This advanced course is designed to expose students to theatrical production skills and design
Students get into costume on Opening Night Technical Theatre Students Government Inspector, 2018 A senior student works as a carpenter on Shakespeare’s classic Henry IV Work calls with guest artist Kate Barnett Orlando, 2015
Students will learn technical stagecraft techniques and the basics of theater management. Students will be exposed to design practices in all 5 disciplines: lights, sounds, set, costumes and props. They will have the opportunity to create a production from conception to performance and applying their classroom instruction in a production setting. This is an after school class which meets in the evenings. Students will act in one of the 6 main-stage shows and will fill a production position on a second show. Concurrent enrollment in Drama 5-6/7-8 is required.
STUDENT PRODUCTION PROJECTS
All students will be required to work on production as well as acting in a Mainstage show. The different production assignments are listed below:
Stage Manager, Assistant Stage Manager, Scenic Design, Costume Design, Lighting Design, Sound Design, Prop Design, Prop Artisan, Technical Director, Carpenter, First Hand, Stitcher, Master Electrician, Sound Board Operator, Deck Crew
All elements of the shows below are the work of our Theatre Production & Stagecraft students, from acting, to design, to crew, under the guidance of our brilliant guest artists.
Queen Elizabeth in The Glove Thief American Classic You Can’t Take It With You The Glove Thief Argonautica A snapshot of a lightning effect created by a student designer Orlando A post-apocalyptic on the classic Greek tragedy Peter Rabbit Julianna Rees’s adaptation of Beowulf
COURSE ELEMENTS
MainStage Acting Project
Mainstage production Project
Attend 2 Work Calls for Each Production
Attend all CTE Productions
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