Ellen E. Jones holds USA Local 829 credentials as a lighting designer, scenic designer, and scenic artist. She has held numerous academic posts as well as working for theatrical vendors. Her twenty-plus year career in the industry has included designing and painting scores of productions for various theatre companies and shops in the US.

• Part One: Understanding Sustainability and Defining Greener ProductionChapter 1: Setting the Stage for Greener ProductionChapter 2: Understanding the Assessment ProcessChapter 3: Beginning the JourneyChapter 4: The Forest View: Nontechnical AreasChapter 5: The Cast, Stage Managers, and CrewPart Two: Identifying Strategies for Greener ProductionChapter 6: Greener Scene DesignChapter 7: Selecting Scenery Materials and Construction TechniquesChapter 8: The Paint ShopChapter 9: Greener Stage Lighting Design and TechnologyChapter 10: Costume Design: The Crossroad of Ecology and Artistic ExpressionChapter 11 Costume ConstructionChapter 12: Costume Crafts, Make-up, and StoragePart Three: Moving From the theoretical to the PracticalChapter 13: Walking the Walk: Integrating Greener Practices into Realized ProductionsAppendix A: ChecklistsAppendix B: Construction DrawingsBibliography

"The book was enticing and infectious. It is for the beginning student and the seasoned veteran. After you finish, I don’t think you will wait to get started on your own sustainability analysis of your own productions…To quote the author, ‘protecting the environment should be a priority of theatrical production’ and ‘every step toward sustainability is a step forward.’" - Robin Jaffer, Production Manager and Technical Director for the Auburn Department of Theatre

Ellen E. Jones holds USA Local 829 credentials as a lighting designer, scenic designer, and scenic artist. She has held numerous academic posts as well as working for theatrical vendors. Her twenty-plus year career in the industry has included designing and painting scores of productions for various theatre companies and shops in the US.

• Part One: Understanding Sustainability and Defining Greener ProductionChapter 1: Setting the Stage for Greener ProductionChapter 2: Understanding the Assessment ProcessChapter 3: Beginning the JourneyChapter 4: The Forest View: Nontechnical AreasChapter 5: The Cast, Stage Managers, and CrewPart Two: Identifying Strategies for Greener ProductionChapter 6: Greener Scene DesignChapter 7: Selecting Scenery Materials and Construction TechniquesChapter 8: The Paint ShopChapter 9: Greener Stage Lighting Design and TechnologyChapter 10: Costume Design: The Crossroad of Ecology and Artistic ExpressionChapter 11 Costume ConstructionChapter 12: Costume Crafts, Make-up, and StoragePart Three: Moving From the theoretical to the PracticalChapter 13: Walking the Walk: Integrating Greener Practices into Realized ProductionsAppendix A: ChecklistsAppendix B: Construction DrawingsBibliography

"The book was enticing and infectious. It is for the beginning student and the seasoned veteran. After you finish, I don’t think you will wait to get started on your own sustainability analysis of your own productions…To quote the author, ‘protecting the environment should be a priority of theatrical production’ and ‘every step toward sustainability is a step forward.’" - Robin Jaffer, Production Manager and Technical Director for the Auburn Department of Theatre

Ellen E. Jones holds USA Local 829 credentials as a lighting designer, scenic designer, and scenic artist. She has held numerous academic posts as well as working for theatrical vendors. Her twenty-plus year career in the industry has included designing and painting scores of productions for various theatre companies and shops in the US.

• Part One: Understanding Sustainability and Defining Greener ProductionChapter 1: Setting the Stage for Greener ProductionChapter 2: Understanding the Assessment ProcessChapter 3: Beginning the JourneyChapter 4: The Forest View: Nontechnical AreasChapter 5: The Cast, Stage Managers, and CrewPart Two: Identifying Strategies for Greener ProductionChapter 6: Greener Scene DesignChapter 7: Selecting Scenery Materials and Construction TechniquesChapter 8: The Paint ShopChapter 9: Greener Stage Lighting Design and TechnologyChapter 10: Costume Design: The Crossroad of Ecology and Artistic ExpressionChapter 11 Costume ConstructionChapter 12: Costume Crafts, Make-up, and StoragePart Three: Moving From the theoretical to the PracticalChapter 13: Walking the Walk: Integrating Greener Practices into Realized ProductionsAppendix A: ChecklistsAppendix B: Construction DrawingsBibliography

"The book was enticing and infectious. It is for the beginning student and the seasoned veteran. After you finish, I don’t think you will wait to get started on your own sustainability analysis of your own productions…To quote the author, ‘protecting the environment should be a priority of theatrical production’ and ‘every step toward sustainability is a step forward.’" - Robin Jaffer, Production Manager and Technical Director for the Auburn Department of Theatre