An inside view of the process involved in the creation of four major theatrical productions - a sequel to The Production Notebooks: Volume 1 Four case-studies, written in diary form and illustated with production photographs and/or set and costume designs. The featured productions in this volume are: In the Blood by Suzan-Lori Parks David Esbjornson, director John Dias, dramaturg The Joseph Papp Public Theatre/New York Shakespeare Festival The First Picture Show by David and Ain Gordon, music by Jeanine Tesori David Gordon, director Corey Madden, dramaturg Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, and ACT, San Francisco The Geography Project by Ralph Lemon, text by Tracie Morris Ralph Lemon, director Katherine Profeta, dramaturg Yale Rep Theatre, New Haven Shakespeare Rapid Eye Movement based on dream excerpts from Shakespeare's plays Robert Lepage, director Lise Ann Johnson, chronicler Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel, Munich.