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Performance and Design eBook Series

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  • Scenography Expanded

    An Introduction to Contemporary Performance Design

    Series series Performance and Design
    Shortlisted for the 2019 TaPRA Edited Collection PrizeScenography Expanded is a foundational text offering readers a thorough introduction to contemporary performance design, both in and beyond the theatre. It examines the potential of the visual, spatial, technological, material and environmental aspects of performance to shape performative encounters. It analyses examples of scenography as sites ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

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  • Stage Blood

    Five tempestuous years in the early life of the National Theatre

    In 1971, Michael Blakemore joined the National Theatre as Associate Director under Laurence Olivier. The National, still based at the Old Vic, was at a moment of transition awaiting the move to its vast new home on the South Bank. Relying on generous subsidy, it would need an extensive network of supporters in high places. Olivier, a scrupulous and brilliant autocrat from a previous generation, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • So You Want To Be A Theatre Producer?

    Series series So You Want To Be...? career guides
    A comprehensive guide to every aspect of producing a show, from raising the money to creating a hit - now revised and updated.This unique guide – the first 'how-to' book of its kind on the subject – offers comprehensive, clear advice to anyone producing or selling a show, whatever the venue or scale. Packed full of insights and tricks of the trade, it will give you the inspiration and confidence ... Read more

    $26.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Improv Book

    Improvisation for Theatre, Comedy, Education and Life

    by Alison Goldie ...
    A smart, witty and accessible guide to the rewarding and joyful practice of improvisation.Classic improv games and variationsTelling stories and creating charactersUsing improv to make theatre and comedy, from monologues to full-scale productionsAn asset to students and teachers of improvisation in schools, drama schools, higher education and theatre groups, both professional and amateur. It will ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Fundamentals of Theatrical Design

    A Guide to the Basics of Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Design

    Veteran theater designers Karen Brewster and Melissa Shafer have consulted with a broad range of seasoned theater industry professionals to provide an exhaustive guide full of sound advice and insight. With clear examples and hands-on exercises, Fundamentals of Theatrical Design illustrates the way in which the three major areas of theatrical design-scenery, costumes, and lighting-are ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • An Introduction to Theatre Design

    This introduction to theatre design explains the theories, strategies, and tools of practical design work for the undergraduate student. Through its numerous illustrated case studies and analysis of key terms, students will build an understanding of the design process and be able to:identify the fundamentals of theatre design and scenographyrecognize the role of individual design areas such as ... Read more

    $84.99 USD

  • Theater for Beginners

    "One of the strongest directors out there-an artist committed to making us see the world for what it is." - New YorkerWith his ongoing exploration into actor behavior and an ever-innovative body of work, Richard Maxwell has written a study guide to the art of making theater. This illuminating volume provides a deeper understanding of his work, aesthetic philosophy, and process for creating theater ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Theatre Today

    by M A Haridy ...
    'Theatre TODAY' takes you on a panoramic expedition, a journey covering over 30 countries worldwide.Read and watch, what’s happening in the theatre today with access to over 3000 videos.What 'undercurrent movements' are seeding the future of theatre in 21 century? How are global communication tools effecting and changing the theatre? What direction is the theatre moving toward?This book records ... Read more

    $6.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Staging Scenes from the Operas of Mozart

    A Guide for Teachers and Singers

    In Staging Scenes from the Operas of Mozart: A Guide for Teachers and Singers, opera director William Ferrara offers the perfect resource for the dramatic preparation of opera scenes for directors and student performers. Topics include study and research, rehearsal planning, blocking, characterization, and costuming for four of Mozart’s most popular operas. He surveys basic concepts of opera ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • The Royal Court Theatre (Routledge Revivals)

    1965-1972

    Series series Routledge Revivals
    The English Stage Company at the Royal Court Theatre is the longest running specialist production organization in the history of British theatre. Philip Roberts’s account, which was first published in 1986, covers the period 1965-1972 in the Company’s life, beginning in 1965 with the appointment of William Gaskill as Artistic Director. It is not simply about the critical triumphs of these years of ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Stage Lighting Design

    Second Edition

    by Neil Fraser ...
    Stage Lighting Design is a comprehensive introduction to technical theatre, tracing the evolution of lighting design from ancient drama to contemporary performance. Neil Fraser covers everything that today's designers will need to know, from the simple nuts and bolts of equipment, through to the complexity of a full lighting rig, including all aspects of the stage electrician and lighter designer ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • The Director's Voice

    Twenty-One Interviews

    by Arthur Bartow ...
    Foremost stage directors describe their working process: JoAnne Akalaitis, Arvin Brown, René Buch, Martha Clarke, Gordon Davidson, Robert Falls, Zelda Fichandler, Richard Foreman, Adrian Hall, John Hirsch, Mark Lamos, Marshall W. Mason, Des McAnuff, Gregory Mosher, Harold S. Prince, Lloyd Richards, Peter Sellars, Andrei Serban, Douglas Turner Ward, Robert Woodruff, and Garland Wright. ... Read more

    $13.99 USD