This is a website that shows all the different types of theatre curtains and their uses and how they can be used in different theatrcial spaces.
This is a glossary that gives the definition for different staging terms.
This website gives a ton of information on staging and technical theatre, including links, pictures, and a bunch of references to helpful books on stagecraft, design, etc
This article analyzes the way physical space is used in a couple of different plays and talks about the impact the physical space has on drama, or comedy of the play. It talks about how space can heighten the feelings and the meanings the play is supposed to be portraying. I think it is a good article to read to get a sense of what you can do with space and the impact it can have on your production. I really enjoyed the article though I found it a little difficult to read at times. It is definitely from a scholarly journal.
I got this idea when I did my theatrical space observation at Provo High. Mr. Bauer told us how when after the school did Singing in the Rain, the hardwood stage floor was ruined. The school was trying to find $15,000 to get it redone. Mr. Bauer volunteered to cover the stage with $300 worth of masonite. The masonite floor has not only saved the school a lot of money, but it allows for more possibilities for the productions. They can paint the floor and drill into it. The school is not as protective over it either. If a part of the floor breaks they just have to remove that one section of masonite and replace it. It's very practical and efficient. Because he did this, the school is more willing to offer to his budget each year.
This gives us the layout for THE Globe Theatre.
Here are two slideshows I found that could be used to quickly introduce types of stages.
The following website contains information on the different types of stages as well as several articles about designers who have worked on different stages. This site would serve as a good starting point to doing research on how to adapt a production to a different space.
Here's a website that links you to everything under the sun about technical theatre, from sets and lighting to a glossary of terms in technical theatre.
This is an online book that I found all about technical theatre.
I found this really cool book about the different things that a director needs to think about when putting on a musical. It is meant as a "start up" book so it is directed toward someone who isn't used to putting on musicals.
This is a really interesting power point put together by a high school teacher for her technical theatre class on the rules and procedures of saftey in her class. It is in compliance with OSHA and is very thorough.
