Design and Production

Includes 2,823 listings of venues for the performing arts. Organized first by location and venue type. All facilities listed include important contact information, most with key staff and venue details, such as Stage Dimensions, Seating Capacity, and Rental Contact.

This comprehensive and practical survey examines the technical and design aspects of play production, including scene design and construction, lighting, sound, costume and makeup.

Collaboration is the most important facet of any theatrical company. From the performers on stage to the choreographers, designers and technicians working behind the scenes, this book considers all departments working on a production and instructs them on how to unify their individual skills towards a shared goal. From Vaudeville to classical opera, this book establishes the skills that each specialist brings to the production process before demonstrating how each individual contribution can be utilized in tandem with all other creative teams.

Authoritative survey of the central issues in contemporary aesthetics.

A collection of single-focus articles detailing technical production solutions from the Yale School of Drama. The primary objective of the publication was to share creative solutions to technical problems so that fellow theatre technicians can avoid having to reinvent the wheel with each new challenge. The range of topics includes scenery, props, painting, projections, sound, and costumes. Each article describes an approach, device, or technique that has been tested onstage or in a shop.