Presents ideas and guidance on stage design and properties for the theater, discussing the role of the designer, set design, scene changes, model making, workshop techniques, stage properties, and other topics.
When Discworld's opera house is found to be haunted, a trio of witches is summoned to flush out the unwanted ghost but the results only seem to complicate matters.
Various characters, including a waterman, an actor, a gallant, and an apple seller, from Shakespeare's London describe the Globe Theatre from their own perspective.
Presents a floor plan of the Globe Theater as it looked when it was first built in the time of William Shakespeare, and provides more in-depth information about specific rooms, balconies, galleries, and other areas of the playhouse. Includes a time line and glossary.
a comprehensive guide to theater properties, materials and construction
James, Thurston
2000
Contains a comprehensive guide to the design and construction of theater props and explains the techniques involved in over one hundred specific property items.
Explores over twenty different careers in technical theater including management, scenery, audio-visual, costumes, video and projection, engineering, and theatrical systems.
Discusses the merits of wood, wire, fiberglass, expanded polystyrene, paper mache, plaster and felt for making stage props, and includes instructions for specific projects.