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Aspects of stage setting and scenery are explored in Walter René Fuerst and Samuel J. Hume, Twentieth-Century Stage Decoration, 2 vol. (1929, reissued 2 vol. in 1, 1967); Lee Simonson, The Stage Is Set (1932, reprinted 1975); Léon Moussinac, The New Movement in the Theatre (1931, reissued 1967); Mordecai Gorelik, New Theatres for Old (1940, reprinted 1975); Andrew McCallum, Fun with Stagecraft (1981); Thurston James, The Prop Builder’s Molding and Casting Handbook (1989); Francis Reid, The Staging Handbook, 3rd ed. (2001); Daniel A. Ionazzi, The Stagecraft Handbook (1996); George C. Izenour, Theatre Technology (1996); Susan Crabtree and Peter Beudert, Scenic Art for the Theatre: History, Tools, and Techniques (1998); J. Michael Gillette, Theatrical Design and Production, 4th ed. (1999); Warren C. Lounsbury and Norman C. Boulanger, Theatre Backstage from A to Z, 4th ed. rev. and expanded (1999); Alys E. Holden and Bronislaw J. Sammler, Structural Design for the Stage (1999); William H. Lord, Stagecraft 1: A Complete Guide to Backstage Work, 3rd ed. rev. (2000); and Christine A. White, Technical Theatre: A Practical Introduction (2001).
Stage lighting is explored in Theodore Fuchs, Stage Lighting (1929, reissued 1963); Richard Pilbrow, Stage Lighting Design: The Art, the Craft, the Life (1997); Max Keller (compiler), Light Fantastic: The Art and Design of Stage Lighting (1999); Steven Louis Shelley, A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting (1999); Francis Reid, Discovering Stage Lighting, 2nd ed. (1998); Neil Fraser, Stage Lighting Design (2000); Graham Walters, Stage Lighting: Step-by-Step (1997); J. Michael Gillette, Designing with Light: An Introduction to Stage Lighting, 4th ed. (2003); and Linda Essig, The Speed of Light: Lighting Professionals on Technological Change (2002). Costumes are examined in Jack Cassin-Scott, Costumes and Settings for Staging Historical Plays, 5 vol. (also published as Costumes and Settings for Historical Plays, 1979–80); Millia Davenport, The Book of Costume, 2 vol. (1948, reissued in 1 vol., 1979); Hilaire Hiler and Meyer Hiler, Bibliography of Costume: A Dictionary Catalog of About Eight Thousand Books and Periodicals (1939, reissued 1967); Jack Cassin-Scott, The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Costume and Fashion: From 1066 to the Present, rev. and expanded ed. (1998); and Sylvia Moss, Costumes and Chemistry (2001). Hair and makeup for the stage are explored in Richard Corson and James Glavan, Stage Makeup, 9th ed. (2001); Richard Corson, Fashions in Hair: The First Five Thousand Years, 9th ed. (2001); and Rosemarie Swinfield, Period Make-up for the Stage (1997). Oscar G. Brockett and Franklin J. Hildy, History of the Theatre, 10th ed. (2008), provides a useful overview of many of these subjects.
Article Contributors
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- Clive Barker
- Howard Bay
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William Cruse
Technical Consultant, Uris Theatre Complex, New York City, and New Orleans Cultural Center. Former Supervisor of Scenic Services, American Broadcasting Company, New York City.
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Stanley Dufford
Film and theatre make-up artist. Make-up and Wig Designer, Lyric Opera of Chicago.
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Maureen Heneghan Tripp
Costume Designer, Stratford-on-Avon Shakespeare Company, BBC-TV, and Stratford Festival, Ontario. Associate Professor of Costume Design, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts.
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Ralph Holmes
Stage lighting designer. Senior Lighting Director, Columbia Broadcasting System, New York City.
- J. Michael Gillette
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corrected display issue. | Aug 02, 2022 | ||
| Added video. | Dec 11, 2015 | ||
| Invalidated site: ThinkQuest - Stage Craft. | Aug 29, 2014 | ||
| Replaced photograph. | Nov 11, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: ThinkQuest - Stage Craft. | Feb 18, 2011 | ||
| Images of the 1876 production of Das Rheingold at Bayreuth added to the Scenic design section. | Apr 08, 2010 | ||
| Changed spelling of Diaghilev's first name from "Sergey" to "Serge." | Apr 20, 2009 | ||
| Article title changed from "stage design" to "stagecraft." | Mar 23, 2009 | ||
| Cross-references revised. | Oct 30, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Sep 18, 2008 | ||
| Bibliography revised and updated. | Sep 18, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | Oct 05, 2000 | ||
| Article revised. | Sep 08, 2000 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 12, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 27, 1999 |
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