Backstage Essentials: Skills for Stagehand Technicians in Live Event Production
A practical guide to production operations for educational performance spaces — covering stagecraft fundamentals, crew management, safety protocols, and program sustainability. Written for the people who actually have to run the show.
Backstage Essentials: Skills for Stagehand Technicians in Live Event Production is forthcoming in 2026 from Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis Group. Routledge and Taylor and Francis Group are registered trademarks of Informa UK Limited.
About Bill Larsen
Thirty years in live event production and AV technology, including nearly a decade running performance spaces and AV systems inside a public school district. Author of Backstage Essentials, coming 2026 from Routledge. Education Coordinator for Iatse 490.
CTS, CETL, CIT | AVIXA SME | IATSE Local 490