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Illustrated Theatre Production Guide

Author John Holloway
Release Date: 2002/03/01
ISBN: 9780240804934
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Book Description

This invaluable guide takes a step-by-step approach to many common theater production practices and covers important issues related to the construction of wooden, fabric, plastic, and metal scenery used in stage plays.

Illustrated Theatre Production Guide contains a brief history of physical theatres and the development of various forms such as thrust, proscenium, and black box venues. Operation of theatre equipment is covered in detail in the chapters on rigging and curtains. Instructions for operating a fly system and basic stagehand skills such as knot tying and drapery folding, are clearly outlined. The use of metal tubing as a structural element is explored as an alternative to wooden scenery. The chapter on lighting discusses electrical theory as well as the practical aspects of hanging and focusing lights. The final chapter in Illustrated Theatre Production Guide is a compilation of many different projects that are easy to approach and to complete, and have practical value for a theatre group.

Table of Contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  6. PREFACE
  7. INTRODUCTION
  8. CHAPTER 1 THEATRE TYPES
  9. CHAPTER 2 PROPERTIES OF THE PROSCENIUM THEATRE
  10. CHAPTER 3 THEATRICAL RIGGING
  11. CHAPTER 4 ROPES AND KNOT TYING
  12. CHAPTER 5 DRAPERIES AND DROPS
  13. CHAPTER 6 ELECTRICITY AND LIGHTING EQUIPMENT
  14. CHAPTER 7 HARDWARE
  15. CHAPTER 8 SHOP SUPPLIES
  16. CHAPTER 9 WOOD, LUMBER, AND OTHER BUILDING MATERIALS
  17. CHAPTER 10 HAND TOOLS
  18. CHAPTER 11 SAWS AND WOODWORKING
  19. CHAPTER 12 CONSTRUCTING FLATS
  20. CHAPTER 13 BUILDING STEPS
  21. CHAPTER 14 DECKING METHODS
  22. CHAPTER 15 METAL FRAME CONSTRUCTION
  23. CHAPTER 16 FULL-SCALE PATTERNS
  24. CHAPTER 17 BUILDING DOORS AND WINDOWS
  25. CHAPTER 18 WORKING WITH POLYSTYRENE FOAM
  26. CHAPTER 19 HOW DO YOU MAKE...
  27. INDEX
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