They discuss entertainment industry unions, and then focus on theater careers, including the following: scene design and construction lighting and sound costume and wardrobe make-up, hair, and wigs props acting and directing research and history musical theatre dance and choreography playwright stage management and box office management and marketing.įollowing this unit students are presented with the Final Review and Exam.\)Īmong the arts, theatre is unique in that at its very core it is collaborative. They explore the theatre resume, including documentation of their body of work. Next students study the qualities of the theatre professional. They learn about the box office, about marketing for the theatre, the playbill, dramaturgy, comedy, and farce. They evaluate the technical rehearsal and the dress rehearsal. They explore the rehearsal process and the production calendar. In this unit students consider acting for the stage. They investigate the fly system and basic rigging, and examine Max Reinhardt and Serge Diaghilev. Students then study Anton Chekhov, Maxim Gorki, and Vsevolod Meyerhold. They learn about prop design and the properties list, as well as running crew for props. They consider scavenging for props and building props. Students explore props in this unit, beginning with prop design and safety. They investigate the construction of platforms and flats, and consider scenic painting. They examine the table saw, the miter saw, the radial arm saw, and the band saw. They study safety in the scene shop, and then learn about basic hand tools, measurement, handheld power tools, and stationary power tools. In this unit students focus on the scene shop and set construction. They discuss running crew with emphasis on wardrobe and wardrobe techniques. They learn about the Licensing Act of 1737. They explore sound design, including equipment and safety and music. Next students study expressionism, epic theatre, and symbolism. They investigate musical theatre, realism, and naturalism.įollowing this unit students are presented with the Mid-Term Review and Exam. They consider Cyrano de Bergerac and the playwright, Goethe. They study Italian opera, theatre riots, and romanticism. In this unit students explore lighting including lighting design, safety and usable features, the McCandless system of lighting, lighting plot, and lighting instruments and gels. They consider make-up, including wigs and beards, safety and usability, and using make-up to look older or younger. They investigate neoclassicism and restoration comedy. They explore commedia dell'arte, costume rendering, and the costume shop. They explore Elizabethan Theatre, focusing on Shakespeare and the "Tennis Balls" speech in Henry V. Students next turn to costume design, including safety and usability. They learn about scenic rendering and scale model, and study scenic design including floor plan and floor plan layout. They discuss style, period, and designers, and examine Indian and Chinese theatre, as well as Noh, Kabuki, and Bunraku styles of Japanese theatre. They study set construction including platforms, flats, and stair units. They investigate the age of enlightenment/reason and the Italian renaissance, including its origins, how designers flourished during this period, and its opera and architecture. They consider scene design, including safety and usability. In this unit students explore creativity in technical theatre. They further examine design principles as they apply to the theatre. They discuss medieval theatre as well as reading text for dramatic elements and for technical elements. They explore "the unities" and the fundamentals of being a playwright. They investigate stage types and scenic terms. They discover stage management, blocking, and the stage management prompt book. They learn about the pre-production team and the production team. Next students learn what stage directions are and what they mean. They close this unit with a look at Roman theatre. They learn about the architecture of Greek Theatre, about Greek masks, and about the audience as collaborator. They discover the Greek playwrights who are referred to as the Big Three and delve into Greek comedy. They inspect the structure of Greek festival. They investigate the structure of tragedy as well as Thespis and early tragedy. They study the origins of the performative process, Egyptian theatre, and Greek festivals. They consider how the theatre mirrors society. They discuss the vision a director must have and how he applies it. In this unit, students explore the aspects of the empty stage and are introduced to collaborative theatre. This course was developed by the International Academy of Science.
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