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Costumes, Accessories,<br />
Props <strong>and</strong> Stage Illusions<br />
Made Easy<br />
by BARB ROGERS<br />
More designs from cast-off clothing<br />
Paperback: $22.95<br />
(216 pages)<br />
Order #R-B279<br />
Transform common people into superheroes, movie<br />
stars, knights, witches — whatever illusion you want to<br />
create. Creative costuming is all in the details. One<br />
garment can take on many totally different looks<br />
depending on how you accessorize it. Over the years<br />
Barb Rogers has learned all the tricks about how<br />
anyone can turn leftover clothing into fabulous<br />
costumes. This book’s numerous drawings explain in<br />
detail the costuming process of “turning straw into<br />
gold.” It shows you how to design illusions that you<br />
never thought possible. Yes, you can easily do all this<br />
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Costuming Made Easy<br />
by BARB ROGERS<br />
How to make theatrical costumes<br />
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(128 pages)<br />
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Enter the fascinating world of conversion costuming!<br />
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book are more than 110 ingenious costume designs<br />
with photos <strong>and</strong> diagrams. Great costumes for<br />
st<strong>and</strong>ard theatrical characters including: Princess,<br />
Prince, Clown, Devil, Witch, Medieval Lady,<br />
Elves, Peter Pan, Captain Hook, Pinocchio <strong>and</strong><br />
many more. Also costumes for the leading<br />
characters in popular shows: Camelot, Oklahoma,<br />
Guys <strong>and</strong> Dolls, King <strong>and</strong> I, Pirates of Penzance<br />
<strong>and</strong> more. These conversion costume ideas will save<br />
you time, money <strong>and</strong> deadline disasters <strong>and</strong> give you<br />
precisely the costume you want.<br />
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Stagecraft 1<br />
by WILLIAM H. LORD<br />
A complete guide<br />
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This h<strong>and</strong>book gives the student a detailed overview of all<br />
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Paperback: $8.95<br />
(68 pages)<br />
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Stagecraft 1 Teacher’s Guide<br />
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This teacher’s guide includes all the student workbook<br />
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The Prop Master<br />
by AMY MUSSMAN<br />
illustrated by JAMES MUSSMAN<br />
A guidebook for successful<br />
theatrical prop management<br />
Paperback: $19.95<br />
(192 pages)<br />
Order #R-B301<br />
Whether you are a professional, volunteer or student<br />
prop master for a play production, this book reviews<br />
what a dem<strong>and</strong>ing theatre tech position this is. The<br />
eleven chapters of this book provide clear definitions of<br />
the job in action. They tell how to build a props<br />
department, how to create props <strong>and</strong> how to work with<br />
the technical crew, designers, supervisors <strong>and</strong><br />
performers. No prop master should work without this<br />
guide as a ready reference to solve many unexpected<br />
problems. The book is divided into eleven chapters:<br />
1. What Are Props? 2. The Prop Master,<br />
3. Interacting with Other People, 4. A Successful<br />
Work Environment, 5. The Prop Shop,<br />
6. Collections <strong>and</strong> Files, 7. The First Steps of the<br />
Build Process, 8. Start “Propping,” 9. Rehearsals<br />
<strong>and</strong> Performances, 10. Safety, 11. Timeless Tips<br />
<strong>and</strong> Techniques.
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