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Suite au succès du premier volume sur l’espace scénique occidental édité en 2014, de nombreux échanges avec les lecteurs nous ont amené à imaginer très rapidement un second volume. Nous ne proposons pas la suite mais bien une seconde partie autonome au premier opus qui traite des espaces de la représentation extra-occidentale. Cette seconde anthologie aborde l’espace scénique de cinquante-sept pays sur les six continents. Il nous arrive parfois d’aborder l’histoire scénique des théâtres en Asie avec nos étudiants en école d’art, au conservatoire et à l’université, mais rares sont les exemples sur l’Afrique, l’Amérique, l’Océanie et l’Antarctique. Following the success of the first volume on Western theatre spaces published in 2014, numerous exchanges with readers quickly led us to envisage a second volume. This is not a sequel, but rather a standalone second part to the first opus, which deals with non-Western performance spaces. This second anthology covers the performing arts in fifty-seven countries on six continents. We sometimes discuss the history of theatre in Asia with our students at art schools, conservatories and universities, but there are few examples from Africa, America, Oceania and Antarctica.

Here is a must-have book for anyone producing a stage show without a Broadway-sized budget. Written by a technical theater veteran, The Perfect Stage Crew explains the pitfalls to avoid and provides solutions to the most common and the most complex stage performance problems, even for theaters with a lack of resources. An invaluable guide for middle and high school theaters, college theaters, and community theaters, The Perfect Stage Crew teaches readers how to: Stock, organize, and store the essential backstage supplies; Conceptualize, design, and build sets; Manage a stage crew effectively; Paint scenery and backdrops; Test, design, and hang lighting; Operate and repair sound equipment; Set cues; Promote your show. This expanded second edition covers up-to-date technology, including for use with recording, sound, and lighting. Chapters also cover such crucial topics as running technical rehearsals, gathering props, and creating and selling tickets. Theater groups that need to learn the nuts and bolts of putting a show together will discover how to turn backstage workers into The Perfect Stage Crew.

The first book in the industry tailored specifically for the entertainment professional, Vectorworks for Entertainment Design covers the ins and outs of Vectorworks software for lighting, scenic, and sound design. With a detailed look at the design process, from idea to development, to the documentation necessary for execution, Vectorworks for Entertainment Design will encourage you to create your own process and workflow through exercises that build on one another. The text stresses the process of developing an idea, visualizing it, and evolving it for presentation, documentation, or drafting. The author focuses on both the technical how-to and the art of design, giving you the tools you need to learn and then use the application professionally. Fully illustrated with step-by-step instructions, it contains inspirational work from Broadway, major regional companies, and non-theatrical, entertainment design. Kevin Lee Allen is an Emmy Award winning scenic and lighting designer who works in theatre, film, television, as well as corporate environments, themed architecture, corporate and museum exhibits, special events, and specialty graphics. Projects include work for the United States Government, CNN, CNBC, CNN International, a virtual interview with Benjamin Franklin, productions of Romeo & Juliet, the Tempest, and Once Upon a Time in New Jersey. Mr. Allen has been a Vectorworks beta tester and has taught and lectured on the use of Vectorworks at universities and at the Broadway Lighting Master Classes. Introduction: About the Book About the Author Acknowledgements 1 Basic Drafting Principles and Standards1 2 The Vectorworks Screen 3 Document Organization and Stationery 4 Vectorworks Workspaces 5 Your Workstation 6 Help Files and Resources 7 Quick Start Overview 8 Renderworks Backgrounds and Textures 9 Drawing and Modeling 10 Symbols 11 Measuring and Modeling the Venue 12 Lysistrata 13 Modeling the Scenery 14 Create the Sound Design 15 Vectorworks Lighting 16 Crafting the Light Plot 17 Visualizations and Animation 18 Working with Lightwright 19 Documentation and Publication 20 Working in the Cloud Index

The Designs of Ann Roth is the ninth book in USITT's ongoing series of monographs on America's best theatrical designers. It documents Oscar and Tony winning costume designer Ann Roth's 50-year career costuming Broadway and Hollywood, with more than 100 photographs and renderings. It includes a foreword by Roth friend and collaborator, Director Mike Nichols.

This monograph examines the Hungarian theatre between 1949 and 1989 and uses Philther as the method of writing theatre history. In line with the Philther categories, the twelve performance analyses comprise six units: the context of the performance in theatre culture; dramatic text and dramaturgy; staging; acting; stage design and sound; the impact and posterity. They focus on the beginning, middle and end of state socialism through the productions of three different theatres. The first four chapters examine shows of the Operetta Theatre in Budapest immediately following the nationalization of cultural institutions. The next six chapters deal with performances of the National Theatre during the consolidation of the Kádár regime, and the last two chapters present productions of the Katona József Theatre shortly before the regime change. They all address the question of topicality, the adaptation of stories to contemporary expectations, which often involved the emergence of ambiguity and the involuntary shift of interpreting stage events in the light of the spectators’ own situation.

Le premier manuel de mise en scène théâtrale. Un ouvrage simple et agréable à lire qui fournit une mine d’informations techniques et historiques pour les metteurs en scène et les enseignants. Vaut-il mieux disposer les spectateurs face à la scène ou tout autour ? Quelles conséquences cela aura-t-il pour le jeu et les déplacements des comédiens ? Quel est le meilleur moment pour organiser une représentation ? Et pour répéter ? D’ailleurs, comment s’organise une répétition ? A quoi doivent ressembler les décors ? Les costumes ? La lumière ? La musique apporterait-elle quelque chose ? Comment concevoir une mise en scène ? En quoi consiste le travail du metteur en scène ? Que signifie « diriger des acteurs » ? Voici le premier manuel de mise en scène théâtrale. Conçu comme une aide pour le metteur en scène, il lui permettra de questionner chaque élément de la pièce, de guider sa réflexion et lui fournira les clés pour transformer sa vision d’une œuvre en spectacle ! The first manual on theatre directing. A simple and enjoyable read, providing a wealth of technical and historical information for directors and teachers. Is it better to seat the audience in front of the stage or around it? How will this affect the actors' performances and movements? When is the best time to stage a performance? And to rehearse? How should a rehearsal be organised? What should the sets look like? The costumes? The lighting? Would music add something? How should a production be staged? What does the director's job involve? What does ‘directing actors’ mean? This is the first manual on theatre directing. Designed as an aid for directors, it will enable them to question every element of the play, guide their thinking and provide them with the keys to transforming their vision of a work into a performance!

The Designs of Santo Loquasto by Arnold Wengrow is the eleventh book in USITT s series documenting the work of America s best theatrical designers. It is profusely illustrated with almost 100 exquisite renderings, models, and production photographs and it includes a complete design chronology, as well as a listing of Mr. Loquasto's awards and honors.

Douglas W. Schmidt has designed for Broadway, regional theatre, rock concerts, and everything you may imagine. From his early days at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park to ACT in San Francisco, this book helps you learn about not only the work, but the person behind the art.

In the first book of its kind to be published in twenty years, ten award-winning and current Broadway designers, five set designers, four lighting designers, and one projection designer discuss the business aspects of the theatre world, sharing relevant insider information and strategies that will prove invaluable to aspiring and seasoned theatrical designers alike. Culled from years of experience, the information offered in these enlightening conversations will strengthen readers' understanding of how designing in the commercial theatre is different from designing in an academic setting or not-for-profit theatres. The conversations are accompanied by designer sketches; finished drawings; technical plates of drafting; photos of scale models; storyboards illustrating multi-scene productions and unique lighting looks; and photos from Broadway and regional theatre productions. If you've ever wondered what it really takes to make it in the world of theatre design, let these Broadway stars be your guide!