The Craft and Art of Scenic Design

Contents

1. Cover
2. Title
3. Copyright
4. CONTENTS
5. Acknowledgments
6. INTRODUCTION
7. CHAPTER 1 THE NATURE OF THE CRAFT
   1. ASSESSING DESIGN
   2. PRODUCTION: OKLAHOMA!
   3. A LANGUAGE OF CLUES
   4. SUMMARY
8. CHAPTER 2 SCENIC DESIGN IN THE PAST AND TODAY
   1. A (VERY) BRIEF HISTORY OF STAGE DESIGN
      1. The Greek and Roman Theatre
      2. The Elizabethan Stage
      3. Asian Theatre
      4. The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
      5. The Nineteenth Century
      6. Modern Stage Design
      7. A Closer Look: An Example of Modern Stage Design
   2. THREE STRONG INFLUENCES ON DESIGN TODAY
      1. Constructivism
      2. Brecht and His Designers
      3. Action Design
   3. CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE: POSTMODERN STAGE DESIGN
      1. Characteristics of Postmodern Design
      2. A Closer Look: A Postmodern Example
      3. Postmodernism Wrap-Up
   4. DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS: EXAMPLES OF CHANGE
   5. RESOURCES: ...