THEA 218 - Stagecraft and Design

(3 hours) This course is intended as a study of the various aspects of technical theatre in relation to play production including lights, sound, set, costumes, makeup and properties. Aspects of stagecraft and design will be taught. Technical problems of stage production such as scene construction and painting, stage lighting and equipment and costume construction in laboratory and actual productions. An introduction to the elements and fundamentals of design in the theatre, covering aspects of color, mass, shape, form and line and how they relate to the creation of design in scenery, costumes, lighting and stage properties.