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CS92PROD
Stage Management
THEA 315
Fall 2018
Section: 01  

This course is intended to provide students with a basic knowledge of stage managing for theater. Students will learn the core essentials to theater collaboration: interpersonal relationships, time management, industry standards, leadership roles, effective communication and observation. The role of the stage manager is foundational to every theater production. This role has the potential to lift up any collaborative work, or hinder it.
Specific topics covered will include working with a director and actors, dramaturgy, managing auditions and rehearsals, props, effective communication tools across many types of theater making, stage management paperwork, technical rehearsals, and running/calling a show.
Potential projects include: Auditions to Opening night paper project of a show, calling a pre-produced dance piece, and interviewing a professional working Stage Manager.
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: None
Course Format: Lecture / DiscussionGrading Mode: Graded
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: THEA105
Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (THEA)
Past Enrollment Probability: 90% or above

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