THE JOURNAL FOR DESIGN & PRODUCTION PROFESSIONALS IN THE PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY VOLUME XXVII. NUMBER 3 * SUMMER 1991 I u r 9 Contemporary American Designers: George Tsypln The former TD&T ediror resumes his distinguished series of profiles of significant American designers wim an examination of one of me most discussed scenic designers on me current meaue scene. BY ARNOLD ARONSON Postmodern Issues In Action Design 5 21 In "The Problem of Production Style:' me fifth and final part in a series on contemporary Czechoslovak design, one of TD&Ts contributing edirors looks at me role of me overall production syle in this exciting design area. BY DEL UNRUH Page 9 p cia I F a I u r Insert Mozart in America The official catalog of the United States entry in me 1991 Prague Quadrennial celebrares an award-winning collection of scenic, costume and lighring designs for narional and internarional producrions of me reperroire of me masrer composer of classical opera. BY ERIC FIELDING Page 21 par I m n I 2 Editors' Note 29 Technical Production Elecrromagner Scenery Locks by M. Barren Cleveland & Mark Shanda 35 39 A Curved Track and Knife Sysrem by A. D. Carson 43 Book Reviews 45 International Journal Report 47 Index to Advertisers Costume A Small Price ro Pay for Period Foorware by Howard Vincent Kuru Technical Production .., Special Supplement TD&T 1991 SUMMER 1