Course Goals and Objectives

This course serves as an introduction into the language and interpretation of theatrical design through an exploration of design elements and principles as they relate to scenic, costume & lighting design. Everyone who works in the theatre needs to have a basic foundation in each of the various areas so that when you are working with other directors, designers, stage managers, technicians, and actors, everyone can speak the same language and be sensitive to each other’s responsibilities and talents. At the end of this course, students should have:

• Learned the fundamental principles and philosophies used by designers in the theatrical design process
• Learned to apply course material in the exploration of methods used by designers (to improve critical thinking and creative problem solving)
• Gained a strong sense of design terminology, processes, and methods
• Gained a familiarity with the elements and principles of design
• Developed creative capacities through exploration of how the design process works to support the ideas, themes, issues and values expressed in dramatic literature
• Respect for and increased understanding of the contributions of designers to a theatrical production

Monday, October 28, 2013

October 29

Today we will discuss which designer you have chosen for your research assignment.  We will also discuss the upcoming mask project and view a presentation about masks.

Here is the LINK to the designer research assignment.

Here is the LINK to the mask assignment.

The dates for the mask assignment are NOT accurate and will be discussed in class.

We will discuss both assignments and designers tomorrow.  Thursday we will meet at the library and have an in-class research day.

Designer research presentations will begin next Tuesday November 5 and continue on Thursday.
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