Allworth Press
Titles appearing in Reference — Research Book News — November 2007
Careers in technical theater.
Lawler, Mike.
Allworth Press, ©2007 275 p. $19.95 PN2091
978-1-58115-485-6
About 20 careers in technical theater are described in this volume, which details job descriptions, duties, training, and earnings (drawn from a survey Lawler conducted in 2006). Interviews with professionals are incorporated in chapters, which survey positions such as stage manager, lighting designer, electrician, scenic carpenter, prop artisan, sound designer, makeup artist, draper, and puppeteer. Institutions offering programs in technical theater are listed in an appendix. Lawler is a writer and theater artist who has worked in a variety of capacities. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
