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There are a series of online toolkits to support all aspects of stage production in the library's O'Reilly Database:

• The Costume Supervisor’s Toolkit : Supervising Theatre Costume Production from First Meeting to Final Performance,2019.
• The Director’s Toolkit,  2018, Discusses each stage: selection and analysis of the script, audition process, casting, character development, rehearsals, how to self-evaluate a production.
• The Technical Director’s Toolkit : Process, Forms, and Philosophies for Successful Technical Direction, 2016. Processes of technical direction and leadership, management, relationship building, personal responsibility, problem solving, scene shop design, facility repair and maintenance.  
• The Properties Director’s Toolkit : Managing a Prop Shop for Theatre, 2018.
• The Production Manager’s Toolkit, 2023. Discusses management techniques, communication skills, and relationship building tactics. Top production managers provide insights into budgeting, scheduling, meetings, hiring, maintaining safety, and production management techniques are explored across theatre, dance, opera, music, and special events.
• The Projection Designer’s Toolkit; 2022: 
• The Lighting Supervisor’s Toolkit : Collaboration, Interrogation, and Innovation Toward Engineering Brilliant Lighting Designs,2021. not online: print copy: Books (Stauffer) ; PN2091.E4 W39 2021
•  The Stage Manager’s Toolkit : Templates and Communication Techniques to Guide Your Theatre Production from First Meeting to Final Performance, 2021. Duties of stage manager and assistant throughout a production, discussing not only what to do but why. Identifies communication objectives for each phase of production, paperwork , and tasks to ensure success.
• Directing Professionally : a practical guide to developing a successful career in today's theatre: PN2053 .T48 2019