Standby : an approach to theatrical design / Joshua Langman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Langman, Joshua, 1991- author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theaters--Stage-setting and scenery.

Theaters.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 349 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

First edition, first printing.

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2022]

Summary:

"This manuscript proposes a unified model of theatrical design that embraces all forms of design, from scenic and costume to lighting and projection, and all forms of theatre, from the traditional to the avant-garde. It provides practical guidelines for implementing design concepts. Please choose a more appropriate subject area if you like"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. House to half

A beginning

2. Design for theatre

Why we attend theatre; why we make theatre; why we design theatre

3. The concept

How designers make meaning

4. Acts of creation

Navigating art, craft, and trade in the theatre

5. Guiding principles and practical advice

Nine hints for theatrical designers

6. On magic and mechanics

A theatrical designer's spell-book

7. The limits of design

Two lessons in humility

8. What it takes

A character analysis of the designer

9. Curtain call

An ending.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-325) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Langman, Joshua, 1991- Standby

ISBN:

9780809338443

0809338440

OCLC:

1245472676