resists being broken down better than toupee tape. 8. The "conductive gell" on the back of the electrode is not needed and should be removed in order to reduce the overall profile of the electrode. Suppliers A Google search for "ECG electrodes" will yield a list of companies that carry a variety of styles. The ConMed Corp. (www.conmed.com/ products_cardiacmonitor.php) is one manufacturer I found that makes the clear vinyl type. 3M makes several styles of monitoring electrodes. At the 3M home page (www.3m.com), do a product search for biomedical electrodes. I found a ready supply of the 3M electrodes at my local hospital/medical supply company. However they did not carry the ConMed brand. If your local hospital supply store does not carry the ConMed brand try calling the corporate headquarters to find a supplier near you. You might even get lucky, as I did initially, and have a box of them shipped to me courtesy of the East Coast Sales Rep! In return I sent him some early photos of the electrodes at work in my make-up class. Almost any electrode will work. These two brands happen to be the ones I was able to procure for my research. The final application and relative visibility of the electrode will determine which type you should purchase. While modern medicine uses technology to help improve the human condition, theatre practitioners can use that same technology to explore the human condition. Perhaps it is not an unlikely marriage of these two ancient arts after all. ❖ Black Robert Haven is Assistant Professor of Costume Technology and Costume Director at University of Kentucky. THEATRE SPRING 2006 DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY 69http://www.conmed.com/ http://www.3m.com