From: grubidge-AT-vaxa.cis.uwosh.edu
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 15:29:10 -0600
Subject: molding,casting, rear projection screens, etc.


If anyone needs technical assistance and is a member of P of A that person
can request information from the variety of consultants listed in the
membership directory.  But maybe not all consultants are on line or many
puppeteers are not members of P of A (shame --ha!).

Solution #2 -- if you are near a university which has a theatre department,
there will be helpful books in the university library and most university
libraries allow non-students/faculty to read in the stacks (even if they do
not allow non-students/faculty to check out books.  This might vary with
private universities -- any with state support have to serve the public.

Solution #3 -- if you live near a university with a theatre department, you
could ask for information from the technical director/designer (even if
they know nothing about puppetry, they do know prop making molding, casting
and have special journals or directories with materials sources.  A couple
of books we refer to are: THE THEATRE PROPS HANDBOOK, and THE PROP
BUILDER'S MOLDING AND CASTING HANDBOOK, both by James Thurston, betterway
Publications, Inc. White Hall, Virginia.  These paperback books are
reasonable, about $20 each and can be special ordered through most
bookstores.

A special directory called "The Chicago Prop Finders Handbook, 1647 W.
Fulton, 2nd Floor, Chicago, Il  60612-2579 is a resouce we use -- I don't
know if other hubs of theatre activity have their own such directories.

Then "THEATRE CRAFTS INTERNATIONAL" puts out an annual "Resources
Directory".  For more information you can write to TCI, P. O. Box 470,
Mount Morris, Il. 61054-0470.  This last reference might have a few
outdated addresses after a year or two, but for the most part is well worth
the money if one considers time = money.

Hope this helps someone.

Dorlis




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