2nd Edition

From Page to Stage How Theatre Designers Make Connections Between Scripts and Images

By Rosemary Ingham, Jamie Bullins Copyright 2026
204 Pages 73 Color Illustrations
by Focal Press

204 Pages 73 Color Illustrations
by Focal Press

204 Pages 73 Color Illustrations
by Focal Press

The second edition of the classic industry text From Page to Stage: How Theatre Designers Make Connections Between Scripts and Images explores the relationship between text analysis, imagination, and creation of theatrical design. How can a designer harness something as elusive as the human imagination to create a world that will complement and enhance a dramatic production? What steps are... Read more

1. Imagination, Perception, and Memory  2. Plays  3. Playscript Analysis  4. Text Analysis  5. Literary History  6. Theatre Yesterday and Today  7. The Audience  8. Design Conversations

Biography

Rosemary Ingham was a teacher and professional designer who worked in the theatre for over 30 years before her untimely passing in 2008. She was the coauthor of the Costume Designer’s Handbook and The Costume Technician’s Handbook, both with Liz Covey.

Jamie Bullins is an associate professor of Theatrical Design at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. In his career, he has contributed as a designer, director, and playwright on over 100 projects with numerous companies around the country for over thirty years. He still believes that theatre can change lives, even in the minutest of ways.