Making the scene : a history of stage design and technology in Europe and the United States Preface Scenic design in ancient Greek and Roman theatres Medieval scenic design The Italian Renaissance Design in France and the Holy Roman Empire from 1640 to the early eighteenth century The influence of Scena per Angolo on eighteenth century design Neoclassicism and romanticism: a rivalry of opposites Realism and naturalism Modernism American new stagecraft Russian constructivism epic theatre and the Bauhaus Post World War II and the late twentieth century Epilogue: looking toward the twenty first century