1. Collaborative Articles
2. Industry Periodicals

A list of technical theatre and industry-related periodicals, most free to professionals and often students. Ad revenue primarily sustains these magazines.


Church Production Magazine, specifically for Houses of Worship
Dramatics, an EdTA publication
EC&M, Electrical Construction and Maintenance
Entertainment Engineering, online and PDF delivery only
FOH, Front of House audio
Lighting&Sound America, a PLASA publication
Live Design, a combination of what used to be Theatre Crafts and Lighting Dimensions
Live Sound International, audio
MIX magazine, audio
Mobile Production Monthly, for the concert touring industry
PLSN, Production, Lighting, and Staging News
ProAV magazine, audio-visual
ProSound News, audio
Protocol, a quarterly publication by ESTA
Rental & Staging Systems, same publisher as ProSound News
Sightlines, USITT's monthly newsletter, (requires USITT membership)
Sound&Video Contractor, audio-visual installations
Stage Directions, geared more toward educational and smaller community theater.
Technologies for Worship Magazine, specifically for churches and HOW.
Theatre Design & Technology, a USITT publication, (requires USITT membership)


Feel free to add to the above list. Remember that titles of publications are italicized, and be sure to add a link to either their homepage or subscription site.