Alexis Xenakis would love to hear from you.
		Gateway to a world of the imagination—a classic Theodor Guggenberger proscenium. Is there a better place to share an imaginary world than another magical realm? Cyberspace? We many no longer be able to be together like in our childhood days, but we can still share, just like we did then. Where shall I begin? There's so much in the toy theater treasure trove. Proscenium sheets? Those oversized, fanciful, two-dimensional images that were able to transport us into a universe just as real as our three dimensions? Youthful impressariors? A toy theater, a few figures, a few lines and you had your own little version of the Globe: your audiences hissed the villain and cheered the hero just like in days of old. Today, for many, the play's still the thing, and many of you treasure your collections of toy theater melodramas in many languages. Am I alone in thinking that what made us pick up scissors and glue so long ago was not just the love of creation, but the idea of an audience? This point was really driven home recently when a little book came in the mail, sent to me most promptly by Pollocks Toy Shop. Teatrini Di Carta, by Italian author Gastone Scheraggi may be only 55 small pages, but what a find. The author searched through his personal archives and created this collectionjust for us. (You can read more about Teatrini di Carta by clicking "Books.") Segnor Scheraggi, of course, was able to find his audience through the fine help of the folks of Edizioni Essegi in Ravenna. We may not be so fortunate, but it doesn't matter—we have that latest incarnation of Gudenberg's miracle—The World Wide Web. And so, with a few clicks of the mouse, words and images stream around the world. Can an audience be far? And speaking of bringing things to life, I hope you'll find my special interest of constructing 3-d vignettes using toy theater as the source of interest. I have been using Adobe Photoshop at work, it was inevitable that I would sooner or later stumble on the answer I had been seeking: how to bring back to to life dusty images from dusty drawers—and dusty imaginations… For your pleasure, I'll be offering a number of 3-d models for you to print and assemble, and tell you how it was done—just in case you just might want to try your hand yourself. Would you like to share part of your collection of toy theater images you love? Toy Theater Lore? Have you known one of the Toy Theater Greats? Would you like to tell us about toy theater greats? Memorable productions? Or offere toy theater directorial hitns, dos and don'ts? I'm sure Harry Oudekerk, the theater lover extraordinaire, would have a few suggestions. Would you like to tell us about books, special events, gatherings, museum collections? I could kill myself for doing a two-week photo shoot in Santa Fe, New Mexico recently—and not realizing—that they have a wonderful toy theater collection. By the time I found until I found Peter Baldwin's Toy Theaters of the World to tell me so, I was back home. Would you like to tell us about favorite toy theater plays? What is the king in Konger paa Aeventyr ('The King in Search of Adventure,' a classic tale of Danish toy theater ) really up to? I bet you Fritz Krannik knows. Come and play on Crechemania's playground—I can't wait to meet you.