The
Backstage Handbook
The book no self respecting theatre technician would be without.
The What, Where, When of Theater Props : An Illustrated Chronology from
Arrowheads to Video Games
absolutely indispensable everything you every needed to know in one
convenient package.
Theater
Props Handbook : A Comprehensive Guide to Theater Properties, Materials,
and Construction.
Yet again a must have.
Prop
Builder's Mask-Making Handbook
Haven’t used this one personally - but it is probably as great as the
others.
The
Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook.
Like the others - the essential handbook.
Care
and Repair of Everyday Treasures: A Step-By-Step Guide to Cleaning and
Restoring your Antiques and Collectibles.
My mom bought me this one and it is a great "how to" book. Perfect
for props people of all levels. It has very practical techniques that fit
just about any budget.
New
Theatre Words - theatre terms translated into 8 languages with pictoral
references.
If you’re going on tour overseas this is a must have. That it just
sounds darn interesting!
The
Stage Rigging Handbook, 2nd edition
Let’s be honest - this is never a bad thing to know!
Designing
& Drawing for the Theatre
For those of us who foolishly sold ours back at the end of the semester!
Artist's
Complete Health & Safety Guide
This book discusses in detail all the scary stuff we use. Let’s face
we all use a lot of dangerous chemicals and tools. It’s only fun till your
face melts off or you cut off an appendage!
Backstage
Forms
Want to have every form you’ve ever thought might possibly be useful?
This probably covers it. And don’t forget to check out our online
forms page - get forms emailed right to your door for free!
The
New Tax Guide for Performers, Writers, Directors, Designers and Other Show
Biz Folk
R. Brendan Hanlon
The most important stuff they don't tell you about in college!!
If you work in this business you need this book - everything (including
the book) is deductable!
From The Publisher:
This thoroughly updated edition gives the latest IRS rulings on IRA
withdrawals and Roth IRA''s. New information on Child Tax Credit, Hope
Scholarship Credit and Lifetime Learning Credit is presented in layman''s
terminology. An essential guide for anyone involved in the arts seeking
to increase their understanding of tax returns while maximizing their deductions.
Dramatic
Imagination
Okay, so they made me read this one in college, and I actually liked
it. Personally I think that everyone who works in theatre should read it.
It is well written and very insightful and written by one of the legends
of the theatre world.
Skeptical
Scenographer: Essays on Theatrical Design & Human Nature
A compilation of twenty-nine articles, originally published in Lighting
Dimensions and Theatre Design & Technology (TD&T), the
essays in this new book range from silly (Murder, He Wrote), to
sublime (Regarding Chaos and the Theatre). In between, Mr. Salzer's
pen probes the paradox of how most New York designers spend all their time
working out of town (Damn New York Designers), he wrestles with
philosophical issues (Power, Greed, Self and Humiliation), and he
even takes a political potshot or two (Art, Nude Children and Pornography).
- Broadway Press
A
Company of Stars,We
Open on Venus, and
A
Slight Detour
These are great books about the theatre set in the future. The author
actually knows theatre: how it works and who works in it. And if you’ve
ever worked at Summerfun Theatre, in New Jersey - you’re going to laugh
when he mentions it, and it’s "ingenious chap" of a producer.