This guidebook is your one-stop-shop for tips and tricks to making your shows more sustainable from pre-production all the way to strike. Inside, you’ll find chapters ranging from costumes and lighting to a more in-depth discussion of theatre’s environmental impact and a case study of a world premiere production at San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre. I’ve also included a collection of resources and a set of references at the end of the book in case you’re curious to learn more.
The guidebook can be used at any part of the production process and insights. throughout the text can be applied at various stages of a production. Feel free to flip through the full book or head right to the chapter you’re eyeing. That said, I’d recommend you check out the “Context” section first and get a handle on why this all matters. Check out “References” for notes on specific stats or quotations.
Hello! I’m Phoebe. I’m an avid theatre buff with a background in stage management, an aspiring climate journalist and passionate climate communicator, and a nerd for all things renewable energy, romantasy novels, and recipe development. I created this guidebook as part of my culminating master’s project at Scripps Institution of Oceanography after months of research, data-crunching, interviews, and a sustainability audit of San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre, complete with tours of their theatre complex and technical center. Beginning July 2024, I'll be working as a Communications Associate at DG+ Design, a cleantech communications firm.