The Chicago Rigging and Outdoor Structures Workshop kicked off this morning with veteran Truss expert Elmer Veith explaining the interesting, yet complicated history of the truss industry. Thanks to the University of Illinois at Chicago Theatre and Music School for being our host.
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Performer Flying
Performer flying is one of our favorite parts of the job. It’s especially our favorite when actors can perform amazing feats like this. Taking you back to spring of 2017 with The House Theatre of Chicago.
[Q + A] Flyhouse Internship
The typical internship involves a lot of busy work of filing paper, making copies, running errands, and essentially taking on mindless tasks. Flyhouse has never subscribed to the typical model of anything and internships are no different. Katherine came to us from the University at Buffalo on the recommendation of one of our Associate Trainers and from […]
Chicago Rigging and Outdoor Structures Workshop | September 10-13
Chicago Flyhouse is partnering up with Elmer Veith and Clark Reder Engineering to hold a Chicago Rigging and Outdoor Structures Workshop September 10-13 at the School of Theatre and Music at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Join groups and individuals from all over the country to learn from some of the best in the industry about proper structure […]
Flyhouse Motorized Curtain (Shedd Aquarium)
A few years back, Flyhouse installed one of the largest motorized curtains in the United States at the John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. Today, we received a video from a friend of Flyhouse showing the curtain in action during one of its recent daily performances. We continue to be excited by this project and love that people share […]
Job Opening: CNC Water Jet Operator
Flyhouse is in need of a CNC Water Jet Operator. The Water Jet Operator with Flyhouse does not operate in the normal factory setting this position is known to function. We are a small team of individuals from a multitude of backgrounds with a common goal of creating high-quality, never before seen, and aesthetically pleasing products […]
