Technical Theatre I-IV (Period 5)

Technical Theatre is a course in which the students learn the necessary skills to produce a theatrical production. They will have “hands-on” experience in regards to the backstage side of theatre. Students will be building scenery, sewing costumes and wiring both lights and sound for the production of a show.

 

• Program and operate both sound equipment and lighting equipment.

• Hang and focus theatrical lighting.

• Build various scenery (walls, stairs, windows, etc)

• Safely use power tools such as table-saws, drills, miter-saws, etc

• Paint scenery in various styles used in Theatre.

• Break down a script for use in running a theatrical production.

• Create stage combating scenes

• Sew costumes

• Apply theatrical makeup

• Create and/or find props necessary in a production.

• Theatre History