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LAPSED MEMBERSHIPCONTINUES TO RISE Elizabeth C. Ramirez Vice President for AdministrationOur recent Chicago conferenceprovided a great boost to the numberof members of ATHE. While ourmembership now nears 1900, we areaggressively planning to double ournumber in the immediate future. Weare confident that our membershipwill 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 memberscontinues to grow larger every year.Because the total number of lapsedmembers now exceeds 700, we aregreatly concerned. Often membersactively participate in the annual con-ference and then fail to renew theirmembership for the following year.Clearly, our current membership andgreat variety of interest groups inboth higher education and the pro-fessional theatre indicate that theAssociation has much to offer ourmembers on a very broad base.We would like to ask each of youto be sure to renew your membershipif you have not already done so. Areyou a lapsed member? If you do notknow, please look at the mailing labelon this issue of ATHENEWS. Thecode is: | =Individual; S = Student;R = Retired; O = Organizational. Youmay use the form on this page foryour convenience.We are looking forward to our nextnational conference in Seattle, ourpublication services are broadening,and we continue to foster interactionand the exchange of informationthrough our growing network ofthose engaged in all areas of theatreresearch, performance, scholarship,and crafts.lf you have not renewed yourATHE membership, we urge you todo so as soon as possible. We lookforward to your continuing supportand interest in ATHE and hope tohear from you soon.Vol. 4 No. 4REMINDER! Only current mem-bers will be listed in the 1991membership directory! Pleaserefer to the TOP LINE of the labelaffixed to this issue of ATHENEWS.Expiration dates of 90SE; 900C;and LAPSED MUST renew byNovember 1, 1990, to be guaran-teed a listing.ATHE 1991:Uncensored Diversity Mark A. Heckler Vice President for ConferencesProposals are now being acceptedfor the 1991 national ATHE Confer-ence, which will be held August 7-10 inSeattle, Washington, a city rich withartistic activity, Cultural variety, andscenic splendor.Scholars, artists, and educators areencouraged to submit proposalsrelating to the conference theme,�?oUNCENSORED DIVERSITY: Cele-brating Many Cultures.�?T�?T ATHE�?Ts 1990Conference identified two critical issuesfacing our profession: artistic freedomin an era of unprecedented publicscrutiny; and the revision of our cur-ricula and production programs to em-brace the dramatic tradition of peopleof color and other under-representedcommunities. THEatre FORUM has, inselecting this theme, engaged the pro-fession in a year-long discussion of thetwo greatest challenges facing those ofus who teach theatre and our graduates.The deadline for all proposals isOctober 30, 1990. A complete sessionproposal packet is available fromTHEatre SERVICE, P.O. Box 15282,Evansville, IN 47716, 812-474-0549.PLEASE NOTE: Participants may sub-mit single papers for consideration. TheConference Planning Committeereserves the right to group singlepapers on thematic panels of two orthree papers each.A PUBLICATION OFTHE ASSOCIATIONFOR THEATRE INHIGHER EDUCATIONSEPTEMBER 1990ATHE MEMBERSHIPAPPLICATIONL] New |] Renew _} Reinstate�?~ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBER�?~REPRESENTATIVEor�?~INDIVIDUAL MEMBER he.AOR IR isi tsen Ep uiteisiantCMs. tances Se 7 i.PHONE tO tS WAR OR LA. -�?~AFFILIATION IF NOTIN ADDRESSAnnual Dues_] Organizational $75.00_] Individual Regular $50.00| J Individual Retiree $30.00|] Full-Time Student $30.00�?~STUDENT ID. #SCHOOLATTENDED�"��?�Theatre Journal foreign postage:_] Canada & Mexico $ 4.25|] All other $ 8.50TOTAL ENCLOSED $Check MasterCard VISA�?~NAME ON CHARGE CARDCARD NUMBER�?~EXPIRATION DATESIGNATURE6% (minimum $3) added to chargesMake checks payable and mail to:ATHE c/o THEatre SERVICEP.O. Box 15282Evansville, IN 47716812-474-0549

ATHE RESOLUTIONCONCERNING THE N.E.A.We, the membership of theAssociation for Theatre in HigherEducation, the largest profes-sional organization in the field oftheatre education, do herebydeclare our unequivocal supportfor the National Endowment forthe Arts.We collectively and individu-ally call upon our congressionalrepresentatives and PresidentBush to reauthorize the N.E.A.without content restrictions.We affirm the importance ofthe N.E.A. as a national catalystfor excellence, vitality, and diver-sity in the arts and oppose anylegislative restructuring thatwould diminish this impact.We believe that federal sub-sidy of the arts is the investmentof a civilized country in thecultural heritage of its future.Freedom of expression and op-position to censorship as man-dated by the Congress and thePresident in the original authori-zation of the National Endow-ment must be preserved and pro-tected as the birthright of allAmerican citizens.(This resolution was passed by virtual ac-clamation on August 11, 1990, by themembers of ATHE at the Association�?Ts AnnualConference in Chicago.)OPEN FORUM Addell Austin Anderson, Editor Multi-Culturalism inAcademic Theatre Black Theatre Association Multi-cultural means that eachunique culture must be included asa full and legitimate part of the cur-riculum and that students of allthese groups should participatefully in the academic program.Multi-cultural also means thedominance of British, Greek, andRoman culture in our academicprograms must be ended.For the 1992 ATHE Conferencescheduled for Atlanta, the membersof the Black Theatre Associationstrongly recommend the theme of�?oTheatre for a Nation of Many COSTA BRAVAINT�?TL THEATRE FESTIVALCultures.�?��?T Costa Brava, SpainThis theme is recommended for October 1-6, 1990several reasons. First, the United... aeStates is a nation composed of thedescendants of many ethnic cul-tures, such as Africa, Asia, NorthAmerica, South America, Europe,and Australia. We also recognizeother cultural groups based ongender, sexual preference, andphysical abilities. Second, it is impor-tant that in the 21st century academi-cians acknowledge we have a specialrole in both proclaiming and prizingthe cultural uniqueness of eachethnic group residing in the UnitedStates. Third, the more we celebrateour Culture diversity, the more power-ful we become as a nation.Traditionally, Blacks, Asian Ameri-cans, Native Americans, andHispanics have been denied the op-portunity of celebrating their richcultural heritage. Instead, the normsestablished by Greek, Roman, andBritish cultures have been imposedupon all and have been defined asthe �?odominant culture�?T. As a resultof this widely accepted practice byAmerican society, the aesthetics ofthe �?o�?~dominant culture�?T�?T are used tomeasure the value and contributionsof other groups in art, criticism,dance, music, theatre, and_ socialtraditions.In order to develop a theatre whichtruly represents our diverse culturalheritage, we must recognize that noone culture is superior to another.The recognition of such a revolu-tionary perspective will forcescholars and the society at large tore-think our assumptions aboutaesthetics, perception, language pat-terns, styles, literary structures, andthemes.Prepared for the Black Theatre Association by SheilaRose Bland, University of Minnesota; Vernell Lillie,University of Pittsburgh, Robin Scott Peters, CaliforniaState University-Sacramento; and Margaret Wilkerson,University of California-Berkeley.AROUND THE PROFESSIONDNYSUS: A SYMPOSIUMOctober 11-14, 1990Virginia Polytechnic Instituteand State UniversityBlacksburg, VirginiaINTERNATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVALArubaOctober 27 - November 4, 1990GRADUATE WOMEN�?TSSTUDIES CONFERENCEUniversity of MichiganMarch 8-10, 1991A PINTER FESTIVALApril 19-21, 1991Ohio State UniversityIATA WORLD THEATRE FESTIVALHalden, NorwayJune 29 - July 6, 1991CHANGES IN BILLAPPOINTMENTS Dick Devin as Professor of Theatreand Producing Artistic Director ofthe Colorado Shakespeare Fest-ival at University of Colorado-Boulder.Robin Haig to the Dance faculty atUniversity of Colorado-Boulder.CHANGES IN BILL is a regular feature ofATHENEWS. Please send news of appoint-ments, deaths, sabbaticals, retirements, etc.,to the Editor at her address on the last pageof this publication.ATHE BOARD of GOVERNORSJim Symons, PresidentElizabeth Ramirez, V.P. AdministrationMark Heckler, V.P. ConferencesKent Neely, TreasurerPatricia Blom, THEatre FORUM ChairHarold Nichols, Immed. Past PresidentGil Lazier, President-ElectJulian Olf, V.P. Research & PublicationsDoug Patterson, Assoc. V.P. ConferencesJudith Williams, SecretaryOPEN FORUM provides ATHE mem-bership with a venue for expressingopinions of general interest. Send youressay 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 atthe 1990 Conference at Chicago�?TsPalmer House, six of which wereco-sponsored with other FORUMgroups. Most sessions were ex-tremely well-attended, especiallythose which centered on process,pedagogy, and the evolution ofhistorical influences. Another con-ference highlight was the enor-mously successful wine andcheese reception at the ChicagoPublic Library, held in conjunctionwith the library�?Ts exhibit, �?~�?~Reset-ting the Stage: Theatre Beyond theLoop, 1960-1990.�?��?TThe Theatre History businessmeeting in Chicago featuredseveral amendments to theForum�?Ts by-laws and the electionof new officers. The ExecutiveCommittee for the up-coming yearwill be: Judy Lee Oliva, Northern II-linois University, Chair; JackBrokaw, University of Texas-Austin,Vice-Chair; Jerry Dickey, Universityof Arizona, Secretary; BriantHamor Lee, Bowling Green StateUniversity, Past-Chair; Ron Engle,University of North Dakota, andMargaret Knapp, Arizona StateUniversity, Members-at-Large.Elected to the Nominating Commit-tee were Laurilyn Harris,Washington State University; FrankHildy, University of Georgia; andJohn Houchin, University of Texas-Dallas. Many thanks to last year�?Tsofficers for their work throughoutthe year and for helping make the1990 Conference so successful.The Theatre History Forum willhave 19 slots available for the 1991Seattle Conference, �?~�?~UncensoredDiversity: Celebrating ManyCultures.�?��?� The History sessions willinclude the annual businessmeeting, a �?~jam session�?T con-cerning relevant issues that theTheatre History Forum wishes todiscuss, as well as juried panels.In addition to these programs,ideas are also being solicited for anall-day workshop to be held on thefirst day of the conference. Theworkshop is a new opportunityavailable to the Forum, and mayconsist of two or more focusgroups.Panels, proposals, workshopideas, and inquiries should be sub-mitted to Judy Lee Oliva, addressin this issue�?Ts insert. Deadline forpanel proposals is October 30th!RELIGION & THEATRE James Chapman Registrants at the August Con-ference in Chicago found plenty ofvariety in the session offerings ofthe Religion and Theatre focusgroup. Thirteen panels reflectingthe participation of 50 individuals explored topics ranging fromthemes of transcendency in mod-ern musical theatre to Medieval in-fluences on Renaissance drama,and from spiritual journeys in theplays of Horton Foote to acting asa way toward Higher Conscious-ness. Of particular timeliness werepanels exploring the role of directand indirect censorship on campustheatre programs, and discussionswith representatives from playpublishing houses on editingscripts for production.The annual business meetingwitnessed the election of a New Ex-ecutive Committee: James Chap-man, Seattle Pacific University,Chair; Lee Krahenbuh, Judson Col-lege, Vice-Chair; Dan Cawthon ofSt. Mary�?Ts College, Peter Garvie ofthe University of Tennessee andEarl Reimer of Bethel College In-diana, Members-at-Large; DaleRott, Bethel College Minnesota,Newsletter Editor; and LaurenFriesen, Goshen College, JournalEditor. Appreciation was offered toLauren Friesen, who has served aschair for the past five years.Chief among the immediate con-cerns of Religion and Theatre is thedevelopment of programs for the1991 Seattle Conference (whichmust be in place by late October)and additional refinement anddefinition of its focus group goals.proposals are stillAdditionalwelcome, especially those related tothe conference themes of �?T�?Tuncen-sored diversity�?T�?T and theatre for manycultures. Proposal forms, availablethrough THEatre SERVICE, shouldbe directed to James Chapman, ad-dress in the insert in this issue.TWO-YEARCOLLEGE PROGRAM Hyrum Conrad The Chicago Conference was ex-hilarating. There seemed to be no endof interesting panels, meaningfuldiscussions, meetings, and informalnetworking for members of our focusgroup. Panels that we sponsored andco-sponsored went well. An invigora-ting exchange of ideas resulted fromeach. For those of you unable to attendthis year�?Ts Conference, start now tolocate funding for next year�?Ts Con-ference in Seattle. | guarantee thatyour attendance will bring rejuvenation!During the second TYCP businessmeeting on Saturday morning, weelected Joseph Kaough of Houston asConference Planner; elected JaySierszyn of Forest City, lowa asnewsletter editor; and began makingamendments to and revision of our by-laws. We also determined that thesocial interaction between membersneeds to be fostered in a new way atthe Seattle Conference: an �?~�?~open-forum�?T�?T meeting held each day, so thatno matter what day our members ar-rive, they can meet other people fromsmall departments who may not knowother people at the Conference.ATHE�?Ts commitment to addressissues, concerns, and needs of ourmembership is strong and continuous.People of our focus group had the op-portunity to meet and talk with PatriciaBlom, Chair of the FORUM. She notedSuggestions regarding programming,administrations, policies, etc.We were told that over 1200 peopleregistered at the 1990 Chicago Con-ference. Programming of all typesbrought fresh ideas to many of us. Itis my hope that you will want to takean active part in the focused efforts ofthe TYCP focus group. If you are anATHE member but not a designatedmember of our group, write me a noteand you will hear from me in return.

THE AMERICAN THEATREAND DRAMA SOCIETY Ronald Miller ATDS sponsored eight panels atthe recently concluded ATHE Con-ference in Chicago. The period ofthe late 19th and early 20th cen-turies appeared to be of particularinterest to ATDS members, withspecial attention given to the workof women playwrights of the period,including papers on Sophie Tread-well, Susan Glaspell, GertrudeStein, and Mae West. In addition,no less than four papers werepresented on the work of ClydeFitch! Issues on gender werepopular as well, with panels onTransvestism and the AmericanGirl and Gender Perspectives onthe American Theatre. Otherpanels looked at American myths,Cultural approaches to Americantheatre history, and Asian-American playwriting.The 1990 ATDS businessmeeting marked a milestone: theincorporation of the society as alegal non-profit association. It wasdetermined that terms of presentofficers and board members will beconsidered to have begun in Julyof 1989, with nominations and elec-tions for half the board scheduledfor early 1991. Rosemarie Bank willserve as chair of the NominationsCommittee.Vera Roberts announced that anarrangement has been concludedwith the Journal of American Dramaand Theatre which will permitmembers to receive a full subscrip-tion as part of their regular mem-bership fees. Bruce McConachieupdated the society�?Ts efforts to pro-cure NEH funding for a conferenceon �?~�?~Reconstructing AmericanTheatre History,�?T�?T scheduled forApril of 1992.While several officers solicitedvolunteers for Society activities, itwas clear that the most pressingneed was felt by Brenda Murphy,editor of the ATDS newsletter.Brenda needs one or more personswilling to collect information aboutconferences, publications, produc-tions, and grants. She is also look-ing to recruit a successor, to beginin the summer of 1991. Write direct-ly to Brenda at the English Dept.,University of Connecticut.The membership agreed to holdthe next membership meeting in con-junction with ATHE in Seattle nextAugust. Proposals for papers andpanels are already being solicited.They should be mailed to RosemarieBank at her address in this issue�?Tsinsert. She and other members haveexpressed concern that ATDSpanels actively seek co-sponsorshipwith other FORUM groups. Thedeadline is October 31st.DIRECTING Lawrence Broglio Participants reported that suc-cessful ATHE �?T90 Directing eventsresulted from prepared, stimulatedpresenters and engaged audiences.Becky Prophet writes of a fewhighlights: Directors and Movement Special-ists: Insights into the intricacies of thecollaborative relationship emerged. Teaching Director Rehearsing: 1.Fast-paced workshop led partici-pants beyond daily inhibitions. 2.Participants willingly challengedthemselves 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, thenaired ways for collaboration toenhance that. Female Director: Finding HerVoice. Three female perspectivesmerged into one strong statement forthe need for female role models andthe effectiveness of the woman whodirects through discussion andcareful nurturing rather than throughthe power of a hierarchy.These trenchant sessions were at-tended by 40 to 90 people, co-sponsored by other focus groups andprompted requests for sequels inSeattle in �?T91.Text ethics and directing trendswere among other too-brief panels.The �?~�?~What Are The Issues�?� sessionstimulated arresting perceptions onburning topics from documentationto color to gender to ethics. �?oNationalDirecting Trends�?��?T clarified the im-pact and techniques of JoanneAkalaitis and Peter Sellars. AEAMidwest Director Tad Currie ar-ranged scintillating sessions ofChicago practitioners, covering thespectrum from the Goodman to Se-cond City to the Davidson Agency.Newly elected to Directing Forum90-�?T92 terms are: Program Chair/Conference Planner Becky Prophetof Agnes Scott College; Members-at-Large Kenneth Campbell of VirginiaCommonwealth University and DavidYoung of ACTF; and LawrenceBroglio of Wright State University asFORUM Rep.The Directing business meeting at-tendance majority were women,auguring well for emerging rolemodels for female directors. Thismeeting was too short, and we willhave a longer joint session with Act-ing next conference. In addition toour printed agenda, a �?o�?~Green Light�?T�?Tsession, suggested by member-at-large Joyce Cavarozzi, discoveredover 30 who desired Seattle serviceand subject ideas from day care toevaluation to ownership. Hot topicsinclude: How-To: teaching; distinguisheddirectors in working rehearsals Text: non-traditional approaches;new royalty restrictions Workshops: all-day explorationswith Acting, Movement, Voice, andPlaywriting Issues: documenting directing;SSDC; ethics; guest artists; mentor-ing; tenure processes; female artisticdirectors Problem Solving/Expanding theAcademic Envelope: many-culturedcasting; feminist directors; experi-menting; new technology; directorexchangesFor a complete listing, write or callme for Directing Forum August andSeptember mailings. To add yourname to our mailing list, contactPatricia Angotti (address THEatreSERVICE, label page of this issue.)MOST URGENT! Send Becky yourproposals and ideas immediately.Deadline for final proposals forSeattle �?T91 is October 31st.New next year will be all-dayWednesday workshops, full morning,afternoon, or evening panels, as wellas the traditional 75-minute presen-tations. Such a plethora of formatsrequires our earliest plans, cut-offs,and collaborations. Help frame pro-grams to serve you!

THEatre FORUMTHEATRE ANDSOCIAL CHANGE Mark Weinberg It would be easy to fill this columnwith a glowing report of TASC�?Ts suc-cessful panels in Chicago, but theglories of the past will have to bedocumented elsewhere (in the TASCNewsletter, now edited by AssuntaKent, 7008 North Greenview, Apt. 3,Chicago, IL 60626 for submissions,although copies should be requestedfrom Mark Weinberg, 5525 MarshaDrive, Madison, WI 53705.) Instead,we need to use this column to beginplanning for next year.As usual, we need completed con-ference session proposals by Oct. 31,1990. However, Conference PlannerTeresa Jillson would like to assistthose of you who want to presentpapers, find potential session par-ticipants, or locate others in ATHE in-terested in a particular topic, but arehaving difficulty creating entire ses-sions. In order to do this and still havea 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 flexibilityin session format next conference, sowe urge you to consider new ways ofpresenting material and involving au-dience members. For example, two-person panels during which demon-strations, videos, or whatever supple-ment the usual paper presentation arepossible, as are double length ses-sions on larger topics, sessions whichinclude guest respondents, roundtablediscussions, action planning sessions,etc. Remember that unusual formatscreate scheduling difficulties, soplease get your suggestions to Teresaat her address in this issue�?Ts insert bythe October 1 deadline.Suggestions so far include thesepanels, topics, and papers: Peace, Peace Action,Conscience Socially Conscious Theatre in Africa Multi-Cultural Ritualsand Can Old Methods Lead to NewResults? - Process, Product, andResponsibility Co-dependency and Theatre Intercultural Casting Theatres Working with NativeAmerican Communities in theNorthwest Cultural Codes - Academe andActing Community-Based ActivistPerformance Theatre AS Education Theatre Makers as CommunityAnimators Problems of Using Theory in Acti-vist Theatre Ntozake Shange�?Ts AfrocentricAdaptations: Mother Courage andUncle Tom�?Ts CabinConversations have also begun withplanners from The Black TheatreAssociation and the Association forAsian Performance about sessions onissues of cultural diversity, althoughmore needs to be done in this area.We need your help to continue tomake TASC a productive contributor toATHE, our profession, and our art.ACTING FOCUS GROUP Joel G. Fink Many thanks to everyone whohelped in the success of the acting-related programs at the 1990 ChicagoConference. Practical �?~�?~how-to�?T�?Tworkshops, as well as sessions intheory and pedagogy, offered a broadrange of experiences. | was particu-larly excited about the number of pro-grams that were co-sponsored byseveral FORUM groups. As you willsee from the rest of this issue ofATHENEWS, NOW is the time to bethinking about programs for next yearin Seattle. The deadline for submis-sions is October 31 and | look for-ward to hearing from you.At the business meeting, JudithRoyer was elected as vice-chair for thecoming year; Robert Chapel andPatricia Riggin as members-at-large.At next year�?Ts conference we will electa new chair and vice-chair.As we head back to school, | sendyou my best wishes for the comingyear, and look forward to hearing fromyou with ideas about the 1991 SeattleConference!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 Conferencein Seattle. Diversity is encouraged;discussions in Chicago indicated adesire to link the concerns of theTheory and Criticism Forum with thoseof other focus groups, such as Womenand Theatre, Theatre and SocialChange, Acting, Directing, TheatreHistory, American Theatre and Drama,Black Theatre Association, Interna-tional Brecht Society, and others.Among the first suggestions forpanels in Seattle: Gay Theatre and Aesthetics Relationship of Drama to National/Cultural Identities Legitimation of Dramaturgy as aDiscipline Intentionality: Relationship ofAuthor and Audience Mythic Elements in ContemporaryPerformance Performance and Time, Space, andHistory Re-Theorizing the Carnivalesque:For or Against Convention �?~�?o�?~Translations:�?T�?T From the Abstractto the Practical Realism and Its Discontents: TheoryAfter Adorno Subjectivity and Technology Limits of Discourse: Gender andPostcolonial Discourse Twin Peaks Deleuze and Guattari and thePolitics of Space German Theatre The Micro-Thesis as an AlternativeMode of DiscoursePlease send new ideas, or ideas thatrelate to this preliminary list, to MichaelQuinn at his address in this issue�?Tsinsert.

PLAYWRIGHTS�?T PROGRAM Louise Williams & Sam Abel The Playwrights�?T Program, with itsnewly approved by-laws, elected aslate of officers at its businessmeeting. The new Chair is Sam Abel,Dartmouth College; Vice Chair forConferences, Louise Williams, Hum-boldt State University; Vice Chair forWorkshop, Jeff Elwell, MississippiState University; and Vice Chair forProjects, Norman Bert, EasternMontana College. Special thanks toJudith Zivanovic, outgoing chair, forher terrific work in her many years ofservice to the program.We are now soliciting proposals andideas for panels and programs for the1991 conference. At our businessmeetings in Chicago, we generatedsome exciting possibilities for panels,but more ideas and suggestions arewelcome. Some of the areas of interestwe discussed are: dramaturgy: theory and practice the state of professional theatre inthe Northwest and new plays copyright issues new play publication - what publi-shers are interested in collaborative work: the playwrightas collaboratorOne of our main focuses is utilizingthe fairly extensive resources of theSeattle theatre community. | wouldespecially welcome panel suggestionswhich would involve people from theprofessional theatre in Seattle.We will also hold another PlayDevelopment Workshop at the SeattleConference. Norman Bert, the newVice-Chair for Projects, will developand coordinate this aspect of the pro-gram. | will be glad to forward anyideas and suggestions about theDevelopment Workshop to him.The deadline for receipt of confer-ence panel or program proposals isOctober 30, 1990. Since this is my firstyear as Playwrights�?T Program Confer-ence Planner, I�?Td appreciate receivingproposals and suggestions as soon aspossible. (Address included in thisissue�?Ts insert.)Also, please note: If you have beengetting the Playwrights�?T ProgramNewsletter, but you have not checkedthe Program�?Ts box on the FORUM in-terest reply card, you are in danger ofbeing dropped from the mailing list.Please check the box and return thecard, sO we know who�?Ts out there.Thanks.MUSIC THEATRE/DANCEFOCUS GROUP Janet DeRuvo andCharles W. Whitman The Music Theatre/Dance FocusGroup was Officially established at the1990 ATHE Conference in Chicago.The following officers were elected:Charles Whitman, Chair; Hyrum Con-rad, Vice-Chair for Programs; andJanet DeRuvo, Vice-Chair forPublications.The group�?Ts intent is to foster in-terest and education in the areas ofmusical theatre and dance, opera, andall forms of theatrical presentations in-volving music, theatre, and dance artforms. If you are interested in being onour mailing list, please send your nameand address to Whitman, BrighamYoung University, F475 HFAC, Dept.of Theatre and Film, Provo, UT 84602.lf you have a panel to suggest, pleasesend your proposal to Conrad, addressin this issue�?Ts insert. If you have anarticle or are involved in a productionthat deserves written attention, pleasesend that information to DeRuvo,Montgomery College, c/o 3705 Jen-nings Road, Kensington, MD 20895.We are pleased to be an official partof ATHE, and look forward to hearingfrom you.| hope that members of all focusgroups will consider including MT/D intheir conference planning, as severaldid this past conference. | am par-ticularly interested in panels that mightexamine areas including: MT/D asSeen 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 inthe U.S. & England; MT/D as PoliticalForce; Feminism in MT/D; The Growthof Black Musicals; and ColorblindCasting in MT/D.We hope that you will help supportMT/D in two ways: by personal involve-ment, and by encouraging participa-tion from theatre, music, and dancecolleagues who produce and theorizeabout Music Theatre/Dance.We are considering a Wednesdayall-day workshop on �?oThe Belt/PopVoice,�?� to be taught by Jan Sullivan,author of The Phenomena of the Belt/Pop Voice and one of the world�?Tsleading experts on the subject. Doesthis interest you? Let us know.DESIGN & TECHNOLOGYFOCUS GROUP Dennis J. Sporre andJonathan Darling The Design & Technology FocusGroup was delighted by the exciting pro-gramming presented at the ATHEChicago Conference. We sponsored 11and 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 RoseTheatre excavation, director-designerand administrative relationships, andTLA production presentations. The in-volvement of our members, the diversityof materials presented, and the overallexcellence of the presentations provedthe strength of our organization.Special thanks to Raynette HalvorsenSmith, our outgoing chair, for heroutstanding leadership over the lastyear; her charm and effervescence com-plemented her leadership and expertisenicely. Thank you, Raynette! In a closelycontested election, Jonathan Darlingwas elevated to the vice-chair/chair-electposition.One of the highlights of the annualbusiness meeting was the plethora ofideas emanating from the membershiprelative to next year�?Ts conference inSeattle. Too numerous to list fully in thisspace, these ideas include the possibilityof full-day workshops, tours of Seattletheatre facilities, professional expecta-tions of theatre training programs, surveyof costume textbook needs, involvementof Seattle professionals, new materials,and many others. These should give usanother full slate of challenging con-ference programs. However, the fruitionof these ideas into challenging panelsand presentations depends on your will-ingness to get involved. Please take theinitiative to put something together andsubmit it.We need your active participation innext year�?Ts conference. Those who at-tended the business meeting went homewith proposal forms for panels. We hopethat those forms will be used. We willneed additional help in the way of panelproposals, volunteers to chair panels,and so on. If you want to participate asa panelist, proposer, or panel chair,please make your intentions known im-mediately. The deadline for all proposalsis OCTOBER 31. Address all inquiries toDennis J. Sporre, address in this issue�?Tsinsert.

GUEST ARTISTNETWORK LAUNCHEDAT CHICAGOCONFERENCE Carolyn Rutherford During the Chicago Conferencethe GUEST ARTIST NETWORKwas Officially launched. Developedunder the aegis of the Acting,Directing, and Professional Artistsand Managers on Campus FocusGroups, the Guest Artist Networkis designed to encourage the effec-tive utilization of guest artists oncollege campuses by making avail-able free consultation services toATHE member institutions and tofacilitate the matching of qualifiedguest artists in performance, pro-duction, management, and drama-turgy with institutions seeking theirexpertise.Applications are now being ac-cepted from individuals with thefollowing areas of specializationand expertise: performance, pro-duction, management, and drama-turgy. Applications will be acceptedfrom two sources: [1] by referralsfrom ATHE member institutionswho recommend individuals withwhom they have worked; or [2]directly from individual artists withappropriate experience withreferences. Bi-annually, beginningin February 1991, the Network willgenerate a Roster of Guest Artistswith pertinent information abouttheir availability, interest, and ex-pertise. All artists listed on theRoster will be charged a $10 yearlyfee for postage and phone ex-pense. The Roster will be availableto all ATHE member institutions atno charge and to non-members fora fee.The Network will act as facilitatorfor passing information between in-stitutions and potential artists, butall negotiations and contracts willbe handled between individual in-stitutions and artists.The Roster will include examplesof role models of successful and ef-fective ways of using visiting guestartists of all types on campus. Ex-amples of these models will also beincluded from time to time in ATHE-NEWS. The Guest Artist NetworkAdvisory Board includes RobertChapel, Fergus Currie, TheresaLarkin, Judith Royer, CarolynRutherford, and Rick Scott.Instructions and guidelines forapplying are available from Ruther-ford, Administrator, ATHE GuestArtist Network, 5807 Mason St.,Omaha, NE 68106, 402-556-1739,FAX 402-553-6288.VASTA Betty Moulton andClaudia Anderson As your Summer draws to a closeand you begin preparation for theprofessional season or academicyear, | want to take a minute tohighlight VASTA summer activities.This year for the first time VASTAoffered both a week-long trainingprogram with the Roy Hart Com-pany and a three-day conferencewith workshops by PatsyRodenberg, Dagmar Apel, andPhilip Burton; and BonnieRaphael�?Ts �?oThings That Work�?T�?Tsession. Special thanks for their ex-cellent work to Barbara Acker forplanning the Roy Hart Workshopand Kate Ufema and her assistantKate Devore for planning theVASTA Conference.At the ATHE Conference,VASTA sponsored a total of 20 pro-grams. Fourteen were co-sponsored. We appreciate the workof 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 Soundand Movement with Kristin Link-later�?T (co-sponsored by STMS andActing) had the highest attendanceof any conference programs. Wewere honored to present a varietyof well-received programs and tohost individuals such as Dr. RobertBastian, voice artist Patrick Fraley,actress Fern Persons, movementspecialist Susan Dibble, and voicespecialists Sue Ann Park, KristinLinklater and Elizabeth Himmelstein.Special thanks to Claudia Ander-son who served as both FORUMRepresentative and ATHE Con-ference Planner and Kathy Deveckawho served as Assistant Con-ference Planner and FORUM Rep-Elect. Claudia did such a great jobthat she had to be replaced by twopeople! | am pleased to announcethat Betty Moulton has beenelected 1991 ATHE ConferencePlanner and Kathy Devecka asVASTA FORUM Rep.You provided VASTA with anoutstanding feast of programs thisyear. | hope we have even morediverse proposals and co-sponsored sessions for the 1991ATHE Conference in Seattle. Atheatrically rich and culturallydiverse city, Seattle can provideunlimited opportunity for program-ming ideas. Program ideas sug-gested during the VASTA businessmeeting in Chicago include: adebut panel; dialogue sessionswith artistic directors, actors, andvoice teacher/coaches; collabor-ative workshops with voice, move-ment, and acting specialists; andgender uses of voice. The program-ming framework allows for a totalof nineteen sessions of 75 minuteseach. These slots may be extend-ed for workshops on certain days.Extended workshop periods areavailable on Wednesday and Satur-day afternoons and Thursday andFriday mornings. A full dayworkshop is available Wednesdayonly.If you have a program idea orpossible topic, please call tobrainstorm about it. If you have asession in mind, | encourage youto take time now to complete thesession proposal packet and mailit to Betty Moulton in the addressin the insert. The deadline for pro-posals is October 15, 1990. It isessential that you meet this and alldeadlines for conference planning.If you have questions or want to dis-cuss an idea, call Betty or Claudia(Dept. of Theatre, Northern IllinoisUniversity, DeKalb, IL 60115, 815-753-8262 or 815-758-1254).

BLACK THEATRE ASSOCIATION Deana Thomas The Black Theatre Association formallyorganized at the recent ATHE Conferenceheld in Chicago. Elected officers includeLundeana Thomas, Chair and FORUMRep; Diana Marre, Co-Chair and Confer-ence Planner; Sandra Mayo, Secretary;and Paul Jackson, Newsletter Editor.The group forged a constitution whichwill be forthcoming to members duringOctober. Members are encouraged to con-tact Diana Marre (address in insert) forpanel suggestions for the 91 Conferencein Seattle. Please send your requests intoday!Send requests for the newsletter, due tobe published in March of 1991, to Jacksonat Dept. of Theatre and Drama, SpelmanCollege, 350 Spelman Lane, Atlanta, GA30314.A great big bear hug goes out to all well-prepared 1990 panel participants whodisplayed a great wealth of diligentresearch. | would especially like to thankMargaret Wilkerson, Vernell Lillie, CarltonMolette, and Errol Hill for their insight,guidance, and support with the process oforganizing The Black Theatre Association.A special thanks to all our foundingmembers who worked diligently on the con-stitution, panels, and BTA Proposal State-ment presented at the ATHE Board andFORUM meetings in Chicago.So, now that we�?Tve organized we canonly continue with your support and par-ticipation! Please contact Diana Marre withpanel suggestions for 1991, respond whenPaul Jackson sends information for thenewsletter, and if you need more informa-tion about BTA, please do not hesitate towrite or call me at Bowling Green StateUniversity, Dept. of Theatre, 331 SouthHall, Bowling Green, OH 43403, 419-372-2350 (ofc) or 419-354-8741 (home). BTA ISON ITS WAY TO HIGHER HEIGHTS!!MOVING? Don�?Tt miss an issue of TheatreJournal, 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 thePA&M Focus Group held seven successfulpanels. 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, EnglishShakespeare Company; and StevenDykes, Goldsmith�?Ts College, University ofLondon.Other session topics included Guest Art-ist Network; Professional Theatre on Cam-pus; Professional Ethics; Recruitment ofMinority Artists; and The Helms Amend-ment. Artists and administrators from theChicago area participated in all sessions,including Steve Scott, Goodman Theatre;Susan Medak, Northlight; Kathryn Lamkey,and Ned Schmidtke, Actors�?T Equity; andSandy Karuschak, The Court Theatre.Fergus Currie, Ass�?Tt Nat�?T! Exec. Sec. forActors�?T Equity and FORUM Rep. for PA&Massisted ATHE with all local arrangementsin Chicago.Plans and potential topics for Seattle1991 include: Professional Equivalence;Staying in the Mainstream of Profession-alism; Internal Censorship; and Commer-cial Theatre What Is It? Please submitConference Session Proposal Forms toRutherford at her address in the insert ofthis issue.Deadlines for 1990-91Issues of ATHENEWSNovember Issue October 19February Issue One Week AfterJanuary MeetingsFebruary 15April 12March IssueMay IssueATHENEWS, 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 REFEREEDJOURNAL of the North AmericanRegional Alliance of the InternationalAmateur Theatre Association. Publica-tion information available from Dr.Shirley Harbin, NARA Secretary Generaland Drama in Education Chair, 1008 Fer-dinand, Detroit, Ml 48209.PRAGUE QUADRENNIAL: The 1991U.S. entry in the Prague Quadrennial willinclude a student exhibit. The PQ-91USITT Student Exhibition Committee iscurrently trying to identify which pro-grams in which schools have studentswhose scenic or costume designs mightbe included in the exhibit. Students mustsubmit slides of their work by October1, 1990. For further information, contactCarolyn Lancet, Drama Dept., Universityof Texas-Austin, Austin, TX 78712,512-471-3354; or Ron Naversen, Dept.of Theatre, SIU, Carbondale, IL 62901,618-453-5741.THE WINIFRED WARD MEMORIALFUND, INC. is pleased to offer a $15,000fellowship this year, commemorating the15th anniversary of the death of WinifredWard, pioneer of children�?Ts theatre andcreative drama in the United States. Thisone-time fellowship is offered to an in-dividual, organization, or institution toassist 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, pleasecontact Winifred Ward Memorial Fund,Inc., c/o Muriel Mawer, 1201 Third Ave.,Suite 2900, Seattle, WA 98101.WOMEN IN HISTORY INTERNATIONALPLAY COMPETITION, sponsored bySouthern 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 PlayCompetition, Dept. of Theatre, SIU-Carbondale, Carbondale, IL 62901.University ofNebraskaLincolnDepartment of Theatre Arts and Dance215 Temple Bidg.Lincoln, NE 68588-0201iD{3Wwee)NON-PROFIT ORG.U.S. POSTAGEPAIDLincoln, Nebr.Permit No. 46CE