Costume Design

Catalog description

To provide instruction in the basic techniques of theatrical costume design. This will include: figure drawing; how the elements and principles of design relate to and are utilized in costume design; collaboration; script analysis; research methods; costume design process; character analysis; the function and purpose of costumes in theatre and an introduction to costume history. Emphasis of this course will be on the process of how to design, how to think like a designer, and how to communicate as a designer. This course is intended to lay the foundation for further study while empowering students to actively engage as costume designers in productions on campus.