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 […]
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Ease® on Ice!
The Flyhouse team was in Tampa in recent weeks, visiting a longtime client and friend. Our partnership with Busch Gardens’ Moroccan Palace theater began ahead of their new “Iceploration” production, which incorporated performer flying and ice flooring. While the show itself has evolved over the past 15 years, these productions have become a staple for […]
Flyhouse At USITT 2026
The Chicago Flyhouse, Inc. will bring its EASE® motion controller to the USITT Annual Conference in Long Beach, CA, March 18-21, 2026. We can be found in Booth #633, just a few aisles to the left of the main entrance, after entering the hall. We haven’t been to USITT in over ten years. We are […]
Testing, Testing
At Flyhouse, the products we recommend come from our professional field experience. And when no out-of-the-box solution is available, our team of in-house engineers develops its own. Every custom Flyhouse product we create brings about equally custom and challenging testing protocols. Recently, a custom challenge passed through our shop involving our new zero-fleet point hoist, […]
End of Summer Trifecta
It was a race to the finish as our crews juggled three overlapping university projects—with three tight timelines. Each scope of work was scheduled over the quiet summer months with students home on break. And all three venues needed to be complete before students returned to campus for the fall semester. Northwestern Pick-Staiger To […]
Rebirth in NYC
Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) officially opens today—Friday, September 15, 2023. The 129,000 square foot venue includes three flexible performances spaces with seating for up to 1,200 people. Perelman PAC was a key part of the 2003 master plan for bringing new life to the World Trade Center campus after the September 11 attacks. “Building a performing arts center […]
