Darwin Reid Payne was a professor emeritus of scenic design at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He is the author of Materials and Craft of the Scenic Model, Theory and Craft of the Scenographic Model, The Scenographic Imagination, and Computer Scenographics.

Ronald Naversen, (Ph.D.) is a professor emeritus of scenic design at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He has worked as a freelance designer for numerous theatres including Westport Country Playhouse in Connecticut, the Vitalist Theater of Chicago, and the New Harmony Theater in Indiana. He has published articles in TD&T, Stage Directions, and Theatre Crafts.

Brad M. Carlson is an associate professor of theatre design and Chair of the Department of Communication and Theatre Arts at Truman State University, where he teaches scenic design, and stagecraft. His professional design work has been featured at The Rose Theatre in Omaha, The Human Race Theatre in Dayton, Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago, and the New London Barn Playhouse, in New Hampshire.