Technical Design Solutions for Theatre: The Technical Brief Collection Volume 1

The Technical Brief is a collection of single-focus articles on technical production solutions, published three times a year by the prestigious Yale School of Drama. The primary objective of the publication is to share creative solutions to technical problems so that fellow theatre technicians can avoid having to reinvent the wheel with each new challenge. The range of topics includes scenery, props, painting, electrics, sound, and costumes. The articles each describe an approach, device, or technique that has been tested on stage or in a shop by students and professionals. Some articles included: Growing Flowers on Stage; Break-Away Glass; Photo-Murals for the Stage; Quiet Wire-Rope Curtain Track; Free Standing Curved Stairs; A Measured Approach to Kerfing; A Low-Voltage Remote Controller for Special Effects; Toggle-Clamp Locks; Comparing Four Plastics as Scenery Glides; Low Pressure Air Casters; A Simple Lift Jack; Using a Piano to Create a Reverberation Effect; Horn-Hat Mics for Sound Reinforcement * Ten years of The Technical Brief articles bound in one complete volume * Great reference of tips and solutions to unique technical challenges in theatre production * Solutions provided by contributors from over twenty different drama programs

Bronislaw J. Sammler is the chair of the Department of Technical Design and Production at the Yale School of Drama and Production Supervisor for the Yale Repertory Theatre. He teaches Production Planning, Technical Design and Structural Design for the Stage. In addition to editing Volumes I and II of The Technical Brief Collection, he co-authored Structural Design for the Stage, which was recognized by USITT with the Golden Pen Award in 2000. Don Harvey came to the Yale School of Drama's Technical Design and Production Department as a student in 1982 and has been on the faculty since he graduated in 1985. Now Technical Director for the Drama School and the Department's unofficial scribe. Harvey teaches Technical Writing and Computer Applications for Technical Managers.