Theater Arts - Stagecraft: Scene Design and Lighting

Stagecraft: Scene Design and Lighting (THTR 1145)

Total Credits: 3
Lecture Credits: 3.00

Description: This course provides you with a solid foundation of understanding and practical application of scene design and lighting for the theater. Coursework focuses on learning the historical background of current practice, a thorough study of contemporary design theory and practice and work on your portfolios of scene designs and lighting designs based on plays chosen for study. Local theater scene and light designers will visit the class as guest lecturers to aid you in acquiring current design techniques, as well as to share professional career advice and mentoring. Opportunities for design work on lab theater projects and main stage productions will be offered to interested students.

Topical Outline:

Learning Outcomes:
1. 1. Identify and describe the tools and equipment used in the theater and shop spaces
2. 2. Define terms used in the production of technical theater
3. 3. Communicate orally and in written form what constitutes an effective scene and lighting design and identify the criteria used to make such judgments
4. 4. Formulate a scene design concept from preliminary sketches to a finished scale model
5. 5. Mix and match colors in scene design and lighting as they relate to the play being produced
6. 6. Understand and articulate how scene and lighting design help reveal character, themes, atmosphere, and mood in play productions

Prerequisites: 

Placement score into READ 0200 or placement score into ESOL 0052 or completion of READ 0100 or ESOL 0042 with faculty recommendation into ESOL 0052.

MnTC: Goal 6