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This long awaited successor to Richard Pilbrow's first book addresses the aesthetic and technical aspects of lighting design, its history, mechanics of the craft and the realities surrounding the life of the professional designer. With hundreds of diagrams, photographs, and light plots, Pilbrow clearly presents the theory and practice of the art of stage lighting.

The history of lighting design brings the reader a better understanding of the age-old quest for improved lighting on the stage. The section of war stories and interviews with many well-known professionals reveals the joys and tribulations of working in this demanding art. The mechanics section is a survey of the vast range of technical systems that the working designer will need to be familiar with in a theatre.

481 pages. Paperback.