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large number of renderings he had to produce each year while working for greg thompson Productions. in his session, he covered magic
marker rendering, prismacolor pencil on black paper, prismacolor
pencil on frosted acetate, textural rendering, multi-layer rendering using foam core, and multi-layer rendering using acetate. then he gave a
more thorough demonstration of prismacolor work and handily, since
PrisMacolor is based in nashville, he got them to donate a large number of pencils, so he spent some time with attendees actually working in
the medium. it was pretty cool and the response was great.
Most importantly, at the 1995 las vegas conference we revived the
Property vice-commissioner position. this was an enjoyably discussed
and hugely successful addition. We all agreed that it seemed natural to
separate props into its own category. student employees often work in
props, we needed solid leadership from people who professionally work
in props, and the professionals needed a group of their own to refine and
exchange ideas.

Kim Williamson, co-commissioner with Nadine
Charlsen from 1996 to 2002.
as i look back on the scene design commission's activities during the past
ten to fifteen years i see remarkable people who stepped up to take on a
task, initiate a new idea, or lead the commission into new challenges. this
commitment to participate is what makes it all work.
steve gilliam and dick block breathed new life into the commission
through their enthusiasm, their lack of fear in moving forward with great

"Trompe L'Oeil Scene Painting Made Simple," a professional
development workshop at the 2003 conference in Minneapolis.

ideas inspired by their belief that one should "ask forgiveness, not permission," and by their abilities to engage others because they were so
interested in what other people were doing.
nadine and i are proud to have been part of activities such as Professional development Workshops with outstanding theatre professionals the
likes of thurston James and tim saternow; the first digital design exhibit
by Kent goetz and Peter beudert; special guests at conferences such as
Monona rossol and distinguished achievement award recipients Ming
cho lee, lester Polakov and tony Walton; a highly entertaining session
with barbara taylor, david letterman's property master; and two special
exhibits-"designing Women" and the works of chinese designers XuZheng He and shanfu Zhao.

2007

2006

W. Oren Parker (1912-2007),
educator, designer, and author
with Harvey Smith of Scene
Design and Stage Lighting.

Announcement of first class of ETCP Certified Riggers:
97 people certified in Arena Rigging, 111 people certified in
Theatre Rigging (45 people hold both certifications).

2005 USITT Study Tour:
Greece; led by Richard Durst.

2006
2006

46th Annual USITT Conference &
Stage Expo, Louisville, KY, where Stage Expo
opened with the traditional "call to post."

Publication in TD&T (Summer
2006) of "USITT RP-2,
Recommended Practice for
Theatrical Lighting Design Graphics."
This is the third revision of
this recommended practice.

2006

Publication of "Practical
Projects for Teaching Scene
Design, a Compendium."

2005

Publication of The
Designs of Willa Kim by
Bobbi Owen.

2006-2008

2005

Sylvia
Hillyard Pannell
USITT President

45th Annual USITT
Conference & Stage Expo,
Toronto, Canada.

2006

Publication of The
Designs of Ming Cho
Lee by Delbert Unruh.

2006

USITT switches
from classified ads in
Sightlines to on-line
service, "JobsUSITT."

W I N T E R

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