This invaluable guide takes a step-by-step approach to the most common and popular theater production practices, and covers important issues related to the construction of wooden, fabric, plastic, and metal scenery used on the stage. This new edition teaches the reader how to build scenery through detailed lessons and hundreds of drawings, and contains the most comprehensive information on metal framing available. Holloway offers solutions to the problems that those involved in a production face everyday, from rigging to knot tying to drapery folding. Holloway teaches in a way that is appealing and applicable to both the community theater worker who must be a jack of all trades and the student who needs to learn the fundamentals on his or her own. This book covers the necessities in great detail, yet doesn't bog the reader down, making it a must-have reference guide for the theater professional.