Czech it out.(trends & events)(set designer Frantisek Troster)(Brief Article)
American Theatre, March, 2005
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SAN ANTONIO, TEX: Before Josef Svoboda, there was Frantisek Troster. Never heard of him? A giant of Czech scenic design, whose work from 1936 to the 1960s was immensely influential, Troster (1904-68) taught Svoboda, Ladislav Vychodil, Marta Roszkopfova and Jaroslav Malina most everything they knew.
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Troster's works, unfortunately, had been locked up in storage and were rediscovered only in 2003 by his son. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Troster's long-hidden set designs are the central focus of Metaphor and Irony 2: Contemporary Czech Scenic and Theatre Costume Design, on view at ...
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