Announcing the 2011 Behind the Scenes Holiday Cards

The ESTA Foundation announces its 2011 Behind the Scenes Holiday Cards, created by a lineup of all-star designers-Andrew Hefter, Seth Jackson, Derek McLane, and Jim Youmans.

Jackson has designed tours for two decades for Don Henley, Jason Mraz, Hilary Duff, Melissa Etheridge, American Idols Live, Barry Manilow, Carrie Underwood, and Toby Keith, to name a few. He's also a two-time Parnelli Award winner, and has received the Illuminating Engineering Society's Award of Distinction.

McLane is one of today's most sought-after designers, represented on Broadway this year by How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Anything Goes and Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. His design for 33 Variations won him a Tony Award, and his work revivals of Ragtime and The Pajama Game revivals each earned Tony nominations.

Youmans has designed award-winning scenery for Broadway and other live events, as well as for television and media environments. His credits include Gypsy (starring Patti LuPone) and Swinging on a Star on Broadway, as well as Matt and Ben, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Jeffrey, and The Swan (Public Theatre) Off-Broadway, among others.

A perennial favorite, talented young photographer Hefter returns with an encore performance of his popular design from 2008 in response to requests from those who missed out on this sold-out card the first time around.

Three ordering options are offered, including personalized cards with a company logo and custom message (minimum 250 cards), card packs of 10 with a standard greeting, and electronic versions to be sent via email as a jpg, gif or pdf.

Orders will be taken until September 8 to arrive by early November. All proceeds benefit The ESTA Foundation's Behind the Scenes program. View and order cards on the organization's site.

For more information, please contact Kacey Coffin at 212-244-1421.

Behind the Scenes is an initiative of The ESTA Foundation that provides financial assistance to entertainment technology professionals who are seriously ill or injured.