THE DRAMATIC AUDITORY by RICHARD K. THOMAS & KEN BELL IN T ROD U C T I 0:-'; * THIS ARTICLE PRESE TS COl CEPTS DEVELOPED REGARDI TG SOUND CONTROL A 'D PLACEMENT, A ING THE AUDIENCE A D THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE AUDITORY SPACE SURROUND- D THE DRAMATIC PRODUCTION. IT'S PURPOSE IS TO ASSIST I ' THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE "SPATIAL" REPERTOIRE OF THE SOUND SCORE DESIG 'ER. THE POSSIBILITIES FOR THE ELECTROACOUSTIC I-IANIPULATIO 51 ICE OF SPACE HAVE I 'CREASED SO GREATLY WITH THE ADVE, T OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES, THE SOU D SCORE DESIG 'ER NEEDS TO DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO WORK WITH SOU 'D IN THE THEATRE IN THREE DI IENSIO, S FROM BOTH A TECHNICAL AND AESTHETIC PERSPECTIVE.