USITT - Golden Pen Award

Organization: United States Institute for Theatre Technology

The recipient of this award, first given in 1986, is the author of an outstanding, major, recent publication in the field of design and production for the performing arts. The winning works are significant in the field of performing arts and are outstanding examples of one or more of the following: Scholarly research and critical thinking; Presentation of the work and methodology of exceptional practitioners for theatrical arts and/or crafts; Description of the methods, skills, and technology involved in creating works of theatre and/or crafts.