The Association for Lighting Production and Design (ALPD) has launched its Awards for Excellence for 2023.

The ALPD will again be awarding in three categories; Lighting Design, Production Electrics and Programming, with each of the fantastic prize bundles being tailored to the specific needs of that speciality.  In a change to previous years, the candidates for the Fred Foster Production Electrician Award and the ALPD Award for Excellence in Programming will be by nomination.

The Michael Northen Award
This award is sponsored by the Go Live Theatre Projects (previously the Mousetrap Foundation) Vectorworks and ETC.   The winner of this award will receive a £500 voucher prize, a 512 ETC nomad™ Package, a Vectorworks licence for 12 months and a 6-month mentoring scheme with an industry professional to run alongside the initial stage of their career. The winner will also receive a copy of Michael’s book – “Northen Lights”.

Applications are welcome from current students (not just those on vocational theatre courses), Affiliate members of the ALPD, and recent graduates (who graduated no earlier than 2021) even if they are not currently a member, who have demonstrated strong, imaginative and creative lighting designs, detailed production documents or thorough programming files.

The Fred Foster Production Electrician Award
This Award is sponsored by ETC and dedicated to the late ETC CEO, Fred Foster.

The winner of this award will receive an engraved trophy kindly supplied by ETC

In a change to previous years this award is open to nominations rather than applications.   Nominees will be pursuing full-employment in a production electrics career; they will have predominantly worked in the presentation of live performance in places of entertainment: i.e. on theatre, dance or opera productions in theatres and opera houses or on theatrical experiences in non-conventional spaces either in house or as a freelancer. They will have achieved a mastery of their chosen discipline. They will have consistently delivered at a level of excellence throughout their career. They will have sought to promote best practice and technical excellence while delivering world class performance. They will be a great collaborator. They will be worthy of recognition.

The ALPD Award for Excellence in Programming 2023

The winner of this award will receive an engraved trophy sponsored by ETC

The criteria for nomination are: 

They will have been pursuing full-employment as a programmer; they will have predominantly worked in the presentation of live performance in places of entertainment: i.e. on theatre, dance or opera productions in theatres and opera houses or on theatrical experiences in non-conventional spaces either in house or as a freelancer. They will have achieved a mastery of their chosen discipline.  They will have consistently delivered at a level of excellence throughout their career. They will have sought to promote best practice and technical excellence while delivering world class performance. They will be a great collaborator. They will be worthy of recognition.

The Awards will be presented at the RCSSD/ALPD New Technology Showcase in January 2024.

Further Information, terms and conditions and details of how to apply are available on the ALPD website at: https://www.thealpd.org.uk/training/alpd-awards-2023

All submissions MUST be received by midnight on the closing date – Tuesday 31st October.