Theatre: Technical & Background Skills

Towards Good Lighting for the Stage: Aesthetic Theory for Theatrical Lighting Design explores the theoretical underpinnings of effective lighting d...

Bloody Brilliant: How to Develop, Execute, and Clean Up Blood Effects for Live Performance offers methods and techniques for delivering this specia...

Digital Design for Custom Textiles: Patterns as Narration for Stage and Film is a beginner's guide for creating custom textile patterns for perform...

Looking for a job in the theatre and entertainment industry can be daunting, especially when you are newly entering the work market. How do you tak...

This book charts a twenty-year period in theatre design that maps the growth of large-scale adaptable theatre through Charcoalblues work, alongside...

Body painter extraordinaire Chris Peck, aka Rainbowskinz, shows you the fundamental techniques he uses to create an infinite number of extraordinar...

This is the first major collection of critical responses to performance lighting and includes contributions from award-winning lighting designers, ...

Looking for a job in the theatre and entertainment industry can be daunting, especially when you are newly entering the work market. How do you tak...

For nearly a century, members of three generations of the Bibiena family were the most highly sought theater designers in Europe. Their elaborate s...

With this new edition of Special Makeup Effects for Stage and Screen, author Todd Debreceni presents the latest techniques and special effects in w...

This practical guide covers all aspects of stage lighting equipment, special effects, lighting a performance space and lighting design. It is well ...

The experiences of a diverse range of progressive theater and performance makers in their own words. Curated stories from over 75 interviews and in...

A Beginners Guide to Special Makeup Effects, Volume 2 builds on the foundations covered in A Beginner's Guide to Special Makeup Effects: Monsters, ...

Cosplay, born from the fusion of costume and play, transcends mere dress-up by transforming enthusiasts of TV shows, movies, books or video games i...

King Henry IV, Part I: The 30-Minute Shakespeare combines comedy, tragedy, and history into a rollicking six-scene drama performable in a half hour...

Loves Labors Lost: The 30-Minute Shakespeare plays three action-packed scenes from this tale of King Navarre and his three lords, who have vowed to...

Planning a school or amateur Shakespeare production? The best way to experience the plays is to perform them, but getting started can be a challeng...

Get young people excited about Shakespeare! The best way to experience the plays is to perform them, but getting started can be a challenge: The co...

Hamlet: The 30-Minute Shakespeare offers five scenes from this enduring tragedy. The Ghost of Hamlets father calls for vengeance, and Hamlet uses ...

Planning a school or amateur Shakespeare production? The best way to experience the plays is to perform them, but getting started can be a challeng...

Planning a school or amateur Shakespeare production? The best way to experience the plays is to perform them, but getting started can be a challeng...