The Board of Directors of the Wally Russell Foundation is pleased to announce the Presentation of the 2020/2021 Lifetime Achievement Award to Gary Fails. To maintain social distancing, the award was presented with the assistance of UPS.

The Foundation hopes to officially celebrate the award at our 2021 Annual Conference & Stage Expo, March 10-13 in Columbus OH, pandemic permitting.

The Wally Russell Foundation was created in 1992 to celebrate the vision and life of Wally Russell, a true mentor to the industry. For 29 years, the Foundation has been supporting Lighting Interns for the Canadian Opera Company and the Los Angeles Opera in his memory.

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