Here is a must-have book for anyone producing a stage show without a Broadway-sized budget. Written by a technical theater veteran,The Perfect Stage Crew explains the pitfalls to avoid
and provides solutions to the most commonand the most complexstage performance problems, even for theaters with a lack of resources. An invaluable guide for middle and high school theaters,
college theaters, and community theaters, The Perfect Stage Crew teaches readers how to:
Stock, organize, and store the essential backstage supplies
Conceptualize, design, and build sets
Manage a stage crew effectively
Paint scenery and backdrops
Test, design, and hang lighting
Operate and repair sound equipment
Set cues
Promote your show
This expanded second edition covers up-to-date technology, including for use with recording, sound, and lighting. Chapters also cover such crucial topics as running technical rehearsals,
gathering props, and creating and selling tickets. Theater groups that need to learn the nuts and bolts of putting a show together will discover how to turn backstage workers intoThe
Perfect Stage Crew.
