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THEATRE DESIG

A D TECH OLOGY

Volume XXI * Number 3 * Fall, 1985
Journal of the

nited States In titute for Theatre Technology,

umber 82

CONTENTS
25 Years of Light

by Swn Miller

In his kel'nOle speech m Ihe 198j conference, Ihe Presidelll of Rosco LaboralOries celebrmed USITT's 2jlh annil'ersarl' b...
sun'e...ing lechnological ad\'(l//ces Ol'er Ihe pasl quarler celli urI' and called for aggressil'e aClion 10 main lain Ihal proeress,

The George Street Playhouse

by Alexis Creene

In 17 years, Ihe George SlI'eel Plal'house has groll'n from a slOrefrolll operalion 10 one of Sell' Jersel"s I//ajor cull1lral cenlers,
This arlicle describes Ihe problems encoulllered in renol'ming a l'.\/C,.1 illlo Iheir nell' Ihealre.

Letters to the Editor

Lellers concerning currelll dance performance ligilling and Ihe Hans Sondheil//er obil1l({/y in Ihe WillieI' 198j issue of TD&T.

Obituary: Charles Levy

by Kelly Sonnenfeld

Chuck LeVI' "'as one of Ihe major figures of Ihe ligilling indusll'.... He is remembered here by a long-lime friend.
Commellls from his colleagues are also ineluded.

\Vho Makes Theatre? How Is It Learned?

by He/mill Crosser

The Technical DireClOr of Ihe ,\/unich Slale Opera and EdilOr of Biihnemechnische Rund;,chau COlllraSIS
lechnicallheall'e Iraining in Ihe U.S. and Ilesl German.\·.

Research:

Costume Pattern Drafts

by Kevin Seligman

POI"ell and Kohler's Praclical SI'Slem for CUlling,.111 Kinds of Garmellls.

OISTAT and Some Observations on the OISTAT Congress
,.1 lisling of conle/IIS of foreign journals. , ,The U.S. delegme

prol'ides a personal response

br Roger ,\/organ

Ihe recelll congress in Regeio Emilia, llall',

Ihe proceedings and ambience.

Book Reviews
S"oboda: Wagner-Josef S' oboda's Scenography for Richard Wagner's Operas b... Jarka Burian;
American Set Design b... ,-imold ,.1ronson; and Graphics for Performing Arts b... Han'ey S,,'eel

Heritage Reception
Honoring fil'e oUlslanding conlribulors 10 A lIIerican design:
Lucinda Ballard, Charles Elson, Peggl' Clark A'elll', /rene SllIlI'Icf.(, and ,\Iiles II'hile.

On the cover: A montage of period lighting equipment from the archi"es of Electro Controls. f.:liegl Bros ..
and Strand Centur\,. Inc, The background image is a bank of dimmer racks from Cemury Lighting. circa 1950,

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Editor: Arnold Aran on
Designer: Lawrence J. Luchtel
Associate Editors: Tom i\likolOwicl Book Re\'ieh's
Rollins Brook
William D. File & Roben Reinecke Compillers

Fred :-'1. \\'olff Technical Reporls
Ann Folke & Terry H, \Yells .\'e'" ProduCis

Sound

Tina :-'largolis .\'eh'Sleller

Assistant Editors: Norma Adler
Richard Jones
Ann Dils
Advertising Manager: Tina :-'Iargolis
Contributing Editors: Ashok Bhavnani
Ned Bowman
Deborah Dryden
Brooks :-'IcNamara
Joel Rubin

Tom \\'atson

Publication Committee:

Fred ;,\1. Wolff
Patrick Atkin on Chair

SITT Counsel:

Thoma R. Nathan

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