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English
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"It's the fall of 2016. Cate, a set designer in her early forties, lives and works in Chicago's theater community. She has stayed too long at the fair and knows it's time to get past her prolonged adolescence and stop taking handouts from her parents. She has a firm plan to get solvent and settled in a serious relationship. She has tentatively started something new even as she's haunted by an old, going-nowhere affair. Her ex-husband, recently booted...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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"In the declining Weimar Republic, Egon Loeser works as a stage designer for New Expressionist theatre. His hero is the greatest set designer of the seventeenth century, Adriano Lavicini, who devised the so-called Teleportation Device for the whisking of actors from one scene to another-a miracle, until the thing malfunctioned, causing numerous deaths and perhaps summoning the devil himself. Apolitical in a dangerous time, sex-driven in a dry spell,...
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Sendak and his sixty-year career are celebrated in this full-color catalog of more than two hundred images from an exhibition at the Society of Illustrators in New York City. Accompanied by essays, this work is a deeply personal and thoughtful tribute to a seminal artist whose singular vision has captured the imaginations of countless children and grown-ups throughout the world.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Movie fans know the work of Harold and Lillian, even if they don't recognize the names. Working largely uncredited in the Hollywood system, storyboard artist Harold and film researcher Lillian left an indelible mark on classics by Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Mel Brooks, Stanley Kubrick, Roman Polanski and many more. Through an engaging mix of love letters, film clips and candid conversation with Harold and Lillian, Danny DeVito, Mel Brooks,...
Author
Publisher
Allworth Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The authors, both veteran theater designers, have consulted with a broad range of seasoned theater industry professionals to provide a guide full of advice and insight. With clear examples and hands-on exercises, this book illustrates the way in which the three major areas of theatrical design, scenery, costumes, and lighting, are intrinsically linked.
Author
Publisher
Firefly Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"A compelling and lavishly illustrated exploration of the work of one of Canada's most outstanding Theatrical Designers, this book is a detailed look at Susan Benson's illustrious career and approach to design for the stage. It includes 'behind the scenes' commentary, production photos and designs from many of her most significant productions over five decades in both Canada and the United States. These include: A Midsummer Night's Dream with Jessica...
12) Transforming space over time: set design and visual storytelling with Broadway's legendary directors
Author
Publisher
Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A combination of wisdom and tools derived from 450 productions' worth of personal experience and a series of investigations into the minds and methods of the designer's key collaborator: the director"--
Author
Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In this richly illustrated and information-packed celebration of Broadway set design, Tony Award-winning designer Derek McLane explores the craft while reflecting on some of the greatest stage productions of the past few decades. Together with other leading set design and theater talents, McLane invites us into the immersive and exhilarating experience of building the striking visual worlds that have brought so many of our favorite stories to life....
16) Don Giovanna
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Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
"Joanna Volpi knows that her handsome Italian husband is having yet another affair, but for the first time in her married life, she cannot bear to be in communication with him at all"--Jacket.
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