The Department regards its production activities as a laboratory for the theoretical and historical pursuits of its classrooms. In selecting material for productions, its principal guideline is variety. Consequently, seasons are designed to maximize opportunities for working on or attending productions that represent the plurality of theatrical activity across history and cultures.
Production is a process and a collaborative effort.
Unique artistic, managerial, and technical decisions translate script to stage. To ensure success in this translation, decisions must be coordinated and communicated among all persons involved in a production in a clear, cogent manner. Careful, thorough planning and the anticipation of needs before the event is realized are essential to effective, amiable collaboration and to the staging of a successful production. Persons involved in the performance, design, and technical activities of a production serve the needs of that production. Scenery, lighting, costume, and properties designers, the Technical Director, all Shop Assistants, and the ensemble of performers are theatre artists who contribute significantly to the success of each production.