Welding and rigging. Production Manager , Oklahoma Shakespeare Festival, 1991. The course combines lecture with a series of interactive exercises to teach the fundamentals of public speaking. A very large lecture course taught by eight graduate students at Texas Tech. The course combines some art fundamentals with a history of costume design methods through lecture and practice exercises.
Students explore the creative possibilities for their future classrooms.
The work of Viola Spolin is emphasized. Leads to specific focus on semiotics in the theatre including an emphasis on object relationships as compared to object oriented programming in computer languages. Includes the investigation of a series of plays as well as essays from theatre theorists and critics throughout the history of the theatre. Includes an overview of architecture and fashion fundamentals with an emphasis on the use of visual research in antiquarian theatrical production. Course concepts are tailored to the individual needs of advanced level directing students.