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Theater and Dance: Stagecraft

A guide to the Academy Library's collection of books, periodicals, audiovisual materials and Web sites on stagecraft (theatrical design and production).

Set Design

Scenic Art for the Theatre by Susan Crabtree; Peter Beudert
ISBN: 9780240812892
Publication Date: 2012-11-12
Designing and Drawing for the Theater by Lynn Pecktal
ISBN: 9780075572329
Publication Date: 1994-09-01
Setting the Stage by David Hays
ISBN: 9780819577214
Publication Date: 2017-06-06
An Introduction to Theatre Design by Stephen Di Benedetto
ISBN: 9780203133866
Publication Date: 2013-02-28
Theatre and Performance Design : a reader in scenography by Jane Collins; Andrew Nisbet
ISBN: 9781136344534
Publication Date: 2012-10-02

Sound Design

Theater Sound and System
Streaming videorecording on theater sound and system design.
Theater design. Introduction to sound design
Streaming videorecording.

Stage Lighting

Stage Lighting : Fundamentals and Applications by Richard E. Dunham
ISBN: 9781315662718
Publication Date: 2015-10-30
The Stage Lighting Handbook by Francis Reid
ISBN: 9781135868147
Publication Date: 2013-10-18
Light Fantastic : the art and design of stage lighting by Max Keller; Johannes Weiss
ISBN: 9783791336855
Publication Date: 2006-11-01
The High School Theatre Lighting Rep Plot by Elizabeth Rand
ISBN: 9781539199182
Publication Date: 2016-10-02

Theater design. Introduction to lighting design
Streaming videorecording.

Stage Management

Backstage
Streaming videorecording on the technical process of mounting a stage play.

Backstage Stories by Barbara Baker
ISBN: 9781441111777
Publication Date: 2013-11-01
Essentials of Stage Management by Peter Maccoy
ISBN: 9781408149690
Publication Date: 2014-02-13
Music Direction for the Stage : a view from the podium by Joseph Church
ISBN: 9780199993406
Publication Date: 2015-02-02

Costumes and Makeup

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Makeup, wig dressing, and costumes
Streaming videorecording.
Theatre video series. The basic costumer
Streaming videorecording.
Theater design. Introduction to costume design
Streaming videorecording.

Unbuttoned : the art and artists of theatrical costume design by Shura Pollatsek
ISBN: 9781138919037
Publication Date: 2016-09-01

Theatre video series. The makeup workshop
Streaming videorecording.
The Players : costumes and makeup
Streaming videorecording.

Special Make-up Effects for Stage and Screen by Todd Debreceni
ISBN: 9780080927688
Publication Date: 2012-08-21

Theatrical Props

The Stage Life of Props by Andrew Sofer
ISBN: 9781282594067
Publication Date: 2013-09-24