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f OR 1\-\E OES\GN E: AN STAG \C tROIAE ER l1Y'S J AM N\\/tRS 1•1t U 11U1t OHIO s c" \NS1 IA 1Ht Rtst•• tS fRO Ht•1•t t•suR . Ltt 1 1• OBtR1 t t •NO R 2,005 wRtNC L 17, '" - APRI ARY 10 FEBRU r rawn f om the extensive Dance Company by artist Caroline Beasley­ Design ARMBRUSTER SCENIC STUDIO design collection at The Baker and designs for productions by for the American Stage: Treasures r JOHN ARNONE 0 hio State University, companies across the U.S., f om Los from The Ohio State Universi!J's BORIS ARONSON Angeles' Mark Ta per Forum to Ohio's Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research WILLIAM BARCLAY Kenley Players, Broadway and New York's Institute CAROLINE BEASLEY-BAKER Metropolitan Opera. EUGENE BERMAN brings the magic of the stage to the Through their set, costume and lighting LEWIS BROWN Riffe Gallery. Spanning from the late 1800s work, designers make the onstage world real LLOYD BURLINGAME into the 21st century, the artwork in the for us. They welcome us to a familiar place FRANCO COL.AVECCHIA exJ1ibition includes professional American or introduce us to an entirely new experi­ DAPHNE DARE theatre design for drama and comedy, ence, creating places and times that exist in RAY DIFFEN musical theatre, opera, dance, and outdoor imagination. While the design reaches its RAOUL PENE DU BOIS spectacle - all for live performance and final form in performance, documentation HARRY FEINER EUGENE BERMAN. costume design for Don Giovanni, Metropolitan Opera. New York City, Design far the American Stage's ROBERT FLETCHER entertainment. of design work remains as a reminder of 1957: gouache and ink on paper, 9.5" x 7" (left) and costume design for Otello, Metropolitan Opera. New York City, 1963, gouache and ink on paper, 10.5" x 7'' (right) PETER FLINSCH vast range of the ephemeral performance, and as a record DAVID GALLO work includes renderings by the Columbus­ of the design process. That documentation Design for the American Stage GUY GEOLY based Armbruster Scenic Studio (1875- takes many forms, a number of which are Wande1ful MORDECAI GORELIK 1958), Raoul Pene Du Bois's To ny Awa1·d­ included in - set are as varied as their artistic approaches. For example, Town DAN CRAY winning set designs for the 1953 designs, set detail designs, set projection designers Harry Feiner and John Scheffler reveal radically LOUISE GUTHMAN Marlene. TerraNova. and Te rry Parson's gorgeous beaded designs, curtain designs, ground plans, different concepts for the same play in their set renderings RUSSELL HASTINGS gown and feather coat for Visitors light plots, costume designs, and models for r KEN HOL.AMON also will see three-dimensional models by as well as realized work and photographic The artists represented range f om acknowledged mas­ NORRIS HOUGHTON Broadway designer To ny Straiges, a glorious documentation of realized work. The ters of American stage design throughout the 20th century TONI-LESLIE JAMES painted dance floor for the Bebe Miller media and techniques used by the designers to contemporary designers. Master designers included in ROBERT EDMOND JONES this exhibition are among those who have greatly influenced ROBERT MACKINTOSH MORDECAI GORELIK, set design for KingHungtr, Hedgerow Theatre, Media. Penn., 1924: tempera and ink on board, 18" x 27'' the development of American stage design. A number of GORDON MICUNIS master designers have taught either formally or by taking Jo MIELZINER MOTLEY apprentices. One of the most remarkable and identifiable MARTIN PAKLEDINAZ influences is that of Lester Polakov and his Studio and DENNIS PARKER Forum of Stage Design. Research reveals numerous resumes TERRY PARSONS of former students who cite study with Polakov and with the WILLIAM PITKIN many professional theatre practitioners who taught at his LESTER POL.AKOV studio. The genealogy of American theatre design can be DAVID RIGLER Designfor the American Stage traced, to a great extent, through this exhibition. WOLFGANG ROTH Work shown in is just a sample JOHN SCHEFFLER drawn from the continually growing and rich design collec­ EDUARDO SICANGCO tions of The Ohio State University's Jerome Lawrence and THOMAS R. SKELTON Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute. TONY STRAIGES NENA COUCH, Curator and Professor, MARY TARANTINO The Jerome Lawrence ROUBEN TER-ARUTUNIAN HELEN STEVE, SON WEST and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, The Ohio PATRICIA ZIPPRODT State University

This exhibition is dedicated to the memory of �/via Westermanw ho, through her enthusiasm, generosi!J and vision for the Institute 's designcollections,

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The Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Callery showcases EXHIBITION TOUR WITH the w01·k of Ohio's artists and curators, exhibitions produced by the Ohio Arts Council's International Program and the collections of the region's muse­ ums and galleries. The Riffe Gallery's Education Join curator Nena Couch as she highlights the P,·ogram seeks to increase public appreciation and many treasures of the exhibition. Couch will understanding of those exhibitions. explain the role of the designers in bringing the stage to life while discussing the impor­ 727 East Main Street Columbus,OHIO ARTS OH COUNCIL 43205-1796 tance of the collection as a historical resource. 614/466-2613

CREATE YOUR VERY Wf-ere OWN SHADOW PUPPET Vern Riffe Center for Art& GovernmentRIFFE GALLERY & the Arts feople 77 South High Street People all over the world have been perform­ Columbus, OH 43215 /t1i'A-! General Information: 614/644-9624 ing shadow puppet plays for hundreds of for TTYfTDD use Ohio Relay Service years. It's your turn to explore the age-old 1-800-750-0750 www.riffegallery.org art of shadow puppets at the Riffe Gallery.

Children and their adult companions are Tu ...... 10-4 invited to decorate, adorn and bring to life WGALLERY, Th & F HOURS.....10-8 Sat ... 12-8 their very own multi-jointed puppets from Sun ...... 12--4 provided materials. With your creation, Closed Monday and state holidays Free Admission become a puppeteer and put on a show at ·························· ...... home or school for your friends and family. ROBERT JONES, Gloriana. 12" 13'' Cover: EDMOND set design for unidcn1ified production: pen and brush. and ink on paper, x Recommended for children 6 and older. For reservations, call 614/728-2239 or email [email protected].

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