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Arizona’s Mesa Community College upgrades to Vari-Lite

The Mesa Community College’s 462-seater Performing Arts Center held its first full production in November 2022 using an upgraded rig of Vari-Lite LED luminaires from Signify. Dominating the new array of lighting fixtures were the VL2600 Profile, VL800 EventWash and VL800 ProPar, which have dramatically reduced power consumption at the center and provided the colors for a premiere run of “The Addams Family” musical.

The college’s Performing Arts Center, which opened in 2014, was initially rigged with a range of traditional Fresnels, pars and tungsten wash and profile fixtures, which were aging and power hungry. Kyle Rivieccio joined Mesa Community College in 2019 as PAC Technology Coordinator/Master Electrician, and he was later tasked with delivering a lighting rig upgrade.

“We entered a phase of demos and shootouts to find the right package, taking into account budget and requirements”, he says. “During all the demos, designers from our scenic, lighting, AV, costume and makeup departments were present, and we ran the lights with scenic drops and sets and costumes from a show within our season. I asked them all to give feedback on each fixture, and they would discuss the pros and cons of each demo unit. I took all that information and began selecting the fixtures.” Rivieccio eventually turned to Vari-Lite.

Knowing that a forthcoming production of the musical stage adaptation of the classic film “The Addams Family” was planned for late 2022, Rivieccio worked with Andrew Witte from Witte Lighting Services & Repair in nearby Tempe to source the solution. The eventual package included twenty-six VL2600 Profile, fifteen VL800 EventWash and twenty-eight VL800 ProPar fixtures, alongside twenty-two Cantata Full Color fixtures.

The “Addams Family” show was the first production to use the full new rig. Rivieccio served as the lighting designer for the show, with Trent Flores as board operator and heavy student involvement in creating the lighting design, rigging and programming.

(Photos: Nick Woodward-Shaw)

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