Theatrewolf Podcast

The Theatrewolf Podcast is a podcast where we interview the people that make the shows happen from the stagehands up to the top. Every week we will dive into an interview with someone in the industry and see what makes him or her tick. We will discuss how they got into the industry and make their jobs happen. Plus just some open talk on anything that crosses our minds. Hosted by Quentin “Q” Mariano who is a traveling electrician with Broadway musicals. He is also a programmer on EOs and MA2 and a faculty member at the Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas. Follow along with his journeys on Instagram @Theatrewolf.esf

Todd Kessler has worked for Vari-Lite for 24 years. He’s been Technical Trainer since 2004. In that time he has conducted over 300 classes to almost 3000 trainees on every continent except Antarctica. In his spare time he and his wife enjoy fine food, wine and a relaxing beach. They reside in Dallas, TX with their cat Jimmy. Todd graduated from The University Of Missouri with a BSBA in Logistics.

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Tom Littrell is originally from Wichita Falls, Texas. In 1970, he graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas – (look it up!). He was drafted, spent three years in the Army, and then went back to graduate school in technical theatre. A friend’s cousin worked for a company in Dallas called Showco. They provided large-scale lighting and sound systems to rock tours. Tom dropped out of grad school to do a tour or two with Showco, then go back and finish his degree. But his second tour was as a lighting technician on Paul McCartney’s Wings over America 1976 tour. That tour...uh...set the hook so he stayed at Showco and toured with Led Zeppelin, the Who, Genesis, Linda Ronstadt, and others. In 1980, he was ready – again - to go back to grad school when Showco engineers began work on what would become the Vari-Lite system. He was asked to help with that project and delayed going back to graduate school one more time, going on the road with Genesis and the first Vari-Lite system in 1981. He programmed the moving lights and operated the console for the first show in Barcelona, Spain, and the rest of the tour. He continued at Vari-Lite for another twenty years – touring with Genesis as well as David Bowie, ZZ Top, Hall and Oates, Don Henley, and many other concert and corporate event clients. Later he did technical product management and marketing.

In 2002, Showco/Vari-Lite was sold and Tom was laid off. He immediately called ETC. Happily, they offered him a job and he and his wife Stacy moved to Madison, Wisconsin in 2004. He was Fixtures Product Manager for ten years and then became an outreach and training specialist. He retired in August 2020 after seventeen years with ETC. He loves Madison – but could do without the winters.

FYI, he still doesn’t have a graduate degree and wonders if he should go back to school.

NAMM Interview with Rusty Brutsche:

www.namm.org/library/oral-history/rusty-brutsche

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Email: [email protected]

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Noah DeLuna-Allen - has been a part of the industry since the 10th grade of high school. 10 years later, Noah is a product support specialist for High End Systems/ETC. Where he provides console support, among other things like travel, Hog 4 training, tradeshows, show site programming, fixture shootouts, installs and pretty much whatever or wherever his console knowledge is needed. Noah “Wears Many Hats” and enjoys being on his toes in a constantly evolving industry. In his spare time, Noah is a freelance LD and programmer for several venues in Austin and Dallas area. Noah also provides previsualization and drafting services. Noah received his Associates in Arts from Richland College, and his Bachelor’s in Fine Arts from Texas State University.

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Isaac Katzanek is the production manager for The Geffen Playhouse, a regional theater in Los Angeles. Previously, he was a production manager for Aurora Productions in New York, whose projects included Frozen, Amelie, the 1st National Tour of Anastasia, and An Act of God. He also was part of the inaugural team at The Shed and has worked at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Roundabout Theatre Company, and the Public Theater. He holds a BFA from the University of Evansville and is proud to call the lights of Las Vegas home.