Cortellucci Family Theatre Is Ready For Its Closeup

“We’re like kids in a candy store,” says Godric Latimer-Kim about the new equipment in the Cortellucci Family Theatre. Over the summer, the theatre’s entire sound and lighting systems were removed and fully replaced with state-of-the-art equipment. Ms. Latimer-Kim, Crescent’s Head of Arts, is thrilled that the facility’s upgrades will help bring her students’ creative visions to life.

Prior to these changes, Ian Radburn, the school’s Technical Theatre Coordinator, used to painstakingly arrange multiple lights with coloured gels for productions that required special lighting. Each colour required a designated light and gel, and more demanding setups could require dozens of lights. Now, they’ve been replaced by LED fixtures that can be programmed to move and change colours.

In addition to lighting upgrades, a series of specialized microphones and speakers have been added to the roster, making choir voices and drum kits sound even better, and the catwalk has been reinforced to improve safety.