[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 103 (Thursday, June 22, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1314]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                   TRIBUTE TO SOMERSET R. WATERS III

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                       HON. ESTEBAN EDWARD TORRES

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 22, 1995
  Mr. TORRES. Mr. Speaker, I wish to express the appreciation of this 
body regarding Mr. Somerset R. Waters III, because of his tireless 
support of the Baltimore Theatre Project over more than a decade, and 
his championing of the key role that that institution has played in the 
growth and development of the International Theatre Institute--both the 
U.S. Centre and the international body.
  The values of the International Theatre Institute--a UNESCO-founded 
institution that encompasses 75 countries--promote the free exchange of 
theater artists, build bridges across the supposed boundaries of 
culture, language, and politics, refute the cynicism of our time, and 
offer, through the clearer eyes of art, hope for the future.
  The Baltimore Theatre Project, celebrating its 25th anniversary 
season, embodies that sense of hope and international fellowship--as 
Mr. Waters retires as Theatre Project chair, he can take much of the 
credit for sustaining and giving direction and vision to this important 
American theater.


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