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The article focuses on the incorporation of sustainability at different universities in the U.S. It notes that most of the documented efforts toward greening production involve professional settings or larger institutions with more resources than the academic theatre programs. It stems theatrical traditions from reuse, efficiency, and low-cost solutions, which are sustainability models. It also accounts experimentation with recycled and sustainable materials as part of sustainability.

The article presents a profile of lighting designer Richard Pilbrow, recipient of the 1999 Distinguished Achievement Award in Lighting Design. The lighting for Tom Stoppard's "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" is considered to be one of the most famous designs of Pilbrow. It asserts that as a leader of Theatre Projects, Pilbrow has revolutionized the way those theatres are conceived in the modern world. It mentions the plan of Pilbrow to write a book on theatre architecture that covers both process and example.

The article features lighting designer Imero Fiorentino. For over 40 years in the lighting industry, Fiorentino, who came from New York City has earned various distinctions and awards and regarded as the master craftsmen of the electric light. Fiorentino began his career as a television light director at ABC and NBC. In 1960 he founded the Imero Fiorentino Associates, an independent firm that provides creative and technical assistance to the projects of its clients. Fiorentino described his works and the philosophy behind his work.

The article announces that Imero Florentino has received the Distinguished Lighting Designer Award at the conference of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) in March 1997.