Research Catalog

Title

Technical theatre : a practical introduction / Christine A. White.

Author

White, Christine A., 1964-

Publication

London : Arnold ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

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Details

Description

x, 150 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

"Technical theatre is an integral part of the creative process of theatre production. This accessible textbook provides an introduction to technical theatre, with the performance text as its starting point. Looking at specific productions, it introduces students to the broad range of technical elements, and to the particular technical roles within a theatre company. Chapters on production roles, costumes, staging, lighting, sound, rehearsals and props are supported with case-studies of theatrical practice throughout. A host of practical exercises and experiments help the reader to develop particular skills in depth. In addition, the book gives a historical context to the development of technical theatre and looks at new technologies and future directions. Comprehensive and straightforward in its approach, this handbook is essential reading for any student of drama and theatre studies."--Jacket.

Subject

• Theater > Production and direction
• Theaters > Stage-setting and scenery
• Stage management
• Bühnentechnik

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-143) and index.

Contents

Preface -- 1 Introduction to the context of theatre-making (starting p. 1) -- A brief history of technical theatre (starting p. 2) -- Theatre sectors, their constitution and theatre-making (starting p. 10) -- The status and contribution of technicians (starting p. 11) -- 2 The repertory system (starting p. 13) -- A Passionate Woman (starting p. 13) -- The text (starting p. 13) -- Technical challenges (starting p. 13) -- Staffing structures (starting p. 19) -- Jobs in a repertory theatre (starting p. 20) -- 3 Staging Shakespeare (starting p. 27) -- Romeo and Juliet (starting p. 27) -- Technical challenges (starting p. 27) -- Costumes (starting p. 29) -- Making a disguise -- masks (starting p. 32) -- Elizabethan theatre space (starting p. 32) -- Hamlet (starting p. 35) -- Exercises (starting p. 40) -- 4 Site-specific (starting p. 45) -- Bed of Arrows trilogy (starting p. 45) -- The text (starting p. 46) -- The venues (starting p. 46) -- Technical challenges (starting p. 47) -- Dyes and dyeing (starting p. 52) -- Painting techniques (starting p. 56) -- 5 Changing spaces -- the use of dynamic scenery (starting p. 59) -- A Happy Medium (starting p. 59) -- The text (starting p. 59) -- Technical challenges (starting p. 60) -- Cafe Vesuvio (starting p. 61) -- The text (starting p. 61) -- Technical challenges (starting p. 63) -- Language of significance and the creative process (starting p. 66) -- Approaches to text (starting p. 69) -- 6 Small-scale tours (starting p. 73) -- The Lady Dragon's Lament (starting p. 75) -- The text (starting p. 75) -- Technical challenges (starting p. 75) -- 100 Million Footsteps (starting p. 76) -- The text (starting p. 76) -- Technical challenges (starting p. 77) -- Crazy Lady (starting p. 81) -- Claiming your space -- some scenic features (starting p. 82) -- 7 Dance (starting p. 85) -- The Secret of Life (starting p. 85) -- The text (starting p. 85) -- Technical challenges (starting p. 86) -- The Magic Shoes (starting p. 89) -- Technical challenges (starting p. 89) -- Aesthetics of light (starting p. 90) -- Lighting equipment (starting p. 90) -- Theory of electricity (starting p. 95) -- Rigging exercise (starting p. 97) -- Electrical exercises (starting p. 97) -- 8 Touring opera and the management of sound (starting p. 99) -- The Secret Garden (starting p. 99) -- Technical challenges (starting p. 99) -- Atmosphere, locale, text and sources (starting p. 100) -- The chain of sound (starting p. 103) -- Sound exercise (starting p. 107) -- 9 Spectacle (starting p. 109) -- You're Thinking About Doughnuts (starting p. 109) -- The text (starting p. 109) -- Technical challenges (starting p. 109) -- Practical preparations for rehearsals (starting p. 113) -- Mark-out exercise (starting p. 123) -- 10 Multimedia technology (starting p. 125) -- Projection (starting p. 125) -- Reclaiming spectacle in the twenty-first century (starting p. 128) -- 11 Exercises (starting p. 131) -- Multiple choice questions (starting p. 131) -- The flat project (starting p. 136) -- Answers to multiple choice questions (starting p. 137) -- Bibliography and further reading (starting p. 139) -- Index (starting p. 145)

ISBN

• 034076211X
• 9780340762110
• 0340762128
• 9780340762127

LCCN

2002265390

OCLC

• ocm46694454
• 46694454
• SCSB-1263787

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library