Drafting for the Theatre » (1st Edition)

Dennis Dorn is technical director and associate professor, Department of Theatre, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Mark Shanda is technical director and assistant professor in the Department of Theatre at Ohio State University.

This process-oriented text—supplemented by 280 illustrations—is structured to provide students with a proper and practical approach to the development of drafting and related skills for the theatre.

Dennis Dorn and Mark Shanda emphasize the standard drafting and designing practices of the theatre industry through a series of projects and exercises that help the student in the development of research skills. The early sessions focus on the basics of lettering, tool introduction, geometric constructions, orthographic techniques, soft-line sketching applications, and dimensioning and notation skills. The authors also stress such ancillary skills as time and material estimation, shop-drawing nomenclature, and simplified drafting techniques such as pin graphics, theatre-drafting standards, and CADD processes.

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Containing 280 illustrations, this process-oriented text in workbook format is structured to function as the fundamental step in the education of theatre technicians and drafters, as well as a reference for experienced drafters. The authors emphasize the integration of drafting skills with stagecraft applications--through a series of projects and practical experiences that further help the student in the development of research skills. Plastic comb binding. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)