Appropriate for First Year students.

TimeDaysLocationInstructorGERCreditOPUS Class NumberSyllabus (Tentative)
10:00am-11:15am
TuTh
Dobb Univ. Center-MGM Theater
Scott Little. HAP. 43903 TBA.

August 25, 2010- December 06, 2010

Co-requisites: Students must sign up for a weekly lab: either LB1, LC1, or LD1

Catalog Description: Fall, spring. A theoretical and practical initiation to technical theater. Practical assignments will be oriented toward mounting productions staged by Theater Emory.

Semester Details:

 NOTE: This course has been RE-NUMBERED. It was formerly THEA 131.

This course will provide beginning students with an awareness and understanding of the technical aspects of theater production, and an overview of the visual aspects of theater along with construction techniques for props and set. Practical exercises are directly related to productions staged in the Mary Gray Munroe Theater and include assignments to technical crews for productions of Theater Emory. The course involves three hours of lecture and two hours of lab work per week; students are required to crew one Theater Emory production in the semester.

Required Textbooks, Articles, and Resources

  1. Carver, Rita Kogler. 2009. Stagecraft Fundamentals: A Guide and Reference for Theatrical Production.
    ISBN: 9780240808574.

Grading

Assignment/ExamDetails% of Total Grade
Lab and GradingStudents will enroll in and attend one of the following weekly labs (four student slots per lab): 1) Tues. Lab 1-3 2) Wed. Lab. 2-4 3) Thurs. Lab 1-3 Grading based on participation in class, lab work, and theatrical productions, as well as progress over the semester.

The schedule of courses on O.P.U.S. is the official listing of courses, including days and times they meet and the General Education Requirements they satisfy. Students should use course descriptions as general guidelines. Course requirements, grading details, book lists, and syllabi are subject to change.