{"value"=>"<p>This series contains material related to Hoover's work as a scenic designer for staged productions. The material consists of photograph albums, production binders, and designs.</p> <p>The photograph albums were numbered by Hoover and contain prints, slides, and negatives from various productions. Within each album, the photographs are labeled and grouped by production, though most of the material is undated. The photographs depict sets and include close-ups of sections of sets and of props. Occasionally cast or crew members are present in the photographs. Additionally, there are separate albums for Not About Nightingales, Private Battle, and Urban Folktales.</p> <p>The production binders are arranged alphabetically by production, and contain notes, calendars, prop lists, rehearsal reports, scripts, and sketches. The designs are arranged alphabetically and consist of scenic designs that detail the set, and technical designs including lighting plots, stage plans, and theater plans.</p> <p>Both the photograph albums and scenic designs explore the set from multiple visual perspectives, anticipating how the set would look from the varied vantage points of audience members. Hoover often rolled designs for various productions together. This material is listed at the end of each alphabetical run with a note listing the productions represented.</p> <p>The electronic records consist of production material and designs. The production material is primarily images used to design the set of Stones in His Pocket, a play that was set on a film set. The images include photographs of carts, cranes, lights, and craft services and may have been taken on the set of films Hoover worked on previously. The designs are AutoCAD files for King Lear and The Thing About Men.</p>"}