In this issue:

Fellows Address: Traveling Outside the Box
USITT has always been involved in international activities, from helping start organizations such as OISTAT
to funding research by its members in places like China, Africa, and Estonia.
By Leon Brauner and Alexandra Bonds

Study Abroad: Summer 2007 in Japan
A trip to Japan sponsored by the Kentucky Institute for International Studies
was as enriching for the professor as for the students.
By Shan Ayers

Color in 16th and 17th Century Italian Stage Design
Intaglio prints and etchings are good structural representations of Renaissance stage designs,
but full-color plates reveal so much more.
By C. Thomas Ault

USITT Design Exhibition 2008
Fourteen designers, selected by a panel of distinguished judges, represent the best in the biennial juried exhibition
of costume, scenic, and lighting designs created by USITT members.
By Douglas Gilpin and Arden Weaver

Developing High School Technical Apprenticeships at the University of Arizona
The Arizona Repertory Theatre has developed a successful apprenticeship program for high school students
interested in working back stage during the theatre’s summer season.
By Laurie Kincman

Safety Consciousness Is Second Nature at York
For many students at the Faculty of Fine Arts at York University, hard hats, steel toes, and safety harnesses
are considered cool fashion accessories.
By Amber Pennington

Stage Expo 2008
The 48th Annual Conference & Stage Expo in Houston was USITT’s largest show ever
with Stage Expo doubling in size since the 1994 conference in Nashville.
By Helen Willard