News and Notes from · Sapsis Rigging Inc. · March 18, 2010
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Sapsis Rigging Chain Runners
 Chain Runners™ are designed to control power, audio and data cables in a moving truss application. The Chain Runner™ clamps around the chain on electric chain hoists and rides up and down with the hoist as it is operated. By placing the appropriate number of Chain Runners™ on the chain you can neatly and safely page the cables out of the way without the need for an expensive cable take up reel or an ad hoc rope rigging contraption.
Now at a reduced price!: $26.00
Visit our Online Catalog for more Lifting Solutions.
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The  Long Reach Long Riders and The ESTA Foundation announce their annual raffle to benefit Behind the Scenes at the USITT Conference in Kansas City, held on April 2, 2010 at the Behind the Scenes booth (#322). Tickets--$5 each or 5 for $20--may be purchased at the booth throughout the show. Individuals who purchase five raffle tickets will also receive a Stagecraft Mailing List Calendar that runs through April 2011.
Twelve raffle prizes have been donated by: Sapsis Rigging
($250 Gift Certificate), Greg Williams (photo call and
"Photography 101 for the Stage" Seminar), USITT
(2011 Conference registration), Utah Shakespearean Festival (three pairs
of tickets), Vectorworks (Spotlight with Renderworks), SeaChanger
(iPod Touch and colorBUG), Vincent Lighting
Systems ($250 gift certificate), Altman Rentals (ghostlight), Apollo Design Technology (Smart Move DMX Rotator), Barbizon (Stagehands Tool Kit), Field Template (SoftSymbols and Field Templates), German Light Products (Broadway Master Class), and Doug Fleenor Design (DMX/RDM Coffee Pot).
All proceeds of the raffle go directly to The ESTA Foundation's Behind the Scenes program, which provides entertainment technology industry members with grants for emergency situations, such as serious illness, injury or death. For more information on the route, joining the ride or making a donation, please visit www.LRLR.org .
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Stump the Rigger at USITT - April 3
The Jack Suesse Memorial Stump the Rigger trophy will once again be offered at USITT. The Stump the Rigger session, hosted by Bill Sapsis will take place on Saturday, April 3 somewhere in the convention center in Kansas City. Panelists include Tray Allen from James Thomas Engineering, Eric McAfee from J R Clancy Inc. and Don Dimitroff from Tomcat.
You bring the questions, the panelists try to answer them. The best one gets the trophy.
Come see us at USITT - Booth #421
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High School Technical Theater Assessment Now Available!
In collaboration with the New York City Department of Education's Office of Arts and Special Projects, NOCTI is pleased to announce the release of a new assessment for High School Technical Theater programs. The assessment, consisting of both a multiple-choice and performance component, is now available nationally for ordering as part of NOCTI's job ready-level assessment battery.
The industry professionals involved in developing this assessment were: Bill Sapsis, Sapsis Rigging, Inc.; Michael Cioffi, Owner and Founder of Showman Fabricators; Russell Copley, Theater Teacher- Eagle Rock High School Los Angeles Unified School District; Catherine Rebecca-Cunningham, Costume Designer-Author and Professor at Brooklyn College-Department of Theater; Daniel Gilloon, Local 1-IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees); Dana Taylor, Theater Teacher- Mount Vernon Senior High School, Mount Vernon, IN
NOCTI website
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 You Snooze, You Lose
or why it pays to stay awake in Bill's seminars
Greetings Bill,
When you gave the rigging presentation last Spring, you told us a couple of stories about people riding up to the head block on runaway line sets. You reminded us that people often do not let go until they hit the top.
This morning, I was 1st flyman at our main theater, pre-hanging a show for [a couple of famous singers]. I let in a black drop, which was then transferred to another pipe. I had my boys up on the loading bridge transfer the same weight to its new pipe. Somehow, the new line set had some extra arbor weight already on it, so when I released the dog, the arbor dropped out of control right away. I already had one hand on the operating line, so I grabbed with the other one and was able to yell, "It's running!" as my feet left the floor. I caught the rail with one foot, but kept rising. That's when I heard your voice saying, "Let go of the rope."
My boys upstairs had gotten hands on by that time and slowed it down enough for me to drop, land on my feet, grab the line again, pull the back line toward me and grab a twist. We lost a little skin off our fingers, but saved the floor from a nasty dent. Now I know one more thing that can go wrong.
Thanks a million for the voice.
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