The Stage Life Of Props
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Author | : Andrew Sofer |
Publisher | : University of Michigan Press |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2003-06-17 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780472068395 |
Fresh and provocative readings of familiar stage objects provide new ways of understanding theater, dramatic literature, and culture
Author | : Andrew Sofer |
Publisher | : University of Michigan Press |
Total Pages | : 297 |
Release | : 2010-02-22 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 047202633X |
In The Stage Life of Props, Andrew Sofer aims to restore to certain props the performance dimensions that literary critics are trained not to see, then to show that these props are not just accessories, but time machines of the theater. Using case studies that explore the Eucharistic wafer on the medieval stage, the bloody handkerchief on the Elizabethan stage, the skull on the Jacobean stage, the fan on the Restoration and early eighteenth-century stage, and the gun on the modern stage, Andrew Sofer reveals how stage props repeatedly thwart dramatic convention and reinvigorate theatrical practice. While the focus is on specific objects, Sofer also gives us a sweeping history of half a millennium of stage history as seen through the device of the prop, revealing that as material ghosts, stage props are a way for playwrights to animate stage action, question theatrical practice, and revitalize dramatic form. Andrew Sofer is Assistant Professor of English, Boston College. He was previously a stage director.
Author | : Jacquie Govier |
Publisher | : Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Stage props |
ISBN | : 9780713630374 |
A practical book which describes how prop makers can create interesting and unusual stage props out of a variety of materials, such as papier mache, plaster, fibreglass and polystyrene. It is aimed at community, school and college drama societies.
Author | : Andy Wilson |
Publisher | : Crowood Press (UK) |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : |
Prop makers everywhere now have available to them a broader range of products and processes than every before. Making Stage Props is a book for anyone involved in prop making who wishes to explore the wealth of materials and techniques open to them. This highly illustrated guide covers planning, costing, and scheduling; tools and safety; working with wood, steel, and clay; making and repairing furniture; painting and finishing; and more. Andy Wilson has worked with theatrical companies throughout Britain, including the Royal Shakespeare Company. He currently teaches propmaking at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Author | : Eric Hart |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 2016-12-08 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 1317292812 |
Experienced prop maker Eric Hart walks readers through techniques used in historical and contemporary prop making and demonstrates how to apply them to a variety of materials. Hundreds of full-color photographs illustrate the tools and techniques used by professional prop makers throughout the entertainment industry. New features to the second edition include: Updated information on the latest tools and materials used in prop making Both metric and standard measuring units Step-by-step photos on common techniques such as upholstery, mold making, and faux finishing Expanded coverage of thermoplastics, foam, and water-based coatings
Author | : Annalisa Castaldo |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 209 |
Release | : 2018-03-13 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 1683931505 |
The collection, edited by Annalisa Castaldo and Rhonda Knight, features essays by scholars interested in exploring how the material culture of sixteenth and early seventeenth English theatrical culture influenced the creation and presentation of drama and how understanding this culture can enrich scholars’ current interactions with these plays as well as offer insights to actors and directors. The essays include discussions of plays by Shakespeare, Marlowe, and Middleton as well as lesser known works and playwrights. This collection is unique in that it includes the body of the actor as a material object that is encountered and manipulated by other actors on the stage. These essays demonstrate how props, bodies and the architectural dimensions of early modern stages have both practical and symbolic registers.
Author | : Eric Hart |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 214 |
Release | : 2021-04-18 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 1000366871 |
Prop Building for Beginners outlines the basic concepts of prop building by featuring step-by-step instructions to create twenty of the most commonly featured items in theatrical and filmed productions. This book uses a combination of projects to expose readers to a wide range of materials and tools that they might find in a basic scenery or costume shop, serving both as a guide to building simple props and as a crash course in the variety of items a props person may have to build. The projects require a variety of tools, techniques, and materials so that a practitioner who completes all of them will have received a complete introduction to the basics of prop building. Assuming no previous knowledge of prop building, this is the perfect primer for students, hobbyists, or community theater enthusiasts looking to enter the prop shop. Prop Building for Beginners includes access to full-scale printable versions of the patterns featured in the book.
Author | : Melissa Mueller |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 283 |
Release | : 2016-01-13 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 022631300X |
Objects as Actors charts a new approach to Greek tragedy based on an obvious, yet often overlooked, fact: Greek tragedy was meant to be performed. As plays, the works were incomplete without physical items—theatrical props. In this book, Melissa Mueller ingeniously demonstrates the importance of objects in the staging and reception of Athenian tragedy. As Mueller shows, props such as weapons, textiles, and even letters were often fully integrated into a play’s action. They could provoke surprising plot turns, elicit bold viewer reactions, and provide some of tragedy’s most thrilling moments. Whether the sword of Sophocles’s Ajax, the tapestry in Aeschylus’s Agamemnon, or the tablet of Euripides’s Hippolytus, props demanded attention as a means of uniting—or disrupting—time, space, and genre. Insightful and original, Objects as Actors offers a fresh perspective on the central tragic texts—and encourages us to rethink ancient theater as a whole.
Author | : Tal Sanders |
Publisher | : Pacific University |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 2018-09 |
Genre | : Arts |
ISBN | : 9781945398872 |
"An Introduction to Technical Theatre draws on the author's experience in both the theatre and the classroom over the last 30 years. Intended as a resource for both secondary and post-secondary theatre courses, this text provides a comprehensive overview of technical theatre, including terminology and general practices. Introduction to Technical Theatre's accessible format is ideal for students at all levels, including those studying technical theatre as an elective part of their education. The text's modular format is also intended to assist teachers approach the subject at their own pace and structure, a necessity for those who may regularly rearrange their syllabi around productions and space scheduling" -- From publisher website.
Author | : Bethany Bryan |
Publisher | : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC |
Total Pages | : 98 |
Release | : 2016-12-15 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1502622807 |
The theater needs people who are good with their hands. Creative and handy people make, paint, and maintain the sets and props that bring a show to life. Learn what is required to get a set ready for opening night, and how job skills developed on the stage can translate into a career that is always in high demand.