Theatrical Space: A Guide for Directors and Designers

by William Faricy Condee

Overview

Too often directors and stage designers approach the architectural layout of theatres as obstructive to the creative process. Condee's book teaches theater professionals to work creatively within even the most restrictive theatrical space and transform it into an asset rather than an obstacle.

Condee has interviewed hundreds of prominent American and British directors, designers, and actors, and provides photographs and groundplans of major American theatres. Each chapter tackles a different set of problems, offering thoughtful solutions to common obstacles. Theatrical Space is not only a useful textbook for students of theatre, but also a valuable resource for all directors and designers, both young and experienced. Paperback edition available April 2002. Cloth version previously published in 1995.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780810842113
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	01/01/1995
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

William F. Condee is the director of the School of Comparative Arts and associate professor of theatre at Ohio University. His articles on theatre architecture have appeared in Journal of American Theatre and Drama, Architectural Review, World Architecture, Theatre Design and Technology, and Themes in Drama.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Examining the Theatre Space Chapter 4 The Performance's Relationship to the Architecture Chapter 5 Using the Architecture of the Theatre Chapter 6 Involving the Audience Chapter 7 The Proscenium Arch's Effect on Performance Chapter 8 Comparing Performance on Open Proscenium Stages Chapter 9 Designing for the Open Stage: Problems and Solutions Chapter 10 Using the Portal on a Thrust Stage Chapter 11 The Open Stage's Effect on Staging Chapter 12 Director-Designer Collaboration on the Open Stage Chapter 13 Stage Up or Stage Down? The Vertical Relationship of Audience and Performance Chapter 14 Engaging the Stage Volume Chapter 15 Flexible Theatres Chapter 16 Environmental and Promenade Theatre Chapter 17 Transferring a Production Chapter 18 Two Planks and a Passion Chapter 19 Index