The Perfect Stage Crew: The Complete Technical Guide for High School, College, and Community Theater, 2nd Edition

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 common—and the most complex—stage 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 into The Perfect Stage Crew.