Course Descriptions

This course will familiarize students with the equipment and technology found in a working full production range theatre, learning the terminology and developing the skills used in theatrical productions.

Students are creatively involved in projects involving a wide range of professional theatrical and music performances including stage, jazz and music concert based student productions each term. They explore various areas of stage grip responsibilities in experiential learning environments, developing their technical skills to a good- to - excellent level.

This course is an introduction to some of the basic elements of theatrical production and design and will help develop skills in scenic painting, properties, carpentry, and theatrical rigging. Students will be exposed to a wide range of theatrical materials and techniques, as well as background information on design, staging, and working in technical theatre.

This course will familiarize students with the terminology, skills, and equipment necessary to function as a member of a set construction crew.

Students are creatively involved in projects involving a wide range of professional theatrical and music performances, including stage, jazz and music concert-based student productions each term. They explore various areas of scenic construction in experiential learning environments, developing their technical skills to a good- to - excellent level.

Students are creatively involved in projects involving a wide range of professional theatrical and music performances, including stage, jazz and music concert-based student productions each term. They explore various areas of theatrical production design in experiential learning environments, developing their technical skills to a good- to - excellent level.

An introduction to the theory and practice of the duties of the set designer. By the end of the course, students should be able to successfully create a scenic design from start to finish.

This course will introduce the student to the theory and practice of the duties of senior production personnel. By the end of the course, they should be familiar with the skills necessary to fulfill the duties required of the Technical Director, Designer and Department Heads in Carpentry.

This course will help develop an understanding of lighting design and instrument operation. Students will receive hands on experience with lighting equipment.

This course is a study of theory, techniques, and practice of creating scenic art for the stage. Students will explore colour, line, and shape as it relates to theatrical form.

This is a 200 level continuation of a series of courses where students are creatively involved in projects involving a wide range of professional theatrical and music performances, including stage, jazz and music concert-based student productions each term. They explore various areas of scenic art in experiential learning environments, developing their technical skills to a good- to - excellent level.

This is a 200 level continuation of a series of courses where students are creatively involved in projects involving a wide range of professional theatrical and music performances, including stage, jazz and music concert-based student productions each term. They explore various areas of lighting design in experiential learning environments, developing their technical skills to a good- to - excellent level.

This course will familiarize students with sound and audio terminology, skills and equipment used in live and studio sound production.

This course is a study of the theory, techniques, and practice of creating stage properties. Students will work in a variety of mediums as they create various prop elements for different theatrical productions.

This is a 200 level continuation of a series of courses where students are creatively involved in projects involving a wide range of professional theatrical and music performances, including stage, jazz and music concert-based student productions each term. They explore various areas of senior production responsibilities in experiential learning environments, developing their technical skills to a good- to - excellent level.

This is a 200 level continuation of a series of courses where students are creatively involved in projects involving a wide range of professional theatrical and music performances, including stage, jazz and music concert-based student productions each term. They explore various areas of theatrical properties in experiential learning environments, developing their technical skills to a good- to - excellent level.

This is part one of the Theatre Institute program focusing on production and stage management. Students will attend a tutorial production seminar, and complete their first and second projects. (The second project may be done in the second term.)

This is part two of the Theatre Institute program focusing on production and stage management. Students will attend a tutorial production seminar, and complete their second (if not completed in the previous term) and third projects.