Tracy Nunnally

Tracy Nunnally has worked in professional theatre since the late 1980’s. He is the owner and president of Hall Associates Flying Effects, the president of the North American Association of Flying Effects Directors (N.A.A.F.E.D.), and an active member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.) and the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT). Mr. Nunnally specializes in all aspects of rigging, motion control, pyrotechnics, special effects, and scenery construction, and has designed and executed an extremely diverse range of systems and effects for clients all over the world. Through his company, Mr. Nunnally provides flying effects for over 150 productions per year, including numerous productions of Peter Pan, Beauty and the Beast, The Wizard of Oz, Angels in America, Seussical the Musical,Willy Wonka and A Christmas Carol. Specific credits include the Broadway production of Curtains, the original Asian tour of Peter Pan, the Broadway Asia and London productions of SpongeBob SquarePants, as well as original native-language productions of Peter Pan in Mexico City, Mexico, and Oslo, Norway. Mr. Nunnally is also a professor of theatrical technology at Northern Illinois University, in DeKalb, Illinois. He uses the resources of his company to expose his students to professional environments, and uses the educational setting to further the development of innovative and unique special effects. Please visit www.niu.edu/theatre/ for more information on this unique masters program.

Training Info:

Travel: Anywhere on the planet.

Booking Lead: Two years to two days. Call for availability.

Areas of Specialty:I specialize in custom training. Training for YOUR industry, in YOUR setting, Arena and theatre rigging as well as custom applications for any specific industry.emphasizing the points that YOU need to cover.

Class Size: No limit, although the type of training shift more from hands-on to lecture if the class size exceeds the amount of equipment we have accessible.

Number of Training Days: No longer than one week, and no shorter than two hours.  Other than that, the training is tailored to meet the needs of the client.

Materials required for class: That depends on the subject matter. For example, if we are training for arena rigging, a rope and a harness are needed. If we are training for inspecting a fly system, a flashlight, adjustable wrench, and clipboard are needed. Each client will be given a list of suggested supplies.

Additional Information: On a final note, I would like to note that I am one of the few trainers who is a full time tenured professor. A large part of my life is providing structured training to people with a wide variety of learning styles. Rather than telling a string of stories of what NOT to do, my teaching style utilizes a unique blend of lecture and lab to address the needs of people with wide spectrum of learning styles

Union Affiliation: IATSE Local 212, Calgary