Theatre Design & Technology - Fall 1995 - 6

From the Editor
The journal for
design & production professionals
in Ihe perfonning oris.

I am once again pleased to sel>'e as guest editor of Theatre Design & Technology; doubly so, since
the primary focus of this issue is a major facet of the international involvement of SlIT-the
Prague Quadrennial of 1995.
Many of you know of and share my enthusiasm and dedication
to international cooperation, especially in the areas of theatre design and technology, and theatre education, so I am excited to help
bring you an eclectic series of articles all centered around this
spectacular exhibition. I hope you find the insights and experiences
of these authors stimulating, from the interviews with the designers
featured in the United States' portion of PQ '95, through guided
"tours" of some of the national exhibits presented by some of our
coUeagues who have interest and expertise within the respective
countries..I believe you will find it a comprehensive and stimulating
journey.
PQ brings to mind the entire scope of international theatre experiences and you will find interspersed within some of these articles some personal opinions on the part of the authors or
interviewees about the value of such an experience, which I hope will spark some debate on
whether usm should e).'pand its international efforts while we face such significant financial challenges to the arts within our own nation. USIIT focused its winter Board ofDirectors retreat on this
topic and I hope some of you will provide your opinions on this important subject.
It is appropriate at this point to recognize the efforts of several of the organizers of the United
States entry in PQ '95, headed by Arnold Aronson from Columbia University. Arnold graciously volunteered to organize the exhibit and secure the designs to be featured, and ended up doing much
more, including major fundraising. The success of this project lays within his dedication. Eric
Fielding, former editor of this periodical and head of theatre at Brigham Young University, once
again designed our PQ entry and with extremely limited funds provided an exceUent "walk
through" look at superb examples of American design. Sarah ash Gates and Tun Saternow produced the stunning student exhibit for the United States and I think you'U enjoy their comprehensive article.
Some of the authors featured here also participated in a three-week tour of the Czech Republic and Poland led by SlIT's Vice-President for Conferences, Leon Brauner, and his wife Roberta.
As you will note, some articles make reference to parts of this exciting international tour beyond
Prague and the PQ.
I hope you enjoy this focus on PQ '95 and I look forward to any comments you might have.
Enjoy!
Richard W. Durst, Guest Editor

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Architecture
ELIZABETH LEWANDOWSKI
Costume
PATRICK M. FINELLI
Compllters & Software
ELBIN CLEVELAND
Edllcation
MITCH HEFTER
Engineerillg
CHRISTINE FRANKEBERGER
Health & safety
RICHARD DEVIN
Lighting Design
ROBERT L. SMITH
Scenic Design
CHARLIE RICHMOND
Show Control
KEN BELL
SOllnd Design
BILL BROWNING
Tech/lical Prodllction
RICHARD PETERSON
Prodllction & Management
NORMA ADLER
Internat iOl101 joumals
ELBIN CLEVELAND
New Prodllct Reviews
ROBERT C. HELLER
New Product Announcements
SYLVIA J. H. PANNELL
Book Reviews
WILLIAM J. BYRNES
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