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Quinn Evans Architects Schuler Shook

Contact: Contact:
Leora Mirvish, AIA, Principal Michael DiBlasi, ASTC, Partner
2121 Ward Place, NW, 4th Floor 219 Main Street SE, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036 Minneapolis, MN 55414
lmirvish@quinnevans.com mdiblasi@schulershook.com
(202) 298-6700 (612) 339-5958
http://www.quinnevans.com/ http://www.schulershook.com/
Company Description: Company Description:
Quinn Evans Architects is the leader in historic Schuler Shook offers theatre design and specification
preservation and sustainable stewardship. Our design services including: feasibility and programming
of theaters and performing arts venues balances studies, sightline studies, theatrical lighting systems,
functionality and aesthetics with dramatic and inspiring stage rigging and lift systems, orchestra shells and
spaces supported by carefully planned and integrated architectural lighting design. Projects: Cincinnati Music
technology, systems, and back-of-house operations. Hall (Cincinnati, OH); Kings Theatre (Brooklyn, NY);
QEA has designed a broad range of venues, from small David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center (New York, NY);
community and civic theaters to nationally recognized Croswell Opera House (Adrian, MI); Saenger Theatre
concert halls and opera houses. Our portfolio also (New Orleans, LA); Boston Opera House (Boston, MA);
includes auditoriums and state-of-the-art academic Pantages, Orpheum and State Theatres (Minneapolis,
performing arts centers, as well as many historic MN); The Cowles Center For Dance & The Performing
theaters. We address the challenges such as acoustical Arts (Minneapolis, MN); Peabody Opera House (St.
integrity, accessibility, and operational efficiency. Louis, MO); Sarasota Opera House (Sarasota, FL);
Most importantly, we understand the need to design McKinney Performing Arts Center (McKinney, TX);
transcendent environments — uplifting spaces that help Empire and Majestic Theatres (San Antonio, TX);
create magical, memorable performances. Robinson Theatre (Little Rock, AR). Offices: Chicago
(Todd Hensley, thensley@schulershook.com),
Minneapolis (Michael DiBlasi, mdiblasi@schulershook.
St. Louis Antique Lighting Company com), Dallas (Jack Hagler, dallas@schulershook.com),
and San Francisco Bay (Heather McAvoy hmcavoy@
Contact: schulershook.com).
Ann Marie Behm
801 N. Skinker Boulevard Serapid USA
St. Louis, MO 63130
ambehm@slalco.com Contact:
(314) 863-1414 Carol Herriges, Marketing & Communications Manager
http://slalco.com/ 34100 Mound Road
Sterling Heights, MI 48310
Company Description: c.herriges@serapid.com
St. Louis Antique Lighting Company specializes in (586) 274-0774
restoring and replicating historic fixtures and custom http://www.serapid.com/
manufacturing new designs for architects, lighting
designers and contractors. We pride ourselves in Company Description:
working with architects and lighting designers to adapt The award winning stage engineering provider, Serapid,
new industry technologies for use in period lighting specializes in lift and transfer systems produced with
projects. We assist our clients from initial contact Rigid Chain Technology. Serapid’s innovative stage
through design, production and final delivery, including engineering solutions include stage lifts, scenery
onsite supervision of removal and reinstallation of movement systems, complete flexible theatre venues,
historic fixtures. All metal work, including spinning, retractable seating, and portable telescopic lighting
forging, finishing, fabricating, wiring, assembly, pattern lifts. Serapid has decades of experience working
and mold work are done at our company. Our shop with the unique design issues involved with historic
workers are true craftsmen, many with decades of renovations, and is proud to name The Fox Tucson
experience. Our two lighting designers use AutoCAD Theatre in Tucson, AZ; The Morris PAC in South Bend,
and our fixtures are either U.L. or ETL listed. Several of IN; and The Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing
our projects have received AIA, IES and IALD regional, Arts, Minneapolis, MN among their extensive portfolio
national and international awards for excellence. of projects. Serapid is pleased to be able to produce
We have successfully completed the restoration and technology that supports the growth and vision of the
replication of period lighting in over twenty American arts and historic preservation community.
theatres and are confident in our knowledge and ability
to serve your custom lighting needs.
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