Stagecraft category: 144 books
Social Housing in Performance
The English Council Estate on and off Stage
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2019
This book explores the ways that council estates have been represented in England across a range of performance forms. Drawing on examples from mainstream, site-specific and resident-led performance works, it considers the political potential of contemporary performance practices concerned with the...
Robert Lepage / Ex Machina
Revolutions in Theatrical Space
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2019
Robert Lepage/Ex Machina: Revolutions in Theatrical Space provides an ideal introduction to one of our most innovative companies – and a much-needed and timely reappraisal of Lepage's oeuvre. International, interdisciplinary and intercultural to the core, Ex Machina have negotiated some of the most...
by Jon Jory
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
The Act or Craft is the delivery system for mind and heart. It deals with the tricks of the trade that have been passed from actor to actor for hundreds of years. The book breaks the subject into fifty categories with scripted exercises coaching tips for the teacher, and advice to the actor in training....
Julius Caesar: The 30-Minute Shakespeare
The 30-Minute Shakespeare
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2012
Julius Caesar: The 30-Minute Shakespeare presents eight spellbinding scenes from this timeless masterpiece. The action begins as the soothsayer warns Caesar of the Ides of March and continues as Brutus conspires against Caesar. Other key scenes include Caesar's riveting assassination and Antony's...
Singing on Stage
An Actor's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2014
Singing on stage can be a daunting prospect for actors, particularly for those who have not sung before. Yet singing should be an essential part of every actor's toolkit.
Singing on Stage: An Actor's Guide gives an insight for the first time into the vocal techniques and practical approaches...
A Primer in Theatre History
From the Greeks to the Spanish Golden Age
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2012
A Primer in Theatre History covers productions, personalities, theories, innovations, and plays from ancient Greece to the Spanish Golden Age. Grange discusses theatre from 534 BC in Athens to 1681 AD in Madrid. The book contains highly informative chapters on theatre culture in the ancient classical...
by Drew Campbell
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2016
Technical Theater for Nontechnical People helps actors, directors, stage managers, producers, and event planners understand every aspect of technical theater-from scenery, lighting, and sound to props, costumes, and stage management. In this thoroughly revised new edition, the popular guide firmly...
Vectorworks for Entertainment Design
Using Vectorworks to Design and Document Scenery, Lighting, and Sound
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
The first book in the industry tailored specifically for the entertainment professional, Vectorworks for Entertainment Design covers the ins and outs of Vectorworks software for lighting, scenic, and sound design.
With adetailed look at the design process, from idea to development, to the documentation...
The 101 Greatest Plays
From Antiquity to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Having surveyed post-war British drama in State of the Nation, Michael Billington now looks at the global picture. In this provocative and challenging new book, he offers his highly personal selection of the 100 greatest plays ranging from the Greeks to the present-day. But his book is no mere...
Passions
Johann Sebastian Bach: A Stage Play
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2014
J.S. Bach is considered by many as the greatest composer of all time. He has been performed all over the world by countless generations of musicians. His music is timeless, beloved for its incredible complexities, and its ability to delight and inspire. His most difficult compositions have been played...
The Theatre and the State in Singapore
Orthodoxy and Resistance
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2012
This book provides a comprehensive examination of the contemporary English-language theatre field in Singapore. It describes Singapore theatre as a politically dynamic field that is often a site for struggle and resistance against state orthodoxy, and how the cultural policies of the ruling People’s...
by Gary Thorne
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2015
Technical Drawing for Stage Design explains the importance of drawing in the design process, revealing how the initial two-dimensional drawing is a crucial building block in creating the scale model that in turn will develop into the stage set - that will transport the audience into another world....
The Craft and Art of Scenic Design
Strategies, Concepts, and Resources
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2016
The Craft and Art of Scenic Design: Strategies, Concepts, and Resources explores how to design stage scenery from a practical and conceptual perspective. Discussion of conceptualizing the design through script analysis and research is followed by a comprehensive overview of execution: collaboration...
The Sensible Stage
Staging and the Moving Image
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2017
The Sensible Stage is a collection of essays exploring the use of live performance and moving image in contemporary art practice. It engages with a global phenomenon in which elements from theatre and cinema are integrated into art as forms of archive, questioning the concept of materiality and undermining...