Venice Theatre, at the center of historic downtown Venice, Florida, was devastated by Hurricane Ian in 2022. Originally founded in 1950, it grew to be the largest community theater, per capita, in the United States before the devastating storm damaged its mainstage Jervey Theatre. We were originally contacted by the Venice team in April 2024 […]
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Safer Summer Scrapbook
From east coast to west, inside and out, from the highest aerial views to the ground floor, the Flyhouse Safer VenueTM crew has once again made the most of our venues’ summer breaks. We have inspected and maintained both manual and motorized equipment, completed 28 venue inspections and over a dozen extensive rigging repairs. Enjoy […]
The Pursuit of Safety
Founded in 1955 as an amateur outdoor summer theatre at the University of Chicago, Court Theater built its current home, the intimate 251-seat Abelson Auditorium, in 1981— without safety standards that exist today. With that in mind, venue staff contacted Flyhouse in January 2024 about updating their facility to comply with modern fall protection standards. […]
Two For One
This year, it’s been double the rigging in Boston for our Flyhouse crew. We’ve been working at the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T) at Harvard and nearby at Museum of Science, Boston. Both projects are still work in progress and we can’t wait to share more later. In the meantime, we’re spending all our spare moments enjoying everything […]
Fly Like an Eagle
Our work with Princess Cruises® started slowly about a year ago when they contacted Flyhouse to consult on aerial performances on their new Sphere Class ship, Sun and Star. Princess recently introduced their new Sphere Class with liquefied natural gas (LNG) propulsion: the Sun Princess and Star Princess. Among other features, these ships include state-of-the-art […]
One for the History Books
After years of planning and construction, the Obama Presidential Center opened to the public last Friday, June 19, 2026. Flyhouse is incredibly honored to have played a role in this historic project—a landmark for the U.S., the city of Chicago, and especially Chicago’s South Side and Jackson Park neighborhood. “If it was easy, someone else […]
