Technical Practice B
THEA 331
Spring 2025
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01
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| This course may be repeated for credit. |
This course offers students the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of Theater Department produced works each semester. Students will work under the tutelage of a faculty member, learning skills and techniques through a hands-on, project-based production process.
Student stage managers will have the opportunity to lead or assist the rehearsal process. Student technical directors and master carpenters will assist in bringing the production from the idea and scenic design phase into reality and construction. Student scenic charges will be responsible for the painting of sets. Student master electricians will execute the lighting design of a production. Student prop managers will acquire, build, and source properties for a production. Student assistant costume shop supervisors will assist the costume shop manager with the daily running and operations. Student lead wardrobe and lead run crew positions will supervise the wardrobe and run crews of productions. Student crew members will work on the run crew for projects, such as light board operations, scenic run crew and fly persons, wardrobe, and sound board operations. Student house managers will work with the stage manager and ticket sales to run the front of house for productions. Student program designers will build and maintain digital programs for productions.
The students interested in enrolling in this class should apply for team positions in the production such as stage manager, technical director, master electrician, or crew. |
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| Credit: .5 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA THEA |
| Course Format: Practicum | Grading Mode: Credit/Unsatisfactory |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: THEA105 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (THEA) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Production Text/Materials TBD
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Examinations and Assignments:
Participation in Rehearsals, Production Meetings, Strike, and/or Tech/Performance as established in the syllabus. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
For stage management positions - application and THEA315 Stage Management required
For assistant stage manager positions - application required, no prerequisites
For technical directors/master carpenters, scenic charges - application and previous experience required, THEA105 Scenic PLAB preferred
For master electricians - application and previous experience required THEA105 Electrics PLAB
For prop managers - application required- no prerequisites
For assistant costume shop supervisors - application and previous costume shop experience required, THEA105 Costumes PLAB
For lead wardrobe/lead run crew positions - application and previous run crew/wardrobe experience required
For run crew, house manager, program design - application required, no prerequisites
(check Theater Dept Virtual Callboard for application info: https://bit.ly/CBLanding) |
| Instructor(s): Oteiza,Marcela Times: TBA; Location: TBA |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 7 | Permission of instructor will be granted during the drop/add period. Students must submit either a ranked or unranked drop/add request for this course. |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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