Overview
Theatrical Design and Production is a comprehensive and practical survey that examines the technical and design aspects of play production, including scene design and construction, lighting, sound, costume, and makeup. Design is presented as both an art closely integrated with the director’s, actor’s, and playwright’s visions, and a craft that provides practical solutions for the physical manipulation of stage space.
Full Product Details
Author: J. Michael Gillette ,
Rich Dionne
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Imprint: McGraw-Hill Education
Edition: 9th edition
Dimensions:
Width: 22.60cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 27.40cm
Weight: 1.175kg
ISBN: 9781266240850
ISBN 10: 1266240853
Pages: 640
Publication Date: 17 March 2023
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
J. Michael Gillette is a Professor Emeritus from the School of Theatre, Film and Television at the University of Arizona. In addition to being the author of the eight editions of Theatrical Design and Production, Gillette has authored seven editions of Designing With Light and co-authored the third edition of Stage Scenery: Its Construction and Rigging. He authored numerous articles and technical presentations on theatrical design and production for a variety of professional organizations and journals. During his career he taught technical production, stage lighting, sound for the theatre, scene design, cinematography, media lighting. He also designed sets, lights, sound and projections for numerous academics and professional productions. He also authored a published novel and screenplay. Rich Dionne holds an MFA in Theatre from Purdue University. He is a clinical associate professor in the Patti and Rusty Rueff School of Design, Art, and Performance at Purdue in the Department of Theatre, where he researches control systems for live entertainment and instructional design and pedagogy. At Purdue, he teaches and mentors students in technical direction and in the theatre engineering concentration of the Multidisciplinary Engineering program. He has published articles in TD&T and Stage Directions Magazine, in The Design of Learning Experience: The Future of Educational Technology (Springer, 2015), Hokanson, et al, eds., New Directions in Teaching Theatre Arts (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018), Fliotsos, Medford, eds., and has recently released Project Planning for the Stage: Tools and Techniques for Managing Extraordinary Performances (Southern Illinois University Press, 2018). Lewis Vaughn is the author of numerous textbooks in philosophy, critical thinking, and ethics, including The Power of Critical Thinking, sixth edition (2019); Concise Guide to Critical Thinking (2017); Philosophy Here and Now, third edition (2019); Living Philosophy: A Historical Introduction to Philosophical Ideas, second edition (2018); Doing Ethics: Moral Reasoning, Theory, and Contemporary Issues, fifth edition (2019); Beginning Ethics: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy (2015); Bioethics: Principles, Issues, and Cases, third edition (2017); and Writing Philosophy, Second Edition (2018).
