Theatre Design & Technology - Summer 1986 - 5

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& TECHNOLOGY
Volume XXII * Number 2 * Summer 1986

ThEATRE DESIGN

Journal of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Number 85

CONTENTS
Table des marieres en franrais sur page 15.

Single-Failure-Proof Design for Theatre Safety

by Olaf Soot

Mosr indusrrialmachinery is covered by safery codes so rhar rhe failure of a single componenr will nor have serious safery
consequences. Many movable elemems in rhearre faciliries. however, are nor covered by such codes. The Qluhor, an engineer,
urges rhe applicarion of such codes and provides examples of how such precautions could help prevenr damage or injury as a
resulr of rhe sudden failure of single pans.

Recommended Guidelines for Stage Rigging and Stage Machinery
Specifications and Practices edited by Paul J. Brady and Jay O. Glerum

These are rhe guidelines developed and recommended by USIIT for universal adoprion wirhin rhe rhearre indusrry.

An Experiment in Visual Acuity Affecting Audience Seating

by Dr. Shizuo Toyama

This anicle, originally published in rhe journal of rhe Japanese Instill/re for Thearre Technology, describes rhe resulrs of a series
of experimems ro derermine rhe maximum disrance from rhe srage ar which sears may be placed in an audirorium and srill allow
rhe perceprion of s/lbrle feall/res and expressions.

OISTAT
A lisring of rhe COlllelllS offoreign journals; comellls of TD&T in French.

Technical Report:

A Sound Reduction Door for the Bagley Wright Theatre

by Frederick Jerant

The scene shop of rhe Sea{{le Repenory Thearre's nell' space is adjacenr ro rhe srage. This anicle describes rhe rechnical
specijicarions of rhe door consrrucred 10 reduce noise berween rhe shop and rhe srage.

Book Reviews
Buildings for Music by Michael Forsyrh; Scenic and Costume Design for the Ballets Russes by Roben C. Hansen.

Theatre Architecture- Design '85
This is a cOlllinuarion of rhe series begun in rhe Willler 1986 issue. presellling rhe displays of recenr rhearre archirecll/re seen ar
rhe 1985 USITT Conference. In rhis issue: Carpemer Cemer Thearre in Richmond, VA, Lander College in Greenville. SC,
S1. Lawrence Celller in Toromo. and MacLab Thearre in Edmonron.

New Products
A modular lighring cOlllrol sysrem; miniar/lre cool beam 9-lighr; floaring panel srage sysrem; headser master srarion; video relephone;

followspor; infrared lisrening sysrem; lighring comrol sysrem for /lse wirh an IBM PC; srrain relieffor rubber cable pin connecrors.

On the cover:

The Carpenter Center for the Performing Arts in Richmond, Virginia (see Theatre Architecture). Photo: Whitney Cox.

EDITORIAL STAFF
EDITOR:

Arnold Aronson

DESIG, ER:

Tina Margolis

ASSISTANT EDITOR:

orma Adler

ADVERTISI 'G MANAGER:
USITT Co NSEL:
BUCATIO,

Tina Margolis

Thomas R.

COMMITTEE:

at han

Bernhard Works Chair

1 ATIO, AL GE ERAL MA AGER:

Rollins Brook Sound
William D. File & Robert Reinecke Computers
Tom Mikotowicz Book Reviews
Fred M. Wolff Technical Reports

Lawrence J. Luchtel

SE lOR EDITOR:

ASSOCIATE EDITORS:

Kristen Bott

Ashok Bhavnani
Deborah Dryden

ed Bowman
Brooks Mc amara

Joel Rubin
Tom Watson
Fred M. Wolff

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Theatre Technology, Inc. © 1986, by the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Inc.

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