Contents
Preface
1 House to half
A beginning
2 Design for theatre
Why we attend theatre; why we make theatre; why we design theatre
3 The concept
How designers make meaning
4 Acts of creation
Navigating art, craft, and trade in the theatre
5 Guiding principles and practical advice
Nine hints for theatrical designers
6 On magic and mechanics
A theatrical designer’s spell-book
7 The limits of design
Two lessons in humility
8 What it takes
A character analysis of the designer
9 Curtain call
An ending
Postscript
Recapitulation
Notes
A designer’s library
Acknowledgments
Credits
Index