Richard Dunham is a scenic and lighting designer as well as a professor and head of design at the University of Georgia. He is a United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) Fellow and former lighting commissioner from 1998 to 2006. His professional credits include numerous productions throughout the East Coast, New York City, and the Midwest, as well as being Lighting Certified (LC) and a member of Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) and associate member of the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD).

Part One: Light: The Medium

1. The Nature of Light

2. Light and Perception

3. Color and Its Effect

Part Two: The Tools

4. Electricity

5. Lamps and Other Light Sources

6. Luminaires

7. Lighting Control

8. Projections and Lighting

Part Three: Light: Design Fundamentals

9. Essentials of Lighting Design

10. Basics of General Illumination

11. Plotting the Design

12. Moving Into the Venue and the Rehearsal Process

13. Variations on Essential Theatrical Design

Part Four: Light: Design Applications

14. The Practitioners

15. Traditional Areas of Theatrical Lighting Design

16. Non-Traditional Lighting Design Applications