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Sandy Faison, Coordinator
SFaison@schools.nyc.gov
The Technical Theater Studio is a professional training program that provides students with the skills and techniques necessary to pursue a career in Technical Theater. Concepts and aesthetics are taught using contemporary teaching methods that utilize state-of-the-art equipment. Professionally-produced events in our Concert Hall, thrust-stage theater, and black-box theater provide our students with practical hands-on work experiences.
Sample Technical Theater Sequencing
| Grade 9 |
| Term 1 |
Term 2 |
| Design 1 |
Design 1 |
| Stagecraft 1 |
Stagecraft 2 |
| Theater Production 1 |
Theater Production 2 |
| Grade 10 |
| Design 3 |
Design 4 |
| Theater History 1 |
Theater History 2 |
| Stagecraft 3 |
Stagecraft 4 |
| Theater Production 3 |
Theater Production 4 |
| Grade 11 |
| Design 5 |
Design 6 |
| Management 1 |
Management 2 |
| Stagecraft 5 |
Stagecraft 6 |
| Theater Production 5 |
Theater Production 6 |
| Grade 12 |
| Design 7 |
Design 8 |
| Management 3 |
Management 4 |
| Stagecraft 7 |
Stagecraft 8 |
| Theater Production 7 |
Theater Production 8 |
Course Offerings
All of the following courses are required and sequential pending budget. Active and consistent participation in class work is essential for the completion of each course. Most courses require production projects as well as written research/analytical assignments or projects. All Technical Theater curricula provide students with hands-on, project-based learning opportunities to work in various aspects of the field. Note: After-school shop and crew calls are required.
Grade 9
Design 1 and 2 - Students explore elements and principles of design, composition, simple drawing and mechanical drafting while demonstrating an understanding of the physical design elements in scenery, props, and costuming. Computer work is also addressed as students explore the relationship between computer technology and technical theater and begin work on the process of portfolio creation.
Stagecraft 1 and 2 - Students are provided with an understanding of the basics of theater technology and the backstage environment. Coursework is broken down into units focusing on sets, props, lighting, sound, and costumes.
Theater Production 1 and 2 - Students work in the selected fields of lighting and sound, scenery, props, costumes, and management alongside professional consultants and instructors and gain technical experience in executing full-scale theatrical productions.
Grade 10
Design 3 and 4 - Students further explore elements and principles of design, composition, drawing and mechanical drafting while demonstrating an understanding of the constraints of physical design elements in scenery, props, and costuming. Computer instruction continues with portfolio work and additionally focuses on Autocad and its drafting capabilities.
Stagecraft 3 and 4 - Students examine the principles of set and prop construction, costume construction, and sound and lighting installation as they learn to measure and work in scale from ground plans, elevations, or working drawings, construct costumes from simple patterns, read and execute lighting and sound plots.
Theater History 1 and 2 – Students explore a technical overview of Theater History that connects artistic purpose with physical design and application.
Theater Production 3 and 4 - Students work in the selected fields of lighting and sound, scenery, props, costumes, and management alongside professional consultants and instructors and gain technical experience in executing full-scale theatrical productions.
Grade 11
Design 5 and 6 - Students develop an understanding of the basic concepts and principles of computer drafting and computer graphics as they apply to designing for the theater. Students work in 2D and 3D CAD environments and continue work on their cumulative portfolios.
Management 1 and 2 - Students explore management through theoretical frames of organization, including structural, political, personnel, and symbolic frames. Students also develop skill in managing groups of their peers in scenery, props, costumes, lighting and sound, culminating in stage management, production management, and technical direction.
Stagecraft 5 and 6 - Students further examine the principles of set and prop construction, costume construction, and sound and lighting installation as they create ground plans or working drawings, simple patterns, and lighting and sound plots.
Theater Production 5 and 6 - Students work in the selected fields of lighting and sound, scenery, props, costumes, and management alongside professional consultants and instructors and gain technical experience in executing full-scale theatrical productions.
Grade 12
Design 7 and 8 - Students create practical design projects in selected fields of lighting and sound, scenery, props, and costumes in conjunction with executing full-scale theatrical productions.
Management 3 and 4 - Students explore management through theoretical frames of organization, including structural, political, personnel, and symbolic frames. Students also develop skill in managing groups of their peers in scenery, props, costumes, lighting and sound, culminating in stage management, production management, and technical direction.
Stagecraft 7 and 8 - Students generate creative solutions, break ideas into significant functional elements, and explore possible refinements; predict possible outcomes using mathematical and functional modeling techniques; and choose the optimal solution to the problem, clearly documenting ideas against design criteria and constraints.
Theater Production 7 and 8 - Students work in the selected fields of lighting and sound, scenery, props, costumes, and management alongside professional consultants and instructors and gain technical experience in executing full-scale theatrical productions.
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