Rhino Staging has launched operations on the upper east coast as Rhino Northeast.

In February and March of this year Rhino Staging and G2 Structures teamed up for a series of training events for G2 personnel. 

Get to know Rhino’s new National Director of Safety Jacob Worek in this wide-ranging and insightful interview on his past, present and future.

When clients let us know we’ve hit the mark, we’re only too pleased to share the good news. Here area few of the recent comments they’ve shared with us.

Rhino Staging has acquired La Quinta, CA based ROC Rigging.

Catch up on recent doings from around the Rhino Nation with updates from our offices on training events, client work, employee development and more.

Rhino Staging began in 1991 in Tempe, Arizona. It has come a long way since, and few things demonstrate this better than our Tempe headquarters office facility.

It’s a word you don’t hear too often.  Unfortunately, it is a trait that has become uncommon and many that have it don’t even know it because it is a state of their being.

Gary Hinston, founder and current operator of X Talent, a premier organization specializing in concert promotion, talent buying, promoter consulting and event production joined the Program Productions Board of Managers Advisory Committee this past January. Rhino Staging is a member […]

Rhino Staging’s National Director of Operations Michelle Smith and Program Productions EVP for Strategy & Development and Chief Sales & Marketing Officer Amy Scheller featured as panelist and moderator, respectively, for the Operations and Production panel event at the 2025 FestForums conference.

Making clients happy is our business. When they let us know we’ve done just that, we’re only too pleased to share the good news. Here are just a few of the recent comments they’ve shared with us from around the Rhino Nation.

“Blessed am I for my struggles”.  I heard this many times while growing up in the rural South in the 1970s.  Though I was too young to understand the meaning then, looking back I can now understand that the adults […]

Catch up on recent doings from around the Rhino Nation.

We’ve all been there. That first job. You showed up to the venue, signed in wondering “What happens now?”, got assigned to a department with a group of other hands and then ended up just bobbing along like a piece […]

Making clients happy is our business. When they let us know we’ve done just that, we’re only too pleased to share the good news. Here are just a few of the recent comments they’ve shared with us from around the […]

Catch up on recent doings from around the Rhino Nation.

The books you read and the people you meet.  I was once told these are the things that will have the biggest impact on my life, and I have not found anything to be more true.  Each and every day, […]

Longtime Rhino Staging Tempe team member Carolyn DuRoss has been promoted to National Director of Training for Rhino Staging. We recently caught up with her for a Q&A to track her journey up through the Rhino ranks and find out what she looks forward […]

Florida is one of Rhino Staging’s busiest markets. We have been operating in the Sunshine State since December, 2011 and moved into our current Orlando location in 2020.  Our facility there is housed in two separate buildings (one office, one […]

Catch up on recent doings from around the Rhino Nation.

The 2024 graduation season for colleges and universities around the country has been uneasy. While some institutions opted to cancel their ceremonies in the wake of various campus protests, Arizona State University leadership decided they must do everything they could […]

Rhino Florida crew member, Roman Ivanov, was recently singled out for recognition by a client in connection with his work on the 2024 Miami Grand Prix. This prestigious Formula One motor race took place on May 5 at the Miami […]

The Anselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheater, also known as AVA Amphitheater or simply AVA, is a busy outdoor entertainment venue in Tucson, Arizona. Named after Anselmo Valencia Tori, a former chairman of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, it is situated in the […]

Earlier this year Rhino Colorado completed two carefully prepared Lighting Basics classes that were led by Joey Magno and assisted by J Blain and Louie Gutierrez. Joey is Rhino CO’s Head Lighting Technician for NBA basketball, NHL hockey, and NLL […]

TODAY, INSIDE RHINO features one of Rhino Staging’s most experienced trainers: Rhino Nevada’s Safety and Training Manager, LANCE CANGEY. How did you get into training? I’ve had a diverse career background, from being an electrician to owning a retail golf […]

We asked Keno Snyder, Rhino Arizona’s Regional Director of Rigging, about a fly system inspection with our Rhino Georgia rigging team at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta. After seeing Keno’s amazing photos of the venue, we wanted […]

Since 2017 it has been a requirement for all onsite workers and supervisors in live event production in Nevada to have completed, according to their roles, the OSHA 10 or 30 hour training in health and safety for general industry. […]

Rhino Texas’ client venue Dickies Arena has been named as No. 1 on Billboard Magazine’s 2023 year-end list of Top Venues in the 10,001-15,000 capacity category. The rankings were based on gross revenue, attendance and number of shows from Nov. […]

RECENTLY, SIOBHAN COLLEEN, Asst. Director of Safety and Training of Rhino Staging and Event Services attended the 2023 Event Safety Summit in the City of Houston, Texas. Also in attendance from Rhino Staging was MATT HUDSON, Director of Safety, Training, […]

Rhino Staging Nevada partners with Goodwill of Southern Nevada to help create a stagehand training program for Goodwill clients. Acceptance into the program is by application and each 2-week course includes a stagehand basics course, the OSHA 10 training for […]

Stagehands encounter fall hazards all the time, like loading tower trusses on flatbed trucks. Addressing this fall hazard is key to safety for all stagehands!

If you have ever climbed a truss tower or wire rope ladder to rig, done a lighting fixture focus, worked a show-call as a truss spotlight operator, or for any other reason, you are familiar with self-retracting lifelines (SRLs), or […]

During a stadium show load-in at Chase Field, the heat was on! Extreme temperatures increase the risk of heat-related illness during stadium show load-ins – and Rhino Staging was no exception. Don’t worry! This rescue story has a cool, happy ending.

Tipsy Plastic Towers Our friends at the Chase Field baseball stadium in Phoenix have field protective flooring for non-baseball live events stored on stacked pallets in an open lot just down the street from the stadium. Recently, one of their […]

Effective January 1st, 2023, California’s AB 1775 requires Rhino Staging employees at public event venues to complete OSHA 10 training. Rhino Staging offers OSHA-authorized trainers for OSHA 10 & 30-Hour training, enhancing safety awareness and opening doors for stagehands. Contact […]

Welcome To The Live Events Industry! Thank you for being an integral part of our industry! Your passion and dedication are what make live events possible. Whether you’re transitioning from another profession or embarking on your very first job, we […]

The Importance of Stagehand Safety Meetings If you’re wondering what a safety meeting is and why it matters, it’s time to catch up with the rest of us! Safety meetings are vital to maintaining a safe production. Most crews do […]

Pay attention, but to what? Prioritizing your safety is paramount in every production setting! That’s why this blog was written to help equip you with practical tips for enhancing your situational awareness as a stagehand. By incorporating these straightforward strategies […]

Load-In: An Introduction to Mindfulness for Stagehands Mindfulness may cushion the blow of stressful environments and experiences. – Bergson et al., 2023 Stagehand life is one of the most exciting and rewarding things in the world, but it can also […]