The forgotten tools

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Abstract

Technical theatre, as a set of nuanced and specific storytelling tools and processes, is largely missing from the greater applied and educational theatre landscapes. This feature posits that this stems from an artistic hierarchy baked into the greater artform from its formal inception, perpetuated in its applied and educational spaces by a misunderstanding of the true nature of the backstage arts as processes for meaning making, not just as artistic products aimed at supporting theatrical narrative. Technical theatre also possesses conventions, and these should be formalized to allow for their demystification and use across fields.

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dramatic conventions, technical theatre, theatrical design, artistic hierarchy, artistic equity

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