INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE

The International Activities Committee shall be responsible for establishing contact and maintaining communication with international organizations, associations and professional groups and for coordination of the international efforts of USITT, including but not limited to, the United States Center of OISTAT, USITT’s contributions and planning of USITT’s participation in Prague Quadrennial events, and visits by international guests to the USITT Annual Conference & Stage Exposition.

POLICY FOR INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE:
Charge:

The International Activities Committee is charged with establishing and maintaining communications with international associations and professional associations that have value to the Institute.  One of its primary objectives is to maintain involvement with OISTAT and to help coordinate USITT delegations to international meetings and to invite/host international guests at USITT Conferences.  It serves as the Institute’s ambassadors to the international community of the performing arts.

Duties: 

• Maintain and foster U.S. representation on OISTAT Commissions.
• Provide liaison membership with all USITT Commissions to provide programming input when appropriate.
• Select and oversee the USITT-USA exhibition planning committee, providing liaison with USITT and the PQ.
• Pursue research/revenue generating ideas that utilize the resources of the committee in the possible areas of touring, workshops, symposia, etc.
• Consider programming outside of the annual conference and foster research ideas and projects.

Composition of the Committee: 

One Director from the Board to be selected by the Board; one member liaison from the Conference Committee; one member liaison from the Commissioners; and additional members as selected by the Chair (following ARTICLE VII, Section 2).  The Chair of this committee shall be appointed by the Board.
 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Marketa Fantova, Chair
Mike Monsos, Vice-Chair Programming

Alexandra Bonds
Paul Brunner

Alessia Carpoca

Jan Chambers
Marianne Custer

Travis DeCastro

Donald Fox

Karen Glass

Matt Kizer

Patricia MacKay

Treva Reimer

Fersheth Rostampour

Robert Scales

Rochelle Wolfe

Commission Liaisons:
Laura Crow, Costume Design & Technology Commission
Shan Ayers, Education Commission
LaVahn Hoh, Health & Safety Commission
Sabrina Hamilton, Lighting Commission
Treva Reimer, Scene Design Commission, Awards
Loren Schreiber, Technical Production Commission
David Budries, Sound Commission
Mark Shanda, Publications Committee 
 

OISTAT Commission Representatives:
Michael Ramsaur - OISTAT Centre
Laura J. Crow - Costume Working Group
Sabrina Hamilton - Lighting Working Group
William Kenyon - Education
Ron Naversen - Scenography
Fritz Schwentker - Technology
David Budries - Sound Working Group
Carl Walling – History & Theory/IT