A retired theatre professor from the Ohio State University of Lima will be receiving a prestigious award for his publication.
Dr. Joe Brandesky will be awarded the Oscar G. Brocket Golden Pen Award for his book Jaroslav Malina In Scenography and Painting. The book recounts Malina's life from his early years under the Nazis, through communism and into the current democracy in the Czech Republic.
Brandesky first met Malina when he was a doctoral student at the University of Kansas. The two forged a relationship that would last until Malina's death in 2016.
Malina visited Ohio State Lima to design several productions and Brandesky led study tours to the Czech Republic.
Brandesky will receive the award in Baltimore, Maryland at the USITT22 Conference on March 4th, 2022.
