Theatre Design & Technology - Summer 1993 - 4

rD&1i
THE JOURNAL FOR
DESIGN & PRODUCTION PROFESSIONALS
IN THE PERFORMING ARTS

Editorial Staff
ERIC FIELDING
Executive Editor
CECELIA FIELDING
Editor

Associate Editors
ROBERT BENSON Architecrure
JOY EMERY Costume

Over the years, the annual USITT Conference & Srage Expo has proven to be a
richly rewarding experience for those fortunate enough to attend. And the 1993

MITCH HEFTER Engineering
ELBIN ClEVElAND Education
RANDY DAVIDSON Health & Safety

edition held this past March in Wichira, Kansas was certainly no exception.
Realizing rhat busy and demanding schedules of professionals in the performing
arts makes it impossible periodically for some members of the Institute to attend

RICHARD DEVIN Lighting Design
ROBERT SCHMIDT Scenic Design
CHARLIE RICHMOND Sound Design
RICK STEPHENS Technical Production

this annual event, TD&Tis pleased to provide a small taste of the rich smorgasbord

WILLIAM flYNN Production & Management

of activities which occurred during that intensive week of pre-conference work-

Department Editors

shops, institute business meetings, and conference activities.
From the 1993 Wichita Conference, this issue begins with Len Auerbach's
insightful Fellows address, "Our Legacy for the 21st Century" (see p. 9) followed by
Mary Guaraldi's heartfelt keynote address, "Theatre Matters" (see p. 13).
Among the many values in attending the conference is the opportunity for dialog with our international colleagues. Of the several presentations by foreign theatre
professionals made in Wichita, we include "Theatre in Berlin Before and After Unification" by Manfred Fiedler, technical director of the Volksbuhne Berlin (see p. 31).
The 1993 Conference also featured the fourth biennial Theatre Technology

NORMA ADLER International Journals
ELBIN ClEVELAND New Product Reviews
ROBERT C. HELLER New Products
SYlVIA J. HILLYARD Book Reviews
PATRICK M. FINELLI Computers & Software

Contributing Editors
ARNOlD ARONSON
JARKA BURIAN
SARAH NASH GATES
TINA MARGOLIS
JOEl RUBIN
DELBERT UNRUH

Exposition which showcased exciting new technical solutions and production tech-

TOM WATSON

niques from across the continent. Two of the 25-"Leather Masks for Vol pone" and

FRED M. WOlFF

"A Shop-Built Cable Cylinder"-are featured in this issue (see pp. 35 and 39).
We hope you will find value in these articles-and others to appear in future
issues of TD&T-which attempt to share with the membership the exciting
resource of the annual USITT Conference &
Stage Expo.

ERIC FIELDING Art Director

Production
TINA MARGOLIS Advertising Sales
DEBORA E. KINGSTON Finance & Operations
RICHARD DOLSON Sales & Exhibition

And make your plans now for Nashville in

VALERIE DILORENZO Marketing & PR
THOMAS R. NATHAN USITT Counsel

'94!

Eric & Cecelia Fielding

COVER

The Queen's Closet scene from the 1958
production of Hamlet designed by Motley.
Photo: © Board of Trustees, University of Illinois.
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