Technical Theatre Production

Catalog description

<b><font color="7A0018">Begins Fall 2025</b></font><br> Limitation on Enrollment: Limitation on enrollment: Enrollment by interview. Instructor signature required. This course covers the interview, rehearsal, and performance period of a production. Students will participate in a show as a stage manager, assistant stage manager, or part of the running crew. They will focus on learning and applying skills in one of the following areas: stage management, scenery, properties, costumes, lighting, sound, or makeup. Understanding the basic concepts, processes, and techniques of technical theatre will deepen students' appreciation of theatre as a collaborative endeavor. Production team members practice leadership and problem-solving skills by role-playing common scenarios encountered during shows. Additionally, students develop textual analysis, research, and notation skills through completing beginning documentation and collection practices.