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Letters
To the Editor.
The Summer 199- (Conference Issue) of Theatre Design (: Teehn%g)' Iras wonderful conference corerage. Perhaps the best since the
late I-1enn \rells. noted scholar at Columbia Lnirersity and LSITTs first
Editor. wrote the conference nell'sletters describing the first t\ro annual
LSITT Conferences. The ummel' issue lefi me wanting more. Congratlllations to all those participating in the editorial content.
.\nd. you ran out of space..-\1 as. some remarks just preceding the
OISHT Gold Pin ceremonies. Irere eliminated in the editing. I am sending them along again, perhaps rou hare room for them nOlI"
..It is especiallr appropriate that the \\'orld Congress of OISTAT is
taking place in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh in \OI·ember. 19-2, Iras the site of
the first international meeting of (then) OISTAT sponsored by the United
States Center. josef Svoboda. in the midst of the L.S. Center's first International Master Class. Iras one of the participants in that meeting. It was
their first lIip to the Lnited States for the six delegates II'ho represented the
ocialist countlies. Pittsburgh is also the Cit\· in which Dr. \ed BOllman
taught for manr years. \ed was the co-host of that conference as Chair of the
OIST:\T Publications Committee. One remembers with gratitllde the great
distinction with Ilhich \ed sen'ed as Associate Chair of LSITT's international actirities for manr veal's. And. the Pittsburgh meeting received a
substantial grant-in-aid from IREX, an important status grant for USITT.
"This evening is also an opportunity to thank Eric Fielding, another
coUeague of many years duration in our international activities. Elic has

been a stahml1 in many capacities to LSIIT. and indispensable in his role as
Associate Chair and successor to \ed BO\lman. Salutations to Samuel SClipps
Irho has most generously prOlided adlice. encouragement and ongOing financial assistlll1ce; bouquets and thanks to Christine Kaiser Irho provided
adrice. encouragement and kept our finances orderlr. There are countless other internationalists Irithin LSITT Irho deserre similar recognition. someday! To conclude thi introduction! To Dick Durst upon his
election as the fourth President of OISTAJ. you hare these Irishes from
me: that rou Irill be most successful in your term of office and reach all
the goals the OISTAT has set forth: that I'OU may trulr earn and enjoy the
bounty of the great international friendships that the member countries
of OISTAT traditionally bestoll' upon the OISTAT Presidents."
Thanks for the opportunity to add these remarks.
joel E. Rubin, Chair Emeritus
L.S. Center. OISTAT

Dear Editor.
just a shOll note to teU you how much I enjoyed the nell' fonnat of TD{:T. It
seems much more readel'friencUI' :lI1d the addition of e\1ensire photos blings
faces to the n:lI1leS of people Ire frequently hear about.
Thanks for the nice job.
Best regards,
].C. Suesse, President, ].R. Clancy

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