• Stagehand Tees, “What to Know on Your First Gig”—a graph of stage directions plus a lot of other information including lighting instruments, professional practices of running crew, and professional advice
• On jobs:
  • Wikipedia, “Running Crew“
  • Wikipedia, “House Management“
• On sound:
  • Wikipedia, “Live Sound Mixing“
  • Wikipedia, “Sound Reinforcement System“—useful here for a few basic definitions; otherwise it gives another version of the materials from the Audio Hardware unit.
• On lighting (based on the McCandless Method):
  • Wild, “An Approach to Lighting Design“
  • Sayer, “Lighting the Stage”
• Technical riders
  • Wikipedia
  • Hogan, “How to Maximize the Effectiveness of the Technical Rider“

Additional reading:

• Stalinus, “How to Create a Stage Plot and Input List that Sound Techs will Love”
• Gilad, “7 Elements of a Good Live-Sound Tech Rider“
• RTFM Records, “How to Make an Input List, Stage Plot, and Tech Rider“
• Sample technical riders by real performers:
  • Monochrome pop group
  • Ananya dance company
  • Zebbler Encanti Experience multimedia group
  • Magmanus, circus/comedy