2020-2021 Course Description
ST: Technical Theatre Proficient (Honors)
Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation.
This class is the Proficient (advanced) class which is the elite Tech Crew in support of the competition troupe. It can be repeated multiple times.
Technical Theatre Proficient (Honors) will develop and build specific artistic skills within the technical theatre crafts. Students will learn hands on how to do design for live theatre. Students will review the basics of all areas and then be allowed to specialize in a focus area of their choosing: makeup/hair design, costume design, lighting design, stage management, sound/special effects design, scenic design/artistry, and property design. Various professionals and guest teachers will be utilized to enrich the course work and material covered. Designing or crewing for productions at least once each semester will be a requirement of this class.
Demonstrations and discussion will be an essential part of the class, making appropriate student participation very important. -- Attendance at, as well as responses to, a number of stage productions scheduled during the school year is required. A commitment to regular journal writing in the form of an Observation Notebook will be expected.
The primary and most important concept in this class is safety.
Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation.
This class is the Proficient (advanced) class which is the elite Tech Crew in support of the competition troupe. It can be repeated multiple times.
Technical Theatre Proficient (Honors) will develop and build specific artistic skills within the technical theatre crafts. Students will learn hands on how to do design for live theatre. Students will review the basics of all areas and then be allowed to specialize in a focus area of their choosing: makeup/hair design, costume design, lighting design, stage management, sound/special effects design, scenic design/artistry, and property design. Various professionals and guest teachers will be utilized to enrich the course work and material covered. Designing or crewing for productions at least once each semester will be a requirement of this class.
Demonstrations and discussion will be an essential part of the class, making appropriate student participation very important. -- Attendance at, as well as responses to, a number of stage productions scheduled during the school year is required. A commitment to regular journal writing in the form of an Observation Notebook will be expected.
The primary and most important concept in this class is safety.