- 288 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Completely updated to reflect state-of-the-art standards in today's fast-changing theater technology, Technical Theater for Nontechnical People helps actors, dancers, playwrights, and directors to understand every aspect of a traditional and digitally supported backstage environment-from scenery, lighting, and sound to props, costumes, and stage management. All sides of production are clearly explained in jargon-free prose, and unfamiliar terms are highlighted and defined in an appended glossary. In addition to discussions on the more traditional elements of technical theater, this book gives equal weight to the new technologies that have become mainstream, including software (DMX, MIDI, and SMPTI) for show control systems, software to build audio cues, and PC-based audio play-back systems.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Why This Book
- General Notes
- 1 Breaking It Down: Who Does What
- 2 Touring a New Space: What to Look For
- 3 Scenic Design: Space, Texture, and the “Big Statement”
- 4 The Tools of Scenery: Surface, Texture, and Tricks
- 5 Lighting Design: Illumination, Mood, and Focus
- 6 The Tools of Lighting: Now You See It
- 7 Costume Design: Character, Period, and Function
- 8 The Tools of Costumes: Shopping, Draping, and Stitching
- 9 Sound Design: Audible Atmosphere
- 10 Show Control: Why Can’t We All Get Along?
- 11 Properties: Research, Detail, and Crafts
- 12 Stage Management: The Best Port in a Storm
- 13 Corporate Theater: How to Do a Show in a Hotel
- 14 The Essentials: Things You Should Know and Things You Should Own
- In Closing
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
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