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J. Michael Gillette
Professor Emeritus of Media Arts, University of Arizona. Author of Designing with Light and Theatrical Design and Production.
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Howard Bay
Stage and film designer. Professor of Theatre Arts, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts. Author of Stage Design.
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The role of the sound designer is very similar to that of the scenic designer (see above Role of the scenic designer). Sound designers first read a play’s script to learn its plot and characters as well as its period, locale, mood, and so forth. Additionally, the designer searches the script for information specific to the sound design, such as onstage noises—the ringing of a telephone, for instance—as well as offstage noises such as...

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