A matching project funded in the amount of $70,000 by the
National Endowment for the Arts...
Its goal is to build and install a PC-based control system for theater stage
machinery at the Steppenwolf Theatre that:
utilizes the existing and affordable industrial-control components available
recently as a result of advances in microprocessor control and power
electronics,
integrates the technology currently used by theater practitioners, and
serves as a highly flexible system that promote a wide range of artistic
experimentation.
This project has funded:
design, fabrication and testing for two 4-axis (or one 8-axis) PC-based
control
systems for use in Steppenwolf productions,
upgrade and integration with the theatre's existing automation equipment,
and
training for production personnel in the operation and troubleshooting of
the system.
steppenwolf
theatre company