Suggested Readings and Videos
Chapters 11 and 12: Scenery, Costumes, Masks, Lighting, Sound
Apperson, Linda. Stage Managing and Theatre Etiquette. Chicago, IL: Ivan R. Dee Publisher,
1998.
Arnold, Richard L. Scene Technology. 3rd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1994.
Aronson, Arnold. American Set Design. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1985.
Bell, John, ed. Puppets, Masks, and Performing Objects. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2001.
(See Chapter 10.)
Bellman, Willard F. Scenography and Stage Technology: An Introduction. New York: Thomas
Y. Crowell, 1977.
Blumenthal, Eileen and Julie Taymor. Julie Taymor: Playing with Fire: Theater, Opera, Film.
2nd ed. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1999. (See Chapter 10.)
Burris-Meyer, Harold. Sound in the Theatre. Rev. ed. New York: Theatre Arts Books, 1979.
________________, and Edward C. Cole. Scenery for the Theatre. 2nd ed. Boston, MA: Little,
Brown, 1972.
Collison, David. Stage Sound. New York: Applause Theatre Books, 1990.
Corey, Irene. The Face Is a Canvas: The Design and Technique of Theatrical Makeup. New
Orleans, Anchorage Press, 1990.
Corson, Richard. Stage Makeup. 9th ed. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 2000.
Effects for the Theatre. Ed. Graham Walne. New York: Drama Book Publishers, 1995.
Emery, Joy S. Stage Costume Techniques. 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1992.
Essig, Linda. Lighting and the Design Idea. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1997.
Fraser, Neil. Lighting and Sound. London: Phaidon Press, Ltd., 1998.
Holden, Alys E., and J. Sammler Bronislaw. Structural Design for the Stage. Boston, MA: Focal
Press, 1999.
Ingham, Rosemary. From Page to the Stage: How Theatre Designers Make Connections
between Scripts and Images. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1988.
______________, and Liz Covey. Technician’s Handbook: A Complete Guide for Amateur and
Professional Costume Technicians. (Rev. ed. of The Costumer’s Handbook.) Portsmouth,
NH: Heinemann Educational Books, Inc., 1992.
Izenour, George C. Theatre Design. 2nd ed. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1996.
James, Thurston. The Theater Props Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Theater Properties,
Materials and Construction. Crozet, VA: Betterway Publications, 1989.
Jones, Robert Edmond. The Dramatic Imagination: Reflections and Speculations on the Art of
the Theatre. New York: Methuen, 1987.
Leacroft, Richard, and Helen Leacroft. Theatre and Playhouse: An Illustrated Development of
Theatre Building from Ancient Greece to the Present Day. New York: Methuen, 1984.
Mielziner, Jo. Designing for the Theatre. New York: Atheneum Publishers, 1965.
Motley [designers]. Designing and Making Stage Costumes. London: Herbert Press, 1992.
Owen, Bobbi. Costume Design on Broadway: Designers and Their Credits, 1915–1985.
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1987.
–––––. Lighting Design on Broadway: Designers and Their Credits, 1915–1990. Westport, CT:
Greenwood Press, 1991.
–––––. Scene Design on Broadway: Designers and Their Credits, 1915–1990. Westport, CT:
Greenwood Press, 1991.
Palmer, Richard H. The Lighting Art: The Aesthetics of Stage Lighting Design. 2nd ed.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1994.
Parker, W. Oren, and R. Craig Wolf. Scene Design and Stage Lighting. 7th ed. New York:
Harcourt Brace & Company, 1996.
Pectal, Lynn. Costume Design: Techniques of Modern Masters. New York: Back Stage Books,
1993.
_________. Designing and Drawing for the Theatre. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1995.
Pilbrow, Richard. Stage Lighting Design: The Art, the Craft, and the Life. New York: Design
Press, 1999.
Reid, Francis. The Stage Lighting Handbook. 5th ed. New York: Routledge, 1996.
Rosenthal, Jean, and Lael Wertenbaker. The Magic of Light. Boston, MA: Little Brown, 1972.
Russell, Douglas A. Costume History and Style. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1983.
–––––. Stage Costume Design: Theory, Technique and Style. 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ:
Prentice-Hall, 1985.
Svoboda, Josef. The Secret of Theatrical Space. Ed. and trans. Jarka M. Burian. New York:
Applause Theatre Books, 1993.
Thudium, Laua. Stage Makeup. New York: Back Stage Books, 1999.
Warfel, William B., and Walter R. Klappert. The New Handbook of Stage Lighting Graphics.
Rev. ed. New York: Drama Book Publishers, 1990.
Video Library
Fool’s Fire, directed and designed by Julie Taymor. (color, 1992) PBS Video, distributors.
Fundamentals of Scenic Painting, with Ron Ranson Jr. (81 min., color, 1989) Theatre Arts
Video Library, distributors.
Laurie Anderson: Home of the Brave, performed and directed by Laurie Anderson. (90 min.,
color, 1986) Music Video, distributors.
Play It Safe: Introduction to Theater Safety. (82 min., color, 1994) Insight Media, distributors.