Jones & Phillips Associates, Inc. welcomes Senior Theatre Planner and Consultant, William B. Allison III, ASTC to the firm, joining Van Phillips, Ted Paget, and Mike Brubaker in their practice.

"Mr. Allison's years of experience are a real complement to Jones & Phillips Associates, Inc. for our national and international work on performing arts facilities," Mr. Phillips explains. "Both our firm and Bill have extensive but very different experience as theatre planners and consultants. As a full-service planning firm, the combined knowledge and experience will provide clients with the best range of ideas and options from around the world."

Prior to joining Jones & Phillips Associates in May 2005, Mr. Allison was head of the Theatre Planning Consultancy of ARTEC Consultants, Inc.  Numerous world-class projects on three continents have benefited from Mr. Allison's 22 years of experience.  Mr. Allison's specialties include Pre-Design Phase Planning, Performance Space Planning, Stage Machinery Design / Specification, Performance Lighting Systems Design / Specification, and Fixed Audience Seating Systems Design / Specification.

Mr. Allison has made significant contributions to dozens of Performing Arts Building projects world wide including:

• The Icelandic National Concert & Conference Centre - Reykjavik, Iceland
• The Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center - Paducah, KY, USA
• Roy Thomson Hall Acoustic Enhancement - Toronto, ON, Canada
• SangNam Hall, LG Art Center- Seoul, Korea - USITT Merit Award Winner-2001
• Sibelius Hall - Lahti, Finland
• Living Arts Centre - Mississauga, ON, Canada - 1999 Canada Music Week award winner for best venue under 1,500 seats
• Auditorium et Centre de Congres - Dijon, France
• International Convention Centre - Birmingham, England
• Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center - Dallas, TX, USA

Mr. Allison has remained current with production techniques, practices, and materials by periodically practicing his craft on Broadway and in the Opera.  Years of touring with Broadway productions, and numerous production design and production management appointments all contribute to his expertise.

Mr. Allison did his undergraduate study at Virginia Commonwealth University in Design and Technical Theatre and his graduate study at Purdue University in Theatre Consulting and Sceneography.  He has also attended the Professional Arts Management Institute.  He is a member or the American Society of Theatre Consultants (ASTC), the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IASTE), and the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT).

Jones & Phillips Associates, Inc. has provided planning and consulting services for performing arts facilities and public assembly facilities for over 30 years. Their work has led to more than 400 realized new and renovated performing arts facility projects across the United States and includes facilities in Canada, China, and the Middle East as well as more than 100 facilities of other types.

"While many of these facilities have received acclaim, we are, as a firm, more excited by the fact that each facility is a unique reflection of the owners and end users who call these arts spaces home," Mr. Phillips notes. "In the final analysis, we feel the quality of a performance facility is not reflected in the photographs that reach architectural magazines. Rather, truly outstanding facilities support end users and applaud the art and artists in production."