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Gala Systems, Inc.
Contact Information: help determine the perfect balance of historic elements and modern technology for your theater. Whether it
Christopher Shaw, Sales Director America & Asia is consultation, design, manufacturing, or installation, we have decades of experience working with everything
3185 First Street, St. Hubert, QC J3Y 8Y6 Canada behind the curtain line. For further information about our services, please visit our website.
cshaw@galasystems.com
(760) 613-4252 Hoopes + Associates Architects
https://www.galasystems.com/en/ Contact Information:
Craig Hoopes, Managing Member
Company Description: 333 Montezuma Avenue, Suite 200, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Since 1980, Gala Systems, a stage equipment company, is creating compact and versatile theatre stage lifting craig@hoopesarchitects.com
devices. We specialize in orchestra lifts, theatre stage lifts, scenery lifts and piano lifts for theatres, auditoriums, (505) 986-1010
concert halls, casinos and multipurpose venues. In addition, our products include seating risers, table lifts for http://www.hoopesarchitects.com/
multi-purpose configurations and self-guided stage risers or orchestra podiums and chorus risers for concert
stages. Gala lifts are often used to renovate existing theatres that have no current orchestra pit lift or have Company Description:
an old lift that no longer functions. We have replaced numerous hydraulic, screw jack and chain lifts. GALA’s Hoopes + Associates has gained the reputation as one of Santa Fe’s top architectural design studios. With a
products and services have a proven quality that spans our nearly 40 years of experience using the Spiralift with deep commitment to community, pragmatic design and enduring architecture, our portfolio continues to
more than 1,750 projects completed in 65 countries and all over the United States. grow and includes a full array of historical restoration work on important buildings from the past 300 years, as
well as design for new construction of residential and commercial buildings. It spans architectural styles from
Genovese Vanderhoof & Associates early Santa Fe pueblo and territorial, to variations on more modern, organic themes. As part of this work, and
Contact Information: in conjunction with the world’s leading theater consultants, we have been involved in the renovation and
Margaret Genovese, Senior Partner restoration of older theaters in the Southwest and on the East Coast.
1103-77 Carlton Street, Toronto, ON M5B 2J7 Canada
gvasearch@gmail.com InterAmerica Stage, Inc.
(416) 340-2762 Contact Information:
https://genovesevanderhoof.com/ Mark T. Black, President
5401 Benchmark Lane, Sanford, FL 32773
Company Description: mark.black@iastage.com
Over the past 40 years, Senior Partners Margaret Genovese and Dory Vanderhoof have built one of North (407) 302-0881
America’s leading arts/cultural management consulting firms. GV&A has an unparalleled record of success https://www.iastage.com/
in assisting their clients in EXECUTIVE SEARCH, effective planning, capital campaigns, successful facility
development and dramatic improvement to contributed and earned income. The firm’s clients range from Company Description:
the continent’s largest ballet and opera companies, theatres, museums, art galleries and orchestras, to highly Theatres hold a special place in the hearts of many people. They are places of magic and invention; places
specialized arts organizations, such as modern dance companies, folk festivals, theatres for young audiences, where anything can - and just might - happen. These old buildings are a bridge between the past and present,
science museums, performing arts facilities, historic theatres, living history museums, arts service organizations connecting us to the people who occupied them decades ago. And if you do it right, restoration can inject life
and government agencies. and revenue back into the community. With thoughtful upgrades, historic theatres can compete with today’s
newer high-tech performance spaces. Restoration expands technical capabilities, which in turn, allows you
Historic Plaster Conservation Services to support programming that meets the expectations of today’s audiences, thus reinvigorating streams of
Contact Information: revenue typically associated with entertainment arts venues. IA Stage can help you determine the best plan of
Neal Mednick, Director of Marketing & Communications action to make your space relevant again. Give us a call.
330 Belleville Turnpike, North Arlington, NJ 07031
neal@historicplaster.com Irwin Seating Company
(416) 432-0362 Contact Information:
https://www.historicplaster.com; http://www.johntiedemann.com/ Anne Chapman, Marketing Coordinator
3251 Fruit Ridge Road NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49544
Company Description: anne.chapman@irwinseating.com
For more than 60 years, John Tiedemann Inc. (JTI) has specialized in interior decorative painting and plastering. (866) 464-7946
JTl’s associate company, Historic Plaster Conservation Services (HPCS) USA was formed in 1988 to pursue https://www.irwinseating.com/
opportunities in the very specific field of architectural plaster conservation. HPCS addresses and repairs systemic
deterioration and structural problems of fragile plaster in historic buildings, including theaters. We address the Company Description:
problem at its root - where the plaster meets its substrate. Irwin Seating Company, headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI, is the world’s largest manufacturer of new and
restored seating for historic theatres, movie theatres, auditoriums, arenas, stadiums, and performing arts
Historic Stage Services, LLC centers. Irwin offers a formidable product line to meet and enhance any entertainment venue. Recent historic
Contact Information: projects include the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, Shubert Jacobs Theatre, NY, San Francisco War Memorial Opera
Wendy R. Waszut-Barrett, Ph.D., President House, Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, Palace Theatre in Stamford, CT, Shreveport Memorial Auditorium, LA,
4021 Adair Avenue N, Minneapolis, MN 55422 BAM Harvey Theatre, Brooklyn. Whether you are interested in new or restored seating, Irwin Seating provides the
waszut_barrett@me.com capabilities and expertise to create the optimal seating solution for your facility!
(612) 715-6505
http://www.historicstageservices.com/index.html

Company Description:
Our team specializes in historic stages and how to make them work for today’s needs. We will work with you to
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