New Theatre Backstage Catalogue

Archived and now exists at the New Theatre organisation

Jekyll based site to catalogue set, props and costumes. Based on lx

Editing

Stock lists are stored in YAML files within the _data/ directory.

Set and Props

• For large set pieces, edit file _data/set.yml; for small props edit _data/props.yml
  • material, the primary materials the object is made of e.g. Wood, Leather
  • name, useful name of the item
  • color, primary colours of the item e.g. Brown, Red
  • paint, whether the item can be painted (true or false)
  • category of the item, as per the list at the top of the file. The list determines the available filters.
  • image, photo filename including extension, stored in category subfolders.
  • measurements, where relevant, including units e.g. 400x400x300mm
  • notes, other descriptions of the item, surrounded in quotes where using special characters.
  • stock, the number of the item:
    • good, in working order
    • broken, in need of repair

Props-only properties

• batteries, if the item requires batteries (true or false) and type is unknown.
• battery_type, the type and quantity of batteries e.g. 2xAA (batteries is not also required)
• fragile, set true if the item is easily breakable.
• restricted, set true if the item is only to be used with permission, or stored in a locked area.

Costumes and Props

• For costumes edit file _data/costumes.yml. The format hasn't been finalised yet.

Categories

When adding a new category for an item, add it to the list at the top of the items list, and also define a colour for it in the relevant map in _sass/_categories.scss.

Forking

This project is designed to be hosted using GitHub Pages and requires some knowlege of Git. To use this project for your own venue:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Modify (or delete) CNAME, this specifies what host to serve the pages at - see the Pages documentation for more information.
3. Modify the _config.yml changing New Theatre specific values to that of your venue.
4. Modify the data files - see the editing section.