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Theatre Information

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Theatre Information

Stage Lighting Design 101 ~ A comprehensive overview of the art and science of lighting design, for entertainment lighting applications. This series is intended as a quick reference for the lighting student, educator, or professional.

Theatre Design 101 ~ A guide on the to the fundamentals of theatre design. Includes famous designers, stage formats and basic routes to becoming a designer.

Scenography - The Theatre Design Website ~ This site is run by 'The Online Society of Theatre Designers and Scenographers,' a non-profit organisation that offers theatre designers, scenographers, theatre arts professionals and higher education students free online portfolios to display work and communicate.

Stage Management Handbook ~ From this page you can download a PDF file of Linda Marcello's Stage Management Handbook. Although written specifically for stage managers working at Hofstra University it contains an extensive range of information about the practicalities of stage management.

Devising Celebration ~ From improvisation to cultural performance, this site is focused on forms of drama that exist outside of theatrical spaces. It is designed to be a useful introduction to: the theatre of image; large scale dramatic construction techniques; processional theatre; outdoor performance; and mask, ritual and spectacle. It contains useful practical techniques as well as a theoretical exploration of the field. If you are interested in finding out more about celebratory performance, carnival, outdoor theatre or site-specific performance it is well worth a look.

MIT Theater Arts Stage Management Manual ~ This online manual contains the full text of the MIT Theater Arts Stage Managment Manual, as well as a few extras. Helpful links, an electronic callboard template, and a PDF download of forms and manual text can all be accessed from this page.

The Puppeteers' Cooperative Home Page ~ A practical guide to making puppets as well as a forum and portal to other puppetry related internet resources.

Doollee.com: The Playwright's Database of Modern Plays ~ A free online guide to modern plays and playwrights, literary agents, theatres and publishers.

Playwriting 101 ~ A playwriting tutorial written by playwright and screenwriter Jon Dorf, whose plays have been produced in more than 35 states and on three continents. He received his B.A. Magna Cum Laude in dramatic writing and literature from Harvard College and his MFA in playwriting from UCLA, where he won the Hal Kanter Comedy Writing Award and the Marty Klein Comedy Writing Award.

The Young Playwrights Page ~ A page maintained by Jon Dorf, playwright, screenwriter and script consultant, that provides helpful tips for young playwrights.

The Australian Script Centre ~ The Australian Script Centre collects, catalogues, promotes and distributes unpublished Australian plays. Those using our services include playwrights, theatre companies, independant directors, actors, students of drama and theatre, teachers and academics from all over the world.