Company:Figure 53
| Industry | Live entertainment, Software, Theatre |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder | Chris Ashworth[1] |
| Headquarters | Baltimore, Maryland |
Key people | Chris Ashworth (CEO)[2] |
| Members | 16[3][1] (2020) |
| Website | figure53 |
Figure 53, LLC is an American technology company based in Baltimore, Maryland.[3] Figure 53's flagship product is QLab, a proprietary cue-based multimedia playback system for macOS for use in theatre and other forms of live performance. Some of their other products include Go Button and QLab Remote.[4]
History
By the time Figure 53 was incorporated in Maryland in March 2006, QLab had been in development for over 2 years.[5] Over time, it has evolved into an industry standard for show control.[6][7][8][9] In 2018, Figure 53 announced the acquisition of the defunct Playhouse Theatre building, and revamped it to create The Voxel theatre in 2020. The Voxel serves both as a research lab for the company and as a theatre intended to promote and facilitate technological experimentation in performance art.[10][11][12][13]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Team | Figure 53" (in en). https://figure53.com/team/.
- ↑ "Easy QLab Control with Python Templates for CL/QL/TF Consoles - Yamaha - Other European Countries" (in en). https://europe.yamaha.com/en/news_events/2019/0610_50_python.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Figure 53" (in en). https://figure53.com/.
- ↑ "QLab" (in en). https://qlab.app/.
- ↑ "Notes from Figure 53 » 2005 » November". 2018-11-25. http://blog.figure53.com/2005/11/.
- ↑ "QLab Setup Guidefor CL/QL/TF Series". Yamaha Corporation. August 2019. https://download.yamaha.com/files/tcm:39-1286035.
- ↑ "QLab 3" (in en). https://jeromyhopgood.wordpress.com/tag/qlab-3/.
- ↑ "QLab Training - Learn QLab 4 : Online Course - Stage Lighting Tutorials, Information and How To" (in en-US). https://www.onstagelighting.co.uk/qlab-training-online-qlab-course-uk/.
- ↑ "Tech Talk: Improve Your Tech with QLab" (in en-US). https://danceatl.org/events/tech-talk-improve-your-tech-with-qlab/.
- ↑ "The Voxel Opening as Home for DIY Theatre in 2020" (in en). 2019-11-04. https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/artsentertainment/the-voxel-opening-as-home-for-diy-theatre-in-2020.
- ↑ Ashworth, Chris (2020-01-20). "Ten years ago today, I decided to build a theater." (in en). https://twitter.com/Chris_Ashworth/status/1219284158792589313.
- ↑ "The Voxel". https://voxel.org/.
- ↑ Kaltenbach, Chris. "This 74-year-old Baltimore theater is being reincarnated once again". https://www.baltimoresun.com/features/retro-baltimore/bs-fe-voxel-20180201-story.html.
