical production.

    Our goal with this project is to fill the gap between the traditional classroom or "e-training" methods of console training and actually sitting behind an Eos desk in a theater. Maybe you know where the buttons are and what they do but want to know more about how used in context. Or maybe you just want to work on your muscle memory. This is a console flight simulator to help with both. If you wish, you can type along with Ken's instruction, or, if you'd prefer a more passive experience, simply eavesdrop (you may want to begin listening to episode 12 when it gets really lively!).

    This series features esteemed Broadway lighting designer Ken Billington and a lightly curated recording of the headset conversations during tech of the New York City Center Encores’ Me and My Girl in May of 2018. The recordings are broken into 13 episodes, which start as Ken begins putting cues into the console and end after the dress rehearsal—which for Encores, is about 90 percent of the lighting time allowed.

    New York City Center generously allowed us to witness the perfect case study for lighting in theatre—a frenzied weeklong blitz to put on a full musical. The first 11 episodes are dry tech and tech rehearsals. We've provided a show file for each episode, if you’re starting at the beginning you only need the first, you’ll build from there. If want to begin, further along, use the file to match your starting point. The last two episodes are recordings of the dress rehearsal (somewhat combined with tech). If you're typing along, this gets a bit more intense. It's also where we realized that the recordings are pretty entertaining in their own right—Nancy Pittelman and her stage management team and Ken and his lighting team are true masters in their kitchens!

    While the process is always fast-paced, Encores is especially condensed (as Ken mentions in his introduction to the series). It is the musical theater equivalent of a competition cooking show... here are your ingredients, you have 8 hours…GO!

    To find all of the supporting materials (show files, paperwork, and photos of the production) head to etcconnect.com/onheadset

    We hope you find the series both entertaining and educational!

    Show more Show less
    25 mins