Drafting for the Theatre

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In this newly revised second edition, veteran stage designers and technical directors Dennis Dorn and Mark Shanda introduce industry-standard drafting and designing practices with step by step discussions, illustrations, worksheets, and problems to help students develop and refine drafting and other related skills needed for entertainment set production work. By incorporating the foundational principles of both hand- and computer-drafting approaches right through the entire book, the authors illustrate how to create clear and detailed drawings that advance the production process. 

Early chapters focus on the basics of geometric constructions, orthographic techniques, soft-line sketching applications, lettering, and dimensioning. Later chapters discuss real-life applications of production drawing and ancillary skills such as time and material estimation and shop-drawing nomenclature. Two chapters detail a series of design and shop drawings required to mount a specific design project, providing a guided path through both phases of the design/construction process. Most chapters conclude with a number of worksheets or problems that provide readers with an opportunity to test their understanding of the material presented. 

The authors’ discussion of universal CAD principles right through the manuscript provides a valuable foundation that can be utilized in any computer-based design, without reference to the software. Dorn and Shanda treat the computer as another drawing tool, like the pencil or T-square, but one that can help a knowledgeable drafter potentially increase personal productivity and accuracy when in comparison to traditional hand-drafting techniques. 

Drafting for the Theatre, second edition assembles in one book the entire principal types of drawings, techniques, and conventional wisdom necessary for the production of scenic drafting, design, and shop drawings. It is richly illustrated with a lot of production examples and is fully indexed to assist students and technicians in finding important information. It is structured to beef up a college-level course in drafting, but will also serve as a handy reference for the working theatre professional.

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