Tag Archives: scenery

HOW TO: Create a Rain Effect on Stage

For this rain effect on stage, the designer wanted a thin curtain of water falling like rain across the entire width of the stage just in front of the upstage wall of the set.  This is a classic rain curtain … Continue reading

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Rose Brand’s Know-How

Started in January of this year, Rose Brand’s Know-How blog has proven to be a site worth following. I am reasonably dubious of manufacturer-run blogs: they are often too self-promoting. In the past eight months, Rose Brand’s site has had … Continue reading

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Scenic-Shop

At  Scenic-Shop, author Mathew D. Jordan blogs about various technical-direction-style solutions mostly from his personal experience.  Jordan’s specialties covered in the blog include AutoCAD scripts and commands, Excel formulas, scenic material reviews, and automation solutions.  He has been running this … Continue reading

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Technical Brief

Yale’s Technical Brief is an excellent publication of some of the best articles written about technical theatre solutions.  It is published three times a year as a periodical for a subscription fee of $20 per year.  After enough volumes have … Continue reading

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Technical Design Solutions for Theatre, Volume 2

Published as the second volume of Technical Briefs series, this book continues to provide classic solutions to common theatre problems. View the index at Yale’s Technical Brief site. View the summary and reviews at Google Books. Purchase the book from … Continue reading

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Technical Design Solutions for Theatre, Volume 1

Originally published by the Yale School of Drama as Technical Briefs, this collection is one of the classic sources for any theatrical problem-solving. View the index at Yale’s Technical Brief site. View selected excerpts at Google Books. Purchase the book … Continue reading

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