Some of you know by now that I'm relatively new as the TD for 2 small community theatres which have minimal lighting capabilities. What book would you recommend for a theatre lighting newbie (with 30 years of construction experience) as a lighting design primer for 200-250 seat facilities? After that book is 'absorbed', what would be the next one to read?
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I'd have to say the first book I'd buy would be
A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting, Second Edition.
Second, and more specifically for lighting design, would be
Parichy, Dennis. [URL='http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0325012008/ref=nosim/controlboothc-20"]Illuminating the Play: The Artistry of Lighting Design[/URL]. Heinemann, 2009.
A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting, Second Edition.
Second, and more specifically for lighting design, would be
Parichy, Dennis. [URL='http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0325012008/ref=nosim/controlboothc-20"]Illuminating the Play: The Artistry of Lighting Design[/URL]. Heinemann, 2009.
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