Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Upon completion of the course students should be able to:

• Prepare for and demonstrate proficiency and self-accountability in an assigned backstage role in a scheduled PCC Theatre Arts mainstage production.
• Implement sound and lighting cues into a master cue sheet used in the calling of a theatre production.
• Meet learning outcomes specific to this project as mutually agreed upon by the student and instructor in advance of the production through a written learning contract, and as appropriate to the credit awarded for this course.

The course allows the instructor and the student to develop a study contract emphasizing self-directed projects.  The contract will be on
 a totally individualized basis allowing for maximum flexibility in the type of study to be done.  This course may also be used for 
off-campus theatre activities.

The student's grade will be based on the supervising instructor's evaluation on the student's fulfillment of the mutually agreed upon contract.  The quality as well as quantity of that work will be the basis of the assigned grade.  Each student will be required to make interval progress reports either written or oral to the supervising instructor.  Evaluation in the form of a test, a report, a project or a viable alternative will be required of all participants.

The format for Projects in Theatre will necessarily be flexible and will reflect the arrangements made between the student and the
   instructor.   In general, the course should provide the student with hands-one experience in stage work.  Students will learn self-motivation
   and commitment to a task.
  
   Upon successful completion of this course, the student will have satisfactorily accomplished the goals and objectives listed in this
   course content guide.  Course content guides are developed by college wide faculty and approved by management.
  
                           1.0     CONTRACTS
  
   Instructional Goal
   The goal if to establish a mutually agreeable project with goals and
   deadlines.
  
   1.1    Understand the necessity of a plan of action.
  
   1.2    Be familiar with the timelines and commitments necessarily in
          theatre.
  
                            2.0    MEETINGS
  
   Instructional Goal
   The goal is to meet requirements and verbally or in writing meet
   those interval deadlines.
  
   2.1    Understand organization of a project.
  
   2.2    Communicate successes and problems.
  
   2.3    Facilitate and work together to solve problems.
  
                             3.0   EVALUATION
  
   Instructional Goal
   The goal is the use the evaluation process on e one-on-one basis to
   continue to improve the quality of the project.
  
   3.1    Understand the necessity of and positive result of criticism.
  
   3.2    Help develop new goals and responsibilities.
  
   3.3    Understand the evaluation and reevaluation process.