The Design Program stresses expertise in fundamental design skills-figure drawing, drafting, model making, cutting and draping, painting and rendering, history, and research. From these fundamentals, a personal design process is created in which the designer is always attempting to extend and enlarge the ability of self-expression through the medium of theater design.
Classes are small, with students receiving a significant amount of individual attention.
Thereafter, scenic artists and production management students follow programs that are tailored to the needs of each student. All graduate design students will have the opportunity to be involved in production work as design assistants or designers during the course of the three-year program. All design students participate in two portfolio reviews each year, one of which is open to design professionals. Application and Portfolio Review Design applicants must attend a portfolio review and interview. Appointments are available in February and March for applicants to show their portfolio in person in Waltham.