duPont Library: Theatre 246: Design and Decor Period Styles: Stagecraft

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Theaters - stage setting and scenery

Books and ebooks:

Scene Painting Projects for Theatre by Stephen Sherwin
Call Number: PN2091.S8 S513 2006 (print)
ISBN: 0240808134
Publication Date: 2006
Unlike all other scene painting books, this text takes the student step-by-step through actual individual scene painting projects. Each project is commonly used in theatrical productions and each project builds upon the skills learned in the previous lesson.
Technical Theater for Nontechnical People by Drew Campbell
Call Number: PN2091.S8 C28 2004 (print and ebook)
ISBN: 1581153449
Publication Date: 2004
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.

Streaming video:

From Page to Stage: A Guide to Student Productions
Staging a successful play takes time, energy, and wisely used resources—whether the production is on Broadway or at a high school. This program shows how to select an appropriate script for a student theater group and produce the play in an organized, efficient manner.