Prepare you to Stage Manage professionaly. Expose you to production theories and models of organization which may help you optimize your time in a professional production situation. Familiarize you with the terms used by designers and directors to communicate with production staff. Familiarize you with the collaborative process. To communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
Effective communication is at the heart of stage management.
Students will use a variety of media to learn better management and communication skills, both orally and in writing. The class will also include open forum discussion of work and concepts. To develop thinking skills including problem solving, creative thinking, and analysis both qualitative and quantitative. While there is a significant quantity of knowldge level content, it is creative manipulation, criticism, and analysis of that content which are the methods used for evaluating student progress. To be competent in using current technology for information processing.