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LAPSED MEMBERSHIP
CONTINUES TO RISE

Elizabeth C. Ramirez
Vice President for Administration

Our recent Chicago conference
provided a great boost to the number
of members of ATHE. While our
membership now nears 1900, we are
aggressively planning to double our
number in the immediate future. We
are confident that our membership
will continue to grow and look for-
ward to adding many more organiza-
tional members, retired and_in-
dividual members, and _ students.
However, perhaps our most im-
mediate concern has to do with laps-
ed members.

Our number of lapsed members
continues to grow larger every year.
Because the total number of lapsed
members now exceeds 700, we are
greatly concerned. Often members
actively participate in the annual con-
ference and then fail to renew their
membership for the following year.
Clearly, our current membership and
great variety of interest groups in
both higher education and the pro-
fessional theatre indicate that the
Association has much to offer our
members on a very broad base.

We would like to ask each of you
to be sure to renew your membership
if you have not already done so. Are
you a lapsed member? If you do not
know, please look at the mailing label
on this issue of ATHENEWS. The
code is: | =Individual; S = Student;
R = Retired; O = Organizational. You
may use the form on this page for
your convenience.

We are looking forward to our next
national conference in Seattle, our
publication services are broadening,
and we continue to foster interaction
and the exchange of information
through our growing network of
those engaged in all areas of theatre
research, performance, scholarship,
and crafts.

lf you have not renewed your
ATHE membership, we urge you to
do so as soon as possible. We look
forward to your continuing support
and interest in ATHE and hope to
hear from you soon.

Vol. 4 No. 4

REMINDER! Only current mem-
bers will be listed in the 1991
membership directory! Please
refer to the TOP LINE of the label
affixed to this issue of ATHENEWS.
Expiration dates of 90SE; 900C;
and LAPSED MUST renew by
November 1, 1990, to be guaran-
teed a listing.

ATHE 1991:

Uncensored Diversity

Mark A. Heckler
Vice President for Conferences

Proposals are now being accepted
for the 1991 national ATHE Confer-
ence, which will be held August 7-10 in
Seattle, Washington, a city rich with
artistic activity, Cultural variety, and
scenic splendor.

Scholars, artists, and educators are
encouraged to submit proposals
relating to the conference theme,
�?oUNCENSORED DIVERSITY: Cele-
brating Many Cultures.�?T�?T ATHE�?Ts 1990
Conference identified two critical issues
facing our profession: artistic freedom
in an era of unprecedented public
scrutiny; and the revision of our cur-
ricula and production programs to em-
brace the dramatic tradition of people
of color and other under-represented
communities. THEatre FORUM has, in
selecting this theme, engaged the pro-
fession in a year-long discussion of the
two greatest challenges facing those of
us who teach theatre and our graduates.

The deadline for all proposals is
October 30, 1990. A complete session
proposal packet is available from
THEatre SERVICE, P.O. Box 15282,
Evansville, IN 47716, 812-474-0549.
PLEASE NOTE: Participants may sub-
mit single papers for consideration. The
Conference Planning Committee
reserves the right to group single
papers on thematic panels of two or
three papers each.

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ATHE RESOLUTION
CONCERNING THE N.E.A.

We, the membership of the
Association for Theatre in Higher
Education, the largest profes-
sional organization in the field of
theatre education, do hereby
declare our unequivocal support
for the National Endowment for
the Arts.

We collectively and individu-
ally call upon our congressional
representatives and President
Bush to reauthorize the N.E.A.
without content restrictions.

We affirm the importance of
the N.E.A. as a national catalyst
for excellence, vitality, and diver-
sity in the arts and oppose any
legislative restructuring that
would diminish this impact.

We believe that federal sub-
sidy of the arts is the investment
of a civilized country in the
cultural heritage of its future.
Freedom of expression and op-
position to censorship as man-
dated by the Congress and the
President in the original authori-
zation of the National Endow-
ment must be preserved and pro-
tected as the birthright of all
American citizens.

(This resolution was passed by virtual ac-
clamation on August 11, 1990, by the
members of ATHE at the Association�?Ts Annual
Conference in Chicago.)

OPEN FORUM

Addell Austin Anderson, Editor

Multi-Culturalism in
Academic Theatre
Black Theatre Association

Multi-cultural means that each
unique culture must be included as
a full and legitimate part of the cur-
riculum and that students of all
these groups should participate
fully in the academic program.
Multi-cultural also means the
dominance of British, Greek, and
Roman culture in our academic
programs must be ended.

For the 1992 ATHE Conference
scheduled for Atlanta, the members

of the Black Theatre Association
strongly recommend the theme of
�?oTheatre for a Nation of Many COSTA BRAVAINT�?TL THEATRE FESTIVAL
Cultures.�?��?T Costa Brava, Spain

This theme is recommended for October 1-6, 1990
several reasons. First, the United... ae
States is a nation composed of the
descendants of many ethnic cul-
tures, such as Africa, Asia, North
America, South America, Europe,
and Australia. We also recognize
other cultural groups based on
gender, sexual preference, and
physical abilities. Second, it is impor-
tant that in the 21st century academi-
cians acknowledge we have a special
role in both proclaiming and prizing
the cultural uniqueness of each
ethnic group residing in the United
States. Third, the more we celebrate
our Culture diversity, the more power-
ful we become as a nation.

Traditionally, Blacks, Asian Ameri-
cans, Native Americans, and
Hispanics have been denied the op-
portunity of celebrating their rich
cultural heritage. Instead, the norms
established by Greek, Roman, and
British cultures have been imposed
upon all and have been defined as
the �?odominant culture�?T. As a result
of this widely accepted practice by
American society, the aesthetics of
the �?o�?~dominant culture�?T�?T are used to
measure the value and contributions
of other groups in art, criticism,
dance, music, theatre, and_ social
traditions.

In order to develop a theatre which
truly represents our diverse cultural
heritage, we must recognize that no
one culture is superior to another.
The recognition of such a revolu-
tionary perspective will force
scholars and the society at large to
re-think our assumptions about
aesthetics, perception, language pat-
terns, styles, literary structures, and
themes.

Prepared for the Black Theatre Association by Sheila
Rose Bland, University of Minnesota; Vernell Lillie,
University of Pittsburgh, Robin Scott Peters, California
State University-Sacramento; and Margaret Wilkerson,
University of California-Berkeley.

AROUND THE PROFESSION

DNYSUS: A SYMPOSIUM
October 11-14, 1990
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University
Blacksburg, Virginia

INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL
Aruba
October 27 - November 4, 1990

GRADUATE WOMEN�?TS
STUDIES CONFERENCE
University of Michigan
March 8-10, 1991

A PINTER FESTIVAL
April 19-21, 1991
Ohio State University

IATA WORLD THEATRE FESTIVAL
Halden, Norway
June 29 - July 6, 1991

CHANGES IN BILL

APPOINTMENTS

Dick Devin as Professor of Theatre
and Producing Artistic Director of
the Colorado Shakespeare Fest-
ival at University of Colorado-
Boulder.

Robin Haig to the Dance faculty at
University of Colorado-Boulder.

CHANGES IN BILL is a regular feature of
ATHENEWS. Please send news of appoint-
ments, deaths, sabbaticals, retirements, etc.,
to the Editor at her address on the last page
of this publication.

ATHE BOARD of GOVERNORS

Jim Symons, President

Elizabeth Ramirez, V.P. Administration
Mark Heckler, V.P. Conferences

Kent Neely, Treasurer

Patricia Blom, THEatre FORUM Chair
Harold Nichols, Immed. Past President
Gil Lazier, President-Elect

Julian Olf, V.P. Research & Publications
Doug Patterson, Assoc. V.P. Conferences
Judith Williams, Secretary

OPEN FORUM provides ATHE mem-
bership with a venue for expressing
opinions of general interest. Send your
essay to: Addell Austin Anderson,
OPEN FORUM Editor, Dept. of Theatre,
Wayne State Univ., 95 W. Hancock,

Detroit, MI 48202. Jere Wade, ACTF Vice Chair

THEATRE HISTORY
Jerry Dickey

The Theatre History Forum spon-
sored twenty program sessions at
the 1990 Conference at Chicago�?Ts
Palmer House, six of which were
co-sponsored with other FORUM
groups. Most sessions were ex-
tremely well-attended, especially
those which centered on process,
pedagogy, and the evolution of
historical influences. Another con-
ference highlight was the enor-
mously successful wine and
cheese reception at the Chicago
Public Library, held in conjunction
with the library�?Ts exhibit, �?~�?~Reset-
ting the Stage: Theatre Beyond the
Loop, 1960-1990.�?��?T

The Theatre History business
meeting in Chicago featured
several amendments to the
Forum�?Ts by-laws and the election
of new officers. The Executive
Committee for the up-coming year
will be: Judy Lee Oliva, Northern II-
linois University, Chair; Jack
Brokaw, University of Texas-Austin,
Vice-Chair; Jerry Dickey, University
of Arizona, Secretary; Briant
Hamor Lee, Bowling Green State
University, Past-Chair; Ron Engle,
University of North Dakota, and
Margaret Knapp, Arizona State
University, Members-at-Large.
Elected to the Nominating Commit-
tee were Laurilyn Harris,
Washington State University; Frank
Hildy, University of Georgia; and
John Houchin, University of Texas-
Dallas. Many thanks to last year�?Ts
officers for their work throughout
the year and for helping make the
1990 Conference so successful.

The Theatre History Forum will
have 19 slots available for the 1991
Seattle Conference, �?~�?~Uncensored
Diversity: Celebrating Many
Cultures.�?��?� The History sessions will
include the annual business
meeting, a �?~jam session�?T con-
cerning relevant issues that the
Theatre History Forum wishes to
discuss, as well as juried panels.
In addition to these programs,
ideas are also being solicited for an
all-day workshop to be held on the

first day of the conference. The
workshop is a new opportunity
available to the Forum, and may
consist of two or more focus
groups.

Panels, proposals, workshop
ideas, and inquiries should be sub-
mitted to Judy Lee Oliva, address
in this issue�?Ts insert. Deadline for
panel proposals is October 30th!

RELIGION & THEATRE

James Chapman

Registrants at the August Con-
ference in Chicago found plenty of
variety in the session offerings of
the Religion and Theatre focus
group. Thirteen panels reflecting
the participation of 50 individuals
explored topics ranging from
themes of transcendency in mod-
ern musical theatre to Medieval in-
fluences on Renaissance drama,
and from spiritual journeys in the
plays of Horton Foote to acting as
a way toward Higher Conscious-
ness. Of particular timeliness were
panels exploring the role of direct
and indirect censorship on campus
theatre programs, and discussions
with representatives from play
publishing houses on editing
scripts for production.

The annual business meeting
witnessed the election of a New Ex-
ecutive Committee: James Chap-
man, Seattle Pacific University,
Chair; Lee Krahenbuh, Judson Col-
lege, Vice-Chair; Dan Cawthon of
St. Mary�?Ts College, Peter Garvie of
the University of Tennessee and
Earl Reimer of Bethel College In-
diana, Members-at-Large; Dale
Rott, Bethel College Minnesota,
Newsletter Editor; and Lauren
Friesen, Goshen College, Journal
Editor. Appreciation was offered to
Lauren Friesen, who has served as
chair for the past five years.

Chief among the immediate con-
cerns of Religion and Theatre is the
development of programs for the
1991 Seattle Conference (which
must be in place by late October)
and additional refinement and

definition of its focus group goals.
proposals are still

Additional

welcome, especially those related to
the conference themes of �?T�?Tuncen-
sored diversity�?T�?T and theatre for many
cultures. Proposal forms, available
through THEatre SERVICE, should
be directed to James Chapman, ad-
dress in the insert in this issue.

TWO-YEAR
COLLEGE PROGRAM

Hyrum Conrad

The Chicago Conference was ex-
hilarating. There seemed to be no end
of interesting panels, meaningful
discussions, meetings, and informal
networking for members of our focus
group. Panels that we sponsored and
co-sponsored went well. An invigora-
ting exchange of ideas resulted from
each. For those of you unable to attend
this year�?Ts Conference, start now to
locate funding for next year�?Ts Con-
ference in Seattle. | guarantee that
your attendance will bring rejuvenation!

During the second TYCP business
meeting on Saturday morning, we
elected Joseph Kaough of Houston as
Conference Planner; elected Jay
Sierszyn of Forest City, lowa as
newsletter editor; and began making
amendments to and revision of our by-
laws. We also determined that the
social interaction between members
needs to be fostered in a new way at
the Seattle Conference: an �?~�?~open-
forum�?T�?T meeting held each day, so that
no matter what day our members ar-
rive, they can meet other people from
small departments who may not know
other people at the Conference.

ATHE�?Ts commitment to address
issues, concerns, and needs of our
membership is strong and continuous.
People of our focus group had the op-
portunity to meet and talk with Patricia
Blom, Chair of the FORUM. She noted
Suggestions regarding programming,
administrations, policies, etc.

We were told that over 1200 people
registered at the 1990 Chicago Con-
ference. Programming of all types
brought fresh ideas to many of us. It
is my hope that you will want to take
an active part in the focused efforts of
the TYCP focus group. If you are an
ATHE member but not a designated
member of our group, write me a note
and you will hear from me in return.

THE AMERICAN THEATRE
AND DRAMA SOCIETY

Ronald Miller

ATDS sponsored eight panels at
the recently concluded ATHE Con-
ference in Chicago. The period of
the late 19th and early 20th cen-
turies appeared to be of particular
interest to ATDS members, with
special attention given to the work
of women playwrights of the period,
including papers on Sophie Tread-
well, Susan Glaspell, Gertrude
Stein, and Mae West. In addition,
no less than four papers were
presented on the work of Clyde
Fitch! Issues on gender were
popular as well, with panels on
Transvestism and the American
Girl and Gender Perspectives on
the American Theatre. Other
panels looked at American myths,
Cultural approaches to American
theatre history, and Asian-
American playwriting.

The 1990 ATDS business
meeting marked a milestone: the
incorporation of the society as a
legal non-profit association. It was
determined that terms of present
officers and board members will be
considered to have begun in July
of 1989, with nominations and elec-
tions for half the board scheduled
for early 1991. Rosemarie Bank will
serve as chair of the Nominations
Committee.

Vera Roberts announced that an
arrangement has been concluded
with the Journal of American Drama
and Theatre which will permit
members to receive a full subscrip-
tion as part of their regular mem-
bership fees. Bruce McConachie
updated the society�?Ts efforts to pro-
cure NEH funding for a conference
on �?~�?~Reconstructing American
Theatre History,�?T�?T scheduled for
April of 1992.

While several officers solicited
volunteers for Society activities, it
was clear that the most pressing
need was felt by Brenda Murphy,
editor of the ATDS newsletter.
Brenda needs one or more persons
willing to collect information about
conferences, publications, produc-

tions, and grants. She is also look-
ing to recruit a successor, to begin
in the summer of 1991. Write direct-
ly to Brenda at the English Dept.,
University of Connecticut.

The membership agreed to hold
the next membership meeting in con-
junction with ATHE in Seattle next
August. Proposals for papers and
panels are already being solicited.
They should be mailed to Rosemarie
Bank at her address in this issue�?Ts
insert. She and other members have
expressed concern that ATDS
panels actively seek co-sponsorship
with other FORUM groups. The
deadline is October 31st.

DIRECTING

Lawrence Broglio

Participants reported that suc-
cessful ATHE �?T90 Directing events
resulted from prepared, stimulated
presenters and engaged audiences.
Becky Prophet writes of a few
highlights:

Directors and Movement Special-
ists: Insights into the intricacies of the
collaborative relationship emerged.
Teaching Director Rehearsing: 1.
Fast-paced workshop led partici-
pants beyond daily inhibitions. 2.
Participants willingly challenged
themselves and their partners in ex-
cellent physical and vocal exercises.
Breaking Down the Hierarchy:
Participants began with the impor-
tance of the notion of process, then
aired ways for collaboration to
enhance that.

Female Director: Finding Her
Voice. Three female perspectives
merged into one strong statement for
the need for female role models and
the effectiveness of the woman who
directs through discussion and
careful nurturing rather than through
the power of a hierarchy.

These trenchant sessions were at-
tended by 40 to 90 people, co-
sponsored by other focus groups and
prompted requests for sequels in
Seattle in �?T91.

Text ethics and directing trends
were among other too-brief panels.
The �?~�?~What Are The Issues�?� session
stimulated arresting perceptions on
burning topics from documentation
to color to gender to ethics. �?oNational
Directing Trends�?��?T clarified the im-
pact and techniques of Joanne

Akalaitis and Peter Sellars. AEA
Midwest Director Tad Currie ar-
ranged scintillating sessions of
Chicago practitioners, covering the
spectrum from the Goodman to Se-
cond City to the Davidson Agency.

Newly elected to Directing Forum
90-�?T92 terms are: Program Chair/
Conference Planner Becky Prophet
of Agnes Scott College; Members-at-
Large Kenneth Campbell of Virginia
Commonwealth University and David
Young of ACTF; and Lawrence
Broglio of Wright State University as
FORUM Rep.

The Directing business meeting at-
tendance majority were women,
auguring well for emerging role
models for female directors. This
meeting was too short, and we will
have a longer joint session with Act-
ing next conference. In addition to
our printed agenda, a �?o�?~Green Light�?T�?T
session, suggested by member-at-
large Joyce Cavarozzi, discovered
over 30 who desired Seattle service
and subject ideas from day care to
evaluation to ownership. Hot topics
include:

How-To: teaching; distinguished
directors in working rehearsals

Text: non-traditional approaches;
new royalty restrictions

Workshops: all-day explorations
with Acting, Movement, Voice, and
Playwriting

Issues: documenting directing;
SSDC; ethics; guest artists; mentor-
ing; tenure processes; female artistic
directors

Problem Solving/Expanding the
Academic Envelope: many-cultured
casting; feminist directors; experi-
menting; new technology; director
exchanges

For a complete listing, write or call
me for Directing Forum August and
September mailings. To add your
name to our mailing list, contact
Patricia Angotti (address THEatre
SERVICE, label page of this issue.)

MOST URGENT! Send Becky your
proposals and ideas immediately.
Deadline for final proposals for
Seattle �?T91 is October 31st.

New next year will be all-day
Wednesday workshops, full morning,
afternoon, or evening panels, as well
as the traditional 75-minute presen-
tations. Such a plethora of formats
requires our earliest plans, cut-offs,
and collaborations. Help frame pro-
grams to serve you!

THEatre FORUM

THEATRE AND
SOCIAL CHANGE

Mark Weinberg

It would be easy to fill this column
with a glowing report of TASC�?Ts suc-
cessful panels in Chicago, but the
glories of the past will have to be
documented elsewhere (in the TASC
Newsletter, now edited by Assunta
Kent, 7008 North Greenview, Apt. 3,
Chicago, IL 60626 for submissions,
although copies should be requested
from Mark Weinberg, 5525 Marsha
Drive, Madison, WI 53705.) Instead,
we need to use this column to begin
planning for next year.

As usual, we need completed con-
ference session proposals by Oct. 31,
1990. However, Conference Planner
Teresa Jillson would like to assist
those of you who want to present
papers, find potential session par-
ticipants, or locate others in ATHE in-
terested in a particular topic, but are
having difficulty creating entire ses-
sions. In order to do this and still have
a slate of conference proposals com-
pleted by her deadline, she needs sug-
gestions for ideas, single papers, etc.,
by OCTOBER 1.

There will be considerable flexibility
in session format next conference, so
we urge you to consider new ways of
presenting material and involving au-
dience members. For example, two-
person panels during which demon-
strations, videos, or whatever supple-
ment the usual paper presentation are
possible, as are double length ses-
sions on larger topics, sessions which
include guest respondents, roundtable
discussions, action planning sessions,
etc. Remember that unusual formats
create scheduling difficulties, so
please get your suggestions to Teresa
at her address in this issue�?Ts insert by
the October 1 deadline.

Suggestions so far include these
panels, topics, and papers:

Peace, Peace Action,
Conscience

Socially Conscious Theatre in Africa
Multi-Cultural Rituals

and

Can Old Methods Lead to New
Results? - Process, Product, and
Responsibility
Co-dependency and Theatre
Intercultural Casting
Theatres Working with Native
American Communities in the
Northwest
Cultural Codes - Academe and
Acting
Community-Based Activist
Performance
Theatre AS Education
Theatre Makers as Community
Animators
Problems of Using Theory in Acti-
vist Theatre
Ntozake Shange�?Ts Afrocentric
Adaptations: Mother Courage and
Uncle Tom�?Ts Cabin
Conversations have also begun with
planners from The Black Theatre
Association and the Association for
Asian Performance about sessions on
issues of cultural diversity, although
more needs to be done in this area.
We need your help to continue to
make TASC a productive contributor to
ATHE, our profession, and our art.

ACTING FOCUS GROUP

Joel G. Fink

Many thanks to everyone who
helped in the success of the acting-
related programs at the 1990 Chicago
Conference. Practical �?~�?~how-to�?T�?T
workshops, as well as sessions in
theory and pedagogy, offered a broad
range of experiences. | was particu-
larly excited about the number of pro-
grams that were co-sponsored by
several FORUM groups. As you will
see from the rest of this issue of
ATHENEWS, NOW is the time to be
thinking about programs for next year
in Seattle. The deadline for submis-
sions is October 31 and | look for-
ward to hearing from you.

At the business meeting, Judith
Royer was elected as vice-chair for the
coming year; Robert Chapel and
Patricia Riggin as members-at-large.
At next year�?Ts conference we will elect
a new chair and vice-chair.

As we head back to school, | send
you my best wishes for the coming
year, and look forward to hearing from
you with ideas about the 1991 Seattle
Conference!

THEORY & CRITICISM:
CALL FOR PAPERS

Robert Baker-White

The Theory and Criticism Forum re-
quests submission of proposals for in-
dividual papers or panels to be pre-
sented at the 1991 ATHE Conference
in Seattle. Diversity is encouraged;
discussions in Chicago indicated a
desire to link the concerns of the
Theory and Criticism Forum with those
of other focus groups, such as Women
and Theatre, Theatre and Social
Change, Acting, Directing, Theatre
History, American Theatre and Drama,
Black Theatre Association, Interna-
tional Brecht Society, and others.

Among the first suggestions for
panels in Seattle:

Gay Theatre and Aesthetics

Relationship of Drama to National/
Cultural Identities

Legitimation of Dramaturgy as a
Discipline

Intentionality: Relationship of
Author and Audience

Mythic Elements in Contemporary
Performance

Performance and Time, Space, and
History

Re-Theorizing the Carnivalesque:
For or Against Convention

�?~�?o�?~Translations:�?T�?T From the Abstract
to the Practical

Realism and Its Discontents: Theory
After Adorno

Subjectivity and Technology

Limits of Discourse: Gender and
Postcolonial Discourse

Twin Peaks

Deleuze and Guattari and the
Politics of Space

German Theatre

The Micro-Thesis as an Alternative
Mode of Discourse

Please send new ideas, or ideas that
relate to this preliminary list, to Michael
Quinn at his address in this issue�?Ts
insert.

PLAYWRIGHTS�?T PROGRAM

Louise Williams & Sam Abel

The Playwrights�?T Program, with its
newly approved by-laws, elected a
slate of officers at its business
meeting. The new Chair is Sam Abel,
Dartmouth College; Vice Chair for
Conferences, Louise Williams, Hum-
boldt State University; Vice Chair for
Workshop, Jeff Elwell, Mississippi
State University; and Vice Chair for
Projects, Norman Bert, Eastern
Montana College. Special thanks to
Judith Zivanovic, outgoing chair, for
her terrific work in her many years of
service to the program.

We are now soliciting proposals and
ideas for panels and programs for the
1991 conference. At our business
meetings in Chicago, we generated
some exciting possibilities for panels,
but more ideas and suggestions are
welcome. Some of the areas of interest
we discussed are:

dramaturgy: theory and practice
the state of professional theatre in
the Northwest and new plays

copyright issues

new play publication - what publi-
shers are interested in

collaborative work: the playwright
as collaborator

One of our main focuses is utilizing
the fairly extensive resources of the
Seattle theatre community. | would
especially welcome panel suggestions
which would involve people from the
professional theatre in Seattle.

We will also hold another Play
Development Workshop at the Seattle
Conference. Norman Bert, the new
Vice-Chair for Projects, will develop
and coordinate this aspect of the pro-
gram. | will be glad to forward any
ideas and suggestions about the
Development Workshop to him.

The deadline for receipt of confer-
ence panel or program proposals is
October 30, 1990. Since this is my first
year as Playwrights�?T Program Confer-
ence Planner, I�?Td appreciate receiving
proposals and suggestions as soon as
possible. (Address included in this
issue�?Ts insert.)

Also, please note: If you have been
getting the Playwrights�?T Program
Newsletter, but you have not checked
the Program�?Ts box on the FORUM in-
terest reply card, you are in danger of
being dropped from the mailing list.
Please check the box and return the
card, sO we know who�?Ts out there.
Thanks.

MUSIC THEATRE/DANCE
FOCUS GROUP

Janet DeRuvo and
Charles W. Whitman

The Music Theatre/Dance Focus
Group was Officially established at the
1990 ATHE Conference in Chicago.
The following officers were elected:
Charles Whitman, Chair; Hyrum Con-
rad, Vice-Chair for Programs; and
Janet DeRuvo, Vice-Chair for
Publications.

The group�?Ts intent is to foster in-
terest and education in the areas of
musical theatre and dance, opera, and
all forms of theatrical presentations in-
volving music, theatre, and dance art
forms. If you are interested in being on
our mailing list, please send your name
and address to Whitman, Brigham
Young University, F475 HFAC, Dept.
of Theatre and Film, Provo, UT 84602.
lf you have a panel to suggest, please
send your proposal to Conrad, address
in this issue�?Ts insert. If you have an
article or are involved in a production
that deserves written attention, please
send that information to DeRuvo,
Montgomery College, c/o 3705 Jen-
nings Road, Kensington, MD 20895.
We are pleased to be an official part
of ATHE, and look forward to hearing
from you.

| hope that members of all focus
groups will consider including MT/D in
their conference planning, as several
did this past conference. | am par-
ticularly interested in panels that might
examine areas including: MT/D as
Seen by NASM, NAST, and NASD;
The Varied Roots of MT/D; Model Cur-
riculum; Dance Drama as Theatre;
MT/D Today Outside the U.S. &
England; Breathing for the MT/D Per-
former: Are the Requirements Dif-
ferent?; Ideal MT/D History Class Cur-
riculum; The Golden Ages of MT/D in
the U.S. & England; MT/D as Political
Force; Feminism in MT/D; The Growth
of Black Musicals; and Colorblind
Casting in MT/D.

We hope that you will help support
MT/D in two ways: by personal involve-
ment, and by encouraging participa-
tion from theatre, music, and dance
colleagues who produce and theorize
about Music Theatre/Dance.

We are considering a Wednesday
all-day workshop on �?oThe Belt/Pop
Voice,�?� to be taught by Jan Sullivan,
author of The Phenomena of the Belt/
Pop Voice and one of the world�?Ts
leading experts on the subject. Does
this interest you? Let us know.

DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY
FOCUS GROUP

Dennis J. Sporre and
Jonathan Darling

The Design & Technology Focus
Group was delighted by the exciting pro-
gramming presented at the ATHE
Chicago Conference. We sponsored 11
and co-sponsored 7 excellent panels.
Subjects included publishing, costum-
ing, computers, critiquing student work,
current research, design process, cur-
ricula, fight safety, designer-TD relation-
ships, Jaroslaw Malina, television, pro-
duction safety, gender bias, the Rose
Theatre excavation, director-designer
and administrative relationships, and
TLA production presentations. The in-
volvement of our members, the diversity
of materials presented, and the overall
excellence of the presentations proved
the strength of our organization.

Special thanks to Raynette Halvorsen
Smith, our outgoing chair, for her
outstanding leadership over the last
year; her charm and effervescence com-
plemented her leadership and expertise
nicely. Thank you, Raynette! In a closely
contested election, Jonathan Darling
was elevated to the vice-chair/chair-elect
position.

One of the highlights of the annual
business meeting was the plethora of
ideas emanating from the membership
relative to next year�?Ts conference in
Seattle. Too numerous to list fully in this
space, these ideas include the possibility
of full-day workshops, tours of Seattle
theatre facilities, professional expecta-
tions of theatre training programs, survey
of costume textbook needs, involvement
of Seattle professionals, new materials,
and many others. These should give us
another full slate of challenging con-
ference programs. However, the fruition
of these ideas into challenging panels
and presentations depends on your will-
ingness to get involved. Please take the
initiative to put something together and
submit it.

We need your active participation in
next year�?Ts conference. Those who at-
tended the business meeting went home
with proposal forms for panels. We hope
that those forms will be used. We will
need additional help in the way of panel
proposals, volunteers to chair panels,
and so on. If you want to participate as
a panelist, proposer, or panel chair,
please make your intentions known im-
mediately. The deadline for all proposals
is OCTOBER 31. Address all inquiries to
Dennis J. Sporre, address in this issue�?Ts
insert.

GUEST ARTIST
NETWORK LAUNCHED
AT CHICAGO
CONFERENCE

Carolyn Rutherford

During the Chicago Conference
the GUEST ARTIST NETWORK
was Officially launched. Developed
under the aegis of the Acting,
Directing, and Professional Artists
and Managers on Campus Focus
Groups, the Guest Artist Network
is designed to encourage the effec-
tive utilization of guest artists on
college campuses by making avail-
able free consultation services to
ATHE member institutions and to
facilitate the matching of qualified
guest artists in performance, pro-
duction, management, and drama-
turgy with institutions seeking their
expertise.

Applications are now being ac-
cepted from individuals with the
following areas of specialization
and expertise: performance, pro-
duction, management, and drama-
turgy. Applications will be accepted
from two sources: [1] by referrals
from ATHE member institutions
who recommend individuals with
whom they have worked; or [2]
directly from individual artists with
appropriate experience with
references. Bi-annually, beginning
in February 1991, the Network will
generate a Roster of Guest Artists
with pertinent information about
their availability, interest, and ex-
pertise. All artists listed on the
Roster will be charged a $10 yearly
fee for postage and phone ex-
pense. The Roster will be available
to all ATHE member institutions at
no charge and to non-members for
a fee.

The Network will act as facilitator
for passing information between in-
stitutions and potential artists, but
all negotiations and contracts will
be handled between individual in-
stitutions and artists.

The Roster will include examples
of role models of successful and ef-
fective ways of using visiting guest

artists of all types on campus. Ex-
amples of these models will also be
included from time to time in ATHE-
NEWS. The Guest Artist Network
Advisory Board includes Robert
Chapel, Fergus Currie, Theresa
Larkin, Judith Royer, Carolyn
Rutherford, and Rick Scott.

Instructions and guidelines for
applying are available from Ruther-
ford, Administrator, ATHE Guest
Artist Network, 5807 Mason St.,
Omaha, NE 68106, 402-556-1739,
FAX 402-553-6288.

VASTA

Betty Moulton and
Claudia Anderson

As your Summer draws to a close
and you begin preparation for the
professional season or academic
year, | want to take a minute to
highlight VASTA summer activities.
This year for the first time VASTA
offered both a week-long training
program with the Roy Hart Com-
pany and a three-day conference
with workshops by Patsy
Rodenberg, Dagmar Apel, and
Philip Burton; and Bonnie
Raphael�?Ts �?oThings That Work�?T�?T
session. Special thanks for their ex-
cellent work to Barbara Acker for
planning the Roy Hart Workshop
and Kate Ufema and her assistant
Kate Devore for planning the
VASTA Conference.

At the ATHE Conference,
VASTA sponsored a total of 20 pro-
grams. Fourteen were co-
sponsored. We appreciate the work
of our co-sponsors, STMS, Acting,
Directing, and AAP. Two of our ses-
sions, �?~�?~Pedagogy: Three Ap-
proaches to Speech Training�?��?T and
�?~�?~An Actor�?Ts Exploration in Sound
and Movement with Kristin Link-
later�?T (co-sponsored by STMS and
Acting) had the highest attendance
of any conference programs. We
were honored to present a variety
of well-received programs and to
host individuals such as Dr. Robert
Bastian, voice artist Patrick Fraley,
actress Fern Persons, movement
specialist Susan Dibble, and voice
specialists Sue Ann Park, Kristin
Linklater and Elizabeth Himmelstein.

Special thanks to Claudia Ander-
son who served as both FORUM
Representative and ATHE Con-
ference Planner and Kathy Devecka
who served as Assistant Con-
ference Planner and FORUM Rep-
Elect. Claudia did such a great job
that she had to be replaced by two
people! | am pleased to announce
that Betty Moulton has been
elected 1991 ATHE Conference
Planner and Kathy Devecka as
VASTA FORUM Rep.

You provided VASTA with an
outstanding feast of programs this
year. | hope we have even more
diverse proposals and co-
sponsored sessions for the 1991
ATHE Conference in Seattle. A
theatrically rich and culturally
diverse city, Seattle can provide
unlimited opportunity for program-
ming ideas. Program ideas sug-
gested during the VASTA business
meeting in Chicago include: a
debut panel; dialogue sessions
with artistic directors, actors, and
voice teacher/coaches; collabor-
ative workshops with voice, move-
ment, and acting specialists; and
gender uses of voice. The program-
ming framework allows for a total
of nineteen sessions of 75 minutes
each. These slots may be extend-
ed for workshops on certain days.
Extended workshop periods are
available on Wednesday and Satur-
day afternoons and Thursday and
Friday mornings. A full day
workshop is available Wednesday
only.

If you have a program idea or
possible topic, please call to
brainstorm about it. If you have a
session in mind, | encourage you
to take time now to complete the
session proposal packet and mail
it to Betty Moulton in the address
in the insert. The deadline for pro-
posals is October 15, 1990. It is
essential that you meet this and all
deadlines for conference planning.
If you have questions or want to dis-
cuss an idea, call Betty or Claudia
(Dept. of Theatre, Northern Illinois
University, DeKalb, IL 60115, 815-
753-8262 or 815-758-1254).

BLACK THEATRE ASSOCIATION

Deana Thomas

The Black Theatre Association formally
organized at the recent ATHE Conference
held in Chicago. Elected officers include
Lundeana Thomas, Chair and FORUM
Rep; Diana Marre, Co-Chair and Confer-
ence Planner; Sandra Mayo, Secretary;
and Paul Jackson, Newsletter Editor.

The group forged a constitution which
will be forthcoming to members during
October. Members are encouraged to con-
tact Diana Marre (address in insert) for
panel suggestions for the 91 Conference
in Seattle. Please send your requests in
today!

Send requests for the newsletter, due to
be published in March of 1991, to Jackson
at Dept. of Theatre and Drama, Spelman
College, 350 Spelman Lane, Atlanta, GA
30314.

A great big bear hug goes out to all well-
prepared 1990 panel participants who
displayed a great wealth of diligent
research. | would especially like to thank
Margaret Wilkerson, Vernell Lillie, Carlton
Molette, and Errol Hill for their insight,
guidance, and support with the process of
organizing The Black Theatre Association.
A special thanks to all our founding
members who worked diligently on the con-
stitution, panels, and BTA Proposal State-
ment presented at the ATHE Board and
FORUM meetings in Chicago.

So, now that we�?Tve organized we can
only continue with your support and par-
ticipation! Please contact Diana Marre with
panel suggestions for 1991, respond when
Paul Jackson sends information for the
newsletter, and if you need more informa-
tion about BTA, please do not hesitate to
write or call me at Bowling Green State
University, Dept. of Theatre, 331 South
Hall, Bowling Green, OH 43403, 419-372-
2350 (ofc) or 419-354-8741 (home). BTA IS
ON ITS WAY TO HIGHER HEIGHTS!!

MOVING? Don�?Tt miss an issue of Theatre
Journal, ATHENEWS, or THEatre JOBLIST.
Notify THEatre SERVICE immediately!
P.O. Box 15282, Evansville, IN 47716,
812-474-0549.

PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS
& MANAGERS ON CAMPUS
Carolyn Rutherford

During the 1990 Chicago Conference the
PA&M Focus Group held seven successful
panels. Highlights included a panel con-
cerning Reciprocal Exchange: Educational
& Professional, with guests Kevin Cahill,
Royal National Theatre of Great Britain;
Nesta Jones, Goldsmith�?Ts College, Univer-
sity of London; Carole Winter, English
Shakespeare Company; and Steven
Dykes, Goldsmith�?Ts College, University of
London.

Other session topics included Guest Art-
ist Network; Professional Theatre on Cam-
pus; Professional Ethics; Recruitment of
Minority Artists; and The Helms Amend-
ment. Artists and administrators from the
Chicago area participated in all sessions,
including Steve Scott, Goodman Theatre;
Susan Medak, Northlight; Kathryn Lamkey,
and Ned Schmidtke, Actors�?T Equity; and
Sandy Karuschak, The Court Theatre.
Fergus Currie, Ass�?Tt Nat�?T! Exec. Sec. for
Actors�?T Equity and FORUM Rep. for PA&M
assisted ATHE with all local arrangements
in Chicago.

Plans and potential topics for Seattle
1991 include: Professional Equivalence;
Staying in the Mainstream of Profession-
alism; Internal Censorship; and Commer-
cial Theatre What Is It? Please submit
Conference Session Proposal Forms to
Rutherford at her address in the insert of
this issue.

Deadlines for 1990-91
Issues of ATHENEWS

November Issue October 19
February Issue One Week After
January Meetings
February 15

April 12

March Issue
May Issue

ATHENEWS, published 5 times a year in Feb, Mar, May;
Sep, and Nov by the Assn. for Theatre in Higher Educa-
tion: Layne Ehlers, Editor, Dept. of Theatre Arts & Dance,
215 Temple Bldg., 12th & R, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln,
Lincoin, NE 68588-0201. Phone 402-472-1610; 402-
472-2072 (messages). FAX 402-472-2410 (please double-
strike printouts).

TAKE NOTE!

ANNOUNCING A NEW REFEREED
JOURNAL of the North American
Regional Alliance of the International
Amateur Theatre Association. Publica-
tion information available from Dr.
Shirley Harbin, NARA Secretary General
and Drama in Education Chair, 1008 Fer-
dinand, Detroit, Ml 48209.

PRAGUE QUADRENNIAL: The 1991
U.S. entry in the Prague Quadrennial will
include a student exhibit. The PQ-91
USITT Student Exhibition Committee is
currently trying to identify which pro-
grams in which schools have students
whose scenic or costume designs might
be included in the exhibit. Students must
submit slides of their work by October
1, 1990. For further information, contact
Carolyn Lancet, Drama Dept., University
of Texas-Austin, Austin, TX 78712,
512-471-3354; or Ron Naversen, Dept.
of Theatre, SIU, Carbondale, IL 62901,
618-453-5741.

THE WINIFRED WARD MEMORIAL
FUND, INC. is pleased to offer a $15,000
fellowship this year, commemorating the
15th anniversary of the death of Winifred
Ward, pioneer of children�?Ts theatre and
creative drama in the United States. This
one-time fellowship is offered to an in-
dividual, organization, or institution to
assist the recipient in developing a pro-
ject that will make a significant contribu-
tion to the field of children�?Ts drama/
theatre. For further information, please
contact Winifred Ward Memorial Fund,
Inc., c/o Muriel Mawer, 1201 Third Ave.,
Suite 2900, Seattle, WA 98101.

WOMEN IN HISTORY INTERNATIONAL
PLAY COMPETITION, sponsored by
Southern Illinois University at Carbon-
dale. First prize, $500. Entry deadline,
December 1, 1990. For further informa-
tion, contact Christian H. Moe, Director,
Women in History International Play
Competition, Dept. of Theatre, SIU-
Carbondale, Carbondale, IL 62901.

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