Hi Aaron. There ares several people in MO that I would contact. In St. Louis, Robin Nunn at Production
Support Services is knowledgeable in every area of technical theatre, and a really good guy. He does lots of rentals and trade shows, and renovations and is extremely easy to work with. His contact info:
827 Koeln Ave.
St. Louis, MO
314-535-8584
Also, David Peerbolte at Peerbolte Creative is also very knowledgeable. David is also extremely knowledgeable, and a good guy. His contact info is :
Missouri Office:
182 NW 361
Warrensburg, MO 64093
Mailing:
PO Box 754
Warrensburg, MO 64093
Phone:
660.429.1383
Cine Services is also in the renovations business. Contact John Burklee there. Ditto on the knowledgeable/good guy stuff.
1556 S. Broadway
St. Louis, MO 63104
314-421-5400
ATC Grand also does renovations. I haven't dealt with them in a long time, since I retired rom teaching in 2001, but they were always straightforward and professional. Their contact info is:
4579 Laclede Ave
St. Louis, MO
314-645-5461
If you are only in need of rigging, Sapsis Rigging is probably the best known company in the country. I think they have a rep here, but not an actual physical location.
314-773-1174
Technical Support Inc does renovations. I haven't dealt with them, but their # is 314-644-4000
There are other companies in the area, but I'm not sure if they still do revocations, or if they're concentrating on video, architectural lighting and trade shows. If you know anyone at Webster, the tech people over there are extremely knowledgeable.
If you would like me to look at the proposals you get, I'd be happy to look them over, but I'm really swamped doing second editions of our DVD/CD-ROM instructional programs Practical Technical Theatre.
Hope this is helpful!
Bob Fowler
Interactive Educational Video, LLC