STAGECRAFT I
Drama 1330
Instructor:
Peter Sukovaty Phone: 223-3246 email:
Office: Rm. 021 Hours: MW 2:00 -2:50 or by App.
Course Description:
Basic skills and techniques of theatrical production. Materials and principles of scenic construction, painting and stage lighting. Participation on construction and lighting crews for this semester’s production (s) required and emphasized in lab oriented activities. A strong emphasis will be placed on hands-on experience.
Prerequisite
Arithmetic, the ability to add, subtract, etc. whole numbers and fractions.
Student Learning Outcomes
1. To acquire a vocabulary and knowledge of the environment, tools, and skills required to mount theatrical productions.
2. To nurture an understanding and appreciation of the body of work required to mount scenic and lighting designs
Instructional Materials:
Text: Theatrical Design and Production: J. Michael Gillette, Sixth Edition
Method of Instruction:
A combination of lecture and laboratory exercises.
Method of Evaluation:
Exams 300pts
Lab activities 300 pts
Final 200 pts
Participation 200 pts
Grading Scale
900-1000 A
800-899 B
700-799 C
600-699 D
0-599 F
Unit Breakdown/Course Outline
Unit 1 Set Construction
Chapter 10 Tools and Materials.
Chapter 4 The Stage and Its Equipment.
Chapter 11 Scenic Production Techniques.
Chapter 7 Mechanical Drafting.
Lab activities
Build a cube
Build a Flat
Various drafting exercises
Unit 2 Painting and Lighting for the stage.
Chapter 12 Scenic painting
Chapter 15 Electrical theory and practice
Chapter 16 Lighting production
Lab activities
Scenic painting exercise
Hanging a lighting plot
Using automated lighting
Unit 3 Designing for the theatre
Chapter 2 The Design Process
Chapter 6 Color
Chapter 14 Scenic design
Chapter 15 Lighting design
Lab Activities
Scenic design collage
Lighting design project
Course Policies
Attendance/Participation
Regular and punctual class and laboratory attendance is expected for all students. If attendance or compliance with other course policies is unsatisfactory, the instructor may withdraw students from the class. A student will be given two excused absences with no questions asked, upon the third absence and for any subsequent absence the student will charged with a 25 point deduction from their final grade. It is the responsibility of the student to engage the instructor to determine what was missed in the event of an absence.
Withdraw Policy
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Be aware subsequent enrollment may be charged at a higher tuition rate and that the student is allowed to drop no more than six courses during their entire undergraduate studies in public institutions in the state of Texas.
Missed or Late Work
It is the student’s responsibility turn in all assignments in a timely manner. Late work will be considered within the context of automatically one full grade lower than it would have been if received on time.
Incompletes
An instructor may award a grade of I (incomplete) if a student was unable to complete the objectives of the course. An incomplete grade cannot be carried beyond the next semester’s final deadline for withdraw.
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Students who have received approval for accommodations from OSD for this course must provide the instructor with the ‘Notice of Approved Accommodations’ from OSD before accommodations will be provided. Arrangements for academic accommodations can only be made after the instructor receives the ‘Notice of Approved Accommodations’ from the student. Students with approved accommodations are encouraged to submit the ‘Notice of Approved Accommodations’ to the instructor at the beginning of the semester because a reasonable amount of time may be needed to prepare and arrange for the accommodations. Additional information about the Office for Students with Disabilities is available at http://www.austincc.edu/support/osd/
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