The August issue of Stage Directions magazine is now online. Stories include an examination of the costumes in Something Rotten! and Wolf Hall; Tony Award-winner Natasha Katz talking about her lighting design for An American in Paris; and how sound designers migrated The Lion King to Mexico.
The full list of stories in the August issue of Stage Directions is below.
Dueling Tudors: Different takes on Tudor-era costumes for Something Rotten and Wolf Hall, by Joe Kucharski
People Will Talk – and how to make sure they say good things about your historical costume, by Jacob Coakley
Dressing Up Neverland – Suttirat Anne Larlarb shows character through costume for the Broadway hit Finding Neverland, by Bryan Reesman
Happy Accidents – Advice for rolling with the unfortunate things that sometimes happen in live theatre, by Lisa Mulcahy
Spot on the Dot – We take MA Lighting’s dot2 for a test drive, by Todd Proffitt
Evoking the City of Lights – how Natasha Katz approached her Tony Award-winning lighting for An American In Paris, by Michael S. Eddy
Barking Up Another Tree – getting inventive with scenic painting techniques for Into the Woods, by George Hillow
Rebuilding The Lion King. How the iconic show got installed in Mexico City, by Bryan Reesman
A Company 411 on Sculptural Arts Coating “The Green scenic company,” by Thomas S. Freeman
Competing for Safety – Bosch has announced a competitor to SawStop. Here’s the basics on both, by Todd Proffitt
