Illustrated Theatre Production Guide (Paperback)

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.

這本寶貴的指南以逐步的方式介紹了許多常見的劇場製作實踐，並涵蓋了舞台劇中使用的木製、布料、塑料和金屬佈景的建造相關重要問題。

《Illustrated Theatre Production Guide》包含了實體劇場的簡要歷史以及各種形式（如推進式、舞台前景和黑盒劇場）的發展。該書詳細介紹了劇場設備的操作，包括吊裝和簾幕。清晰地概述了操作飛行系統以及結繩和窗簾摺疊等基本舞台工作技能。此外，還探討了將金屬管作為結構元素的使用，作為木製佈景的替代方案。照明章節討論了電氣理論以及掛設和聚焦燈光的實際操作方面。《Illustrated Theatre Production Guide》的最後一章是許多不同的易於進行和完成的項目的彙編，對劇團具有實際價值。