Will It Make a Theatre?

By  Eldon Elder

Guidance for

• finding and renovating a non-traditional performance space
• renovating an existing theatre, 
• planning a new one

Long out of print, this groundbreaking work remains a much-needed reference for the theatre community. It not only provides guidance for turning a non-theatre building into a performance space, but also for renovating an existing structure. In addition, its thorough explanation of the basics of theatre design would also be helpful for those looking to create a new theatre building from the ground up.

NOTE: For this special PDF version for AACT members, we have chosen to omit those portions of the original book with financial and financing information that is now outdated.  However, we have kept the original page numbering, so any missing pages you find are those we deemed out of date and no longer useful.

The book’s author, Eldon Elder, was a prolific scenic designer and educator whose work was seen on Broadway and regionally,  His varied work since his professional career began in 1949 included designs for musicals, plays and operas, including Shakespeare in Central Park for producer Joseph Papp. 
 

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