16TH BIENNIAL TECH EXPO DISPLAY AND CATALOG Turning Heads: Automation on a Budget Using Arduino By Thomas Fagerholm and Andrew Armas Southern Illinois University Figure 1 60 theatre design & technology A rduino and similar microcontrollers offer an inexpensive opportunity to access scenic automation without breaking the bank or requiring specialized training. The following outlines resources and approaches to automation using examples from Southern Illinois University's spring 2016 production of Tartuffe. The director focused on gossip as an integral element of the show. To help support this concept, the scenic designer suggested using marble busts of contemporary S u m m e r 2 0 1 7