Background
Izenour, George Charles was born on July 24, 1912 in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles S. and Wilhelmina (Freseman) Izenour.
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Roofed Theaters of Classical Antiquity
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This book explores the roofed theatre sites of classical antiquity. George Izenour examines 24 Greek, Graeco-Hellenistic, and Roman buildings. He provides architectural drawings of their probable original appearance and discusses how these huge spaces were spanned and what the precise effects might have been on sound, lighting and ventilation. Basing his discusssion on the principles of classical architecure and on his observations and site photogrpahs of ancient theatre ruins, Izenour explores the structure and design of classical roofing systems, seating systems, sight lines to the stage, lighting and acoustics. He also offers a comparison of ancient and modern roofed theatre design. In the eight appendices he addresses subjects that range from the remodeling of Graeco-Hellenistic outdoor theatres to the drop-curtain-movable-painted-scenery controversy in the Roman theatre.
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Theater Design
(This book is a reference to all aspects of theater planni...)
This book is a reference to all aspects of theater planning and construction and a history of theater design from ancient times to the present. It discusses such requirements as structural systems, seating, acoustics, and visual volume, considering the optimum conditions for both musical and dramatic performance.
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Theater Technology: Second Edition
(An innovation brought to theatre technology by the theatr...)
An innovation brought to theatre technology by the theatre designer George C. Izenour is a "trans-sondant" curtain, mimicking a wall, which allows halls visually to metamorphose into small or large performance spaces while retaining optimum acoustic quality in both guises. A full set of drawings and photographs of the first trans-sondant structure, in the Vern Riffe Centre for the Arts (1995), is one of the new features in the second edition of this reference guide to theatre engineering and technology.
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- Theater Design: Second Edition by George C. Izenour (1997-03-25)
- Theater Design by George C. Izenour (1977-07-30)
- Theater Design: Second Edition (This text is a comprehensive reference to all aspects of ...)
- Theater Technology: Second Edition by George C. Izenour (1997-03-25)
George Charles Izenour
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George Charles Izenour, American Mechanical, electrical engineering educator. Inventor lighting systems, rigging, lighting and computer controls for theatre and television Fellow Acoustical Society American; member American Association for the Advancement of Science, AIEEE, National Council Acoustical Cons., Archeological Institute American.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Wittenberg College, 1934; Master of Arts, Wittenberg College, 1936; Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Wittenberg College, 1960; Master of Arts (honorary), Yale University, 1961.
Career
Lighting director federal theatres in, California, 1938-1939; with, Office of Scientific Research and Development, 1943-1946; member of faculty, Yale University, 1946-1977; professor emeritus theatre design and technical, Yale University, 1960-1977; director electromechanical laboratory, Yale University (School Drama), 1946-1977. Theatre and acoustics consultant, since 1958.
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Theater Design: Second Edition
(This text is a comprehensive reference to all aspects of ...)
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Theater Design
(This book is a reference to all aspects of theater planni...)
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Theater Technology: Second Edition
(An innovation brought to theatre technology by the theatr...)
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Roofed Theaters of Classical Antiquity
(This book explores the roofed theatre sites of classical ...)
- Theater Design: Second Edition by George C. Izenour (1997-03-25)
- Theater Design by George C. Izenour (1977-07-30)
- Theater Technology: Second Edition by George C. Izenour (1997-03-25)
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Theater Design: Second Edition
Membership
Fellow Acoustical Society of America. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, AIEEE, National Council Acoustical Consultant, Archeological Institute American.
Connections
Married Hildegard Hilt, September 7, 1937 (deceased 2002). 1 son, Steven (deceased 2001).
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Nationality
American
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Fellow Rockefeller Foundation, 1939-1943, 46-47. Ford Foundation fellow, 1960-1961. Guggenheim fellow, 1971-1972. Recipient Rodgers and Hammerstein award theatre design, 1960. Award for contributions to art and technical American theater United States Institute for Theater Technology, 1975. Benjamin Franklin fellow Royal Society, 1975. Honor award American Theater Association, 1977. George Friedly Memorial award Theater Library Association, 1978.Fellow Rockefeller Foundation, 1939-1943, 46-47. Ford Foundation fellow, 1960-1961. Guggenheim fellow, 1971-1972.
Recipient Rodgers and Hammerstein award theatre design, 1960. Award for contributions to art and technical American theater United States Institute for Theater Technology, 1975. Benjamin Franklin fellow Royal Society, 1975.
Honor award American Theater Association, 1977. George Friedly Memorial award Theater Library Association, 1978.