BLUEBARN Theatre Wins 2016 IES Illumination Award

The BLUEBARN Theatre has been recognized in the 43rd Annual IES Illumination Awards announced last week. Each year the IES (Illuminating Engineering Society) makes selections from around the world based on professionalism, ingenuity and originality in lighting design in four categories.

The BLUEBARN was named in the Outdoor Lighting Design category with a "Special Citation for Use of Light as a Beacon that Enhances the Community Culture." Designers Andrew Lang and Steve Gollehon from Morrissey Engineering and Jeffrey Day from Min | Day created the design for the new BLUEBARN Theatre, which opened in 2015 at the corner of 10th and Pacific. The award winners were announced October 23.

The IES is an international organization dedicated to improving the lighted environment by bringing together those with lighting knowledge and by translating that knowledge into actions that benefit the public.

The BLUEBARN Theatre has been bringing professionally-produced plays to area audiences since 1989. Since its inception, BLUEBARN has produced over 100 plays and has established itself as Omaha's professional Contemporary Theatre company. Striving to bring artistically significant scripts and professional production values to Omaha and the surrounding region, BLUEBARN is known for high-quality entertainment and the fearless pursuit of stories that challenge both theatre artists and patrons.

Mission: To provoke thought, emotion, action, and change through daring and innovative theatre...

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