During one segment of the show, the theatre will go pitch dark, and showgoers will hear sounds that create a sense of the walls moving. “With advanced mixing techniques, I can make a room that is 40 by 40 [feet] sound like it’s 80 by 80, or maybe even more,” Tan says. The immersive nature…

Share this post or save for later Richard Renner said Sunday that after 40 years of performing all over the world, seeing awards and accolades, his Phoenix Award for contributions to the arts scene in Lawrence “without a doubt means the most.” Renner, three other local artists and representatives of two arts organizations were honored…

Roberta Pereira, the director of the Playwrights Realm, will lead the library, which is home to more than eight million items relating to music, theater and dance. Roberta Pereira has had a career-long goal to make the performing arts accessible for all. So when she saw a posting for an executive director position at the…