This two-year vocational training program examines all areas of technical theatre and application of skills through the classroom and production work. At the heart of the Technical Theatre Conservatory is a collaborative relationship between teacher, student, and guest artist that, combined with project-oriented skills courses, helps students develop as designers and crafts people while producing the finest quality theatre. 3 Drama 112 Technical Production Laboratory 3 Drama 113 Performance Laboratory 3 Courses are taught by theatre faculty, staff, and resident and guest artists, and involve a series of lectures, demonstrations, activities, assigned readings, and laboratory projects.
Students explore elements of theatre design, aesthetics, theory, and backstage craftsmanship.
The student will demonstrate a proficiency in reading blueprint drawings for stage construction and will be made aware of new materials and construction techniques available to theatre technology. The student will be asked to work independently in organizing the cost, the materials, and the procedures for the actual construction of technical theatre projects for dramatic productions. All photos this page are of The Wizard of Oz build October 1998. An introduction to the basic equipment, terminology, and technical skills required to prepare the lighting for a dramatic production. Includes an awareness of the elements of electricity, the various lighting instruments, their light sources, and their specific application in the art of lighting design, the principles of color, intensity, focus, and movement as they relate to lighting fundamentals, and the various methods of lighting control, including computer systems.