Theatrical Violence Design offers the reader a complete education in the theory and practice of designing violence for the theater.
Richard Gilbert is a violence designer who has been working in the theater for over 30 years and on over 300 shows. He is also an academic with a PhD in English from Loyola University Chicago, where he teaches dramatic literature and stage combat.
David Bareford has designed the violence for more than 250 productions and has been teaching stage combat since 1992. He is also a published playwright and director and holds a theater degree from Northwestern College of Iowa.
