Theatre: technical and background skills

This book explores the development of Robert Lepage's distinctive approach to stage direction in the early (1984-1994) and middle (1995-2008) stages of his career, arguing that globalisation had a defining effect on shaping his aesthetic and his professional trajectory.

This book explores the development of Robert Lepage's distinctive approach to stage direction in the early (1984-1994) and middle (1995-2008) stages of his career, arguing that globalisation had a defining effect on shaping his aesthetic and his professional trajectory.

Fitting and Pattern Alteration: A Multi-Method Approach to the Art of Style Selection, Fitting, and Alteration, Third Edition, shows readers how to recognize, evaluate, and correct fit for 88 figure variations.

With hundreds of step-by-step illustrated instructions and a user-friendly, stay-flat format, Patternmaking with Stretch Knit Fabrics provides emerging fashion designers with comprehensive information on how to draft patterns for popular cut-and-sew stretch knit fabrics such as jersey and knits with spandex.

Transforming Space over Time tells the stories of six diverse productions: five on Broadway and one Off Broadway.

The romantic theatre, with all its imaginative vigour and eagerness for experimentation, appeals to those who like total theatre - unabashed, unashamedly spectacular, unforgettably pathetic.

Scenography, the design for live performance, conceives of the creation of an environment rather than merely providing decor or background.

This book explores how theater artistry melds the forces of collaboration and leadership, igniting creativity from the first spark of an idea to the climactic curtain call.

This entire play takes place in Adelaide Australia.

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Emphasising the artistry behind the decisions made by theatrical sound designers, this guide is for anyone seeking to understand the nature of sound and how to apply it to the stage.

Sound provides a lively and engaging overview of relevant critical theory for students and researchers in theatre and performance studies.

This new edition of The Complete Make-up Artist offers a personal, in-depth insight into the exciting work of media make-up.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

The art of armed and unarmed stage combat thrills actors and audiences alike the world over.

The acting process is an interlocking trinity: the person, the actor, and the character.

This updated edition of Costumes for the Stage aims at simplicity in all aspects of designing and making costumes.

"e;Stage technicians or 'techies' don't read books, they seek information on the basis of the need to know.

This practical, accessible and far-reaching guide to making site-specific theatre and performance emphasises the diversity of approaches to the practice, and explores key principles of space and site.

How do you navigate a career as an entertainment designer while maintaining a sense of self-worth and value in the various off-ramps and sidestreets you may choose to take on the journey?

Traditional speech work has long favored an upper-class white accent as the model of intelligibility.

Clown: The Physical Comedian is a detailed and comprehensive workbook for those interested in the art of clowning and physical theatre, including actors, directors, improvisers, stand-up comedians, circus artists, mask performers and devisers of new work.

Looking for a job in the theatre and entertainment industry can be daunting, especially when you are newly entering the work market.

Collaboration is the most important facet of any theatrical company.

A practical guide to the art and technique of lighting for the stage, this book explains the complex mixture of craft, collaboration and creativity behind successful lighting design.

Focuses on the operatic soprano as the diva and her relationships with technology from the 1820s to the digital age.

Focuses on the operatic soprano as the diva and her relationships with technology from the 1820s to the digital age.

This book explores collaboration, theatre practice, and Shakespeare''s canon by analysing the evidence of manuscripts used in early modern playhouses.

This book explores collaboration, theatre practice, and Shakespeare''s canon by analysing the evidence of manuscripts used in early modern playhouses.

An invaluable introduction for students to the purpose and scope of scenography, its theories and concepts, pioneers and future potential.

An invaluable introduction for students to the purpose and scope of scenography, its theories and concepts, pioneers and future potential.

With over one thousand entries, this is the first encyclopedia of stage actors and acting around the world.

With over one thousand entries, this is the first encyclopedia of stage actors and acting around the world.

A unique account of the way architects, dramatists, and philosophers transformed theatre space in the eighteenth century.

A unique account of the way architects, dramatists, and philosophers transformed theatre space in the eighteenth century.

This book offers an interpretation of the handling of costume in the plays of the fifth-century comic poet Aristophanes.

This book offers an interpretation of the handling of costume in the plays of the fifth-century comic poet Aristophanes.

Examines staging conventions in the medieval English theatre and ways in which they conditioned the reactions of the audience.

The first in-depth study of theatre''s relationship to the public sphere in a wide range of cultural and historical contexts.

Examines staging conventions in the medieval English theatre and ways in which they conditioned the reactions of the audience.