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The analy­sis of play scripts for lit­er­ary struc­ture, aes­thetic el­e­ments nec­es­sary for their the­atri­cal re­al­iza­tion, and an ap­pre­ci­a­tion of styl­is­tic ap­proaches to plays from var­i­ous his­tor­i­cal and the­atri­cal gen­res.

The analysis of play scripts for literary structure, aesthetic elements necessary for their theatrical realization, and an appreciation of stylistic approaches to plays from various historical and theatrical genres.

An in depth analy­sis of the plan­ning, bud­get­ing and con­struc­tion processes used in the pro­duc­tion of scenery. Stu­dents will apply their knowl­edge of con­struc­tion and draft­ing tech­niques and process to gen­er­ate shop draw­ings, de­velop bud­get es­ti­mates and plan con­struc­tion sched­ules.

An in depth analysis of the planning, budgeting and construction processes used in the production of scenery. Students will apply their knowledge of construction and drafting techniques and process to generate shop drawings, develop budget estimates and plan construction schedules.

This course aims to take a stu­dent from com­pe­tency to pro­fi­ciency in the scene shop. A suc­cess­ful stu­dent will be able to take a scenery pro­ject from the draw­ing to com­ple­tion, ei­ther alone or lead­ing a small crew. Skills cov­ered in­clude: con­struc­tion tech­niques, pro­ject plan­ning, tool and pro­ce­dure se­lec­tion, join­ery, time and cost es­ti­ma­tion and car­pen­try. Course­work will focus heav­ily on lab and pro­ject work.

This course aims to take a student from competency to proficiency in the scene shop. A successful student will be able to take a scenery project from the drawing to completion, either alone or leading a small crew. Skills covered include: construction techniques, project planning, tool and procedure selection, joinery, time and cost estimation and carpentry. Coursework will focus heavily on lab and project work.

The course is de­signed to fa­mil­iar­ize the stu­dent with the basic prin­ci­ples of rig­ging, the equip­ment in gen­eral use, and the ap­pro­pri­ate safety prac­tices and pro­ce­dures. By the end of the course the stu­dent should be able to:  Es­ti­mate weights of ob­jects and de­ter­mine loads im­posed on the rig­ging sys­tem  Iden­tify and prop­erly con­nect es­sen­tial rig­ging hard­ware  Tie a se­lec­tion of im­por­tant knots  Op­er­ate a coun­ter­weight rig­ging sys­tem  Rig a the­atri­cal alu­minum truss on chain hoists  Spec­ify com­plete lists of ma­te­ri­als re­quired for basic rig­ging sit­u­a­tions

The course is designed to familiarize the student with the basic principles of rigging, the equipment in general use, and the appropriate safety practices and procedures. By the end of the course the student should be able to:  Estimate weights of objects and determine loads imposed on the rigging system  Identify and properly connect essential rigging hardware  Tie a selection of important knots  Operate a counterweight rigging system  Rig a theatrical aluminum truss on chain hoists  Specify complete lists of materials required for basic rigging situations