On 24 April, designers with shows around the world will be donating their royalties to support one or both of the two charities dedicated exclusively to helping entertainment technology and design professionals, Behind the Scenes in the US and Canada and Light Relief in the UK. Designers and others not in royalty situations have also stepped forward in support of By Design Day with direct donations.
By Design Day champions Ken Billington, Rick Fisher and Ken Posner have already been joined in donating their royalties by Mike Baldassari, Paule Constable, Don Holder, David Howe, Tim Mascal, Paul Miller, Brian Monahan, Peter Mumford, Peter Nigrini, Paul Pyant, Malcolm Rippeth, Nick Schlieper, Kevin Sleep, Hugh Vanstone, Willie Williams, and Ann Wrightson.
Whether you design video, sound, scenery, costumes or lights, please join your colleagues in helping the industry care for its own. In these difficult times, those who have the added burden of serious illness or injury need your help now more than ever.
Behind the Scenes, a programme of The ESTA Foundation, serves entertainment technology and design professionals residing in the US and Canada working in any discipline either directly backstage or behind the camera, or for the companies supplying products and services to the industry. Light Relief helps British theatre lighting designers and those working in the field who are not in regular full time employment.
(Jim Evans)
