THE-101 Stage Design
This course requires students to translate a visual concept into a design for the stage using the principles of composition and the basic elements of design and communicate that design both orally and visually. Emphasis is placed on the following areas of design: scenic, lighting, and costume. Secondary emphasis will be on make-up stage properties, projections, sound design, and the use of computers in the theatre. Work on technical crews for the department’s production is required.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate the design process
- Employ the principles of mechanical drafting, perspective drawing and rendering
- Prepare scenic, lighting, costume and make-up designs
- Distinguish the role of sound design in the theatre
- Analyze and interpret the work of the theatrical designer
- Recognize and practice the elements and principles of design
- Read and interpret basic scenic ground plans, elevations, and detail drawings
- Interpret color and identify how it works on the stage
- Describe the practical considerations of a designer
- Illustrate and produce the various visual presentations required of a theatrical designer
- Distinguish the qualities of light and the functions of stage lighting
- Hang and focus lighting instruments
- Read and interpret a light plot and associated paperwork