Thanks to a $25,000 grant from the F.T. and Anna C. Manley Memorial Trust Alfred University will be able to provide students with a lighting laboratory which will complement facilities in the existing Miller Performing Arts Center and the planned proscenium theater which will adjoin the Miller building.

The new lab, to be known as the "F.T. and Anna C. Manley Lighting Lab" will feature

• Specialized equipment to establish a full suite of stage lighting fixtures at approximately one-fourth scale.
• A functional classroom setting for teaching and training theater students in lighting technology and professional practices, using both contemporary and historic lighting equipment.
• A flexible space where staff, students, instructors, and performers can experiment with stage and costume design concepts.
• One or two automated lights which are becoming more and more prevalent in theaters across the country.

Students will be able to practice working with light beam angles and direction, as well as learn color-mixing techniques and how lighting interacts with different costume textures, materials, and set designs.