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Effective Term:
Winter 2021 through Winter 2025

Course Number:
TA 212
Course Title:
Intermediate Scenic Design
Credit Hours:
4
Lecture Hours:
20
Lecture/Lab Hours:
40
Lab Hours:
0

Course Description

Provides an opportunity to design for the stage with a hands-on approach to construction, scenic design, and stage rigging. Audit available.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon completion of the course students should be able to:

  • Perform script analysis and organize documentation in order to glean information necessary for the design.
  • Produce essential design documents including ground plans, sectional drawings, construction drawings, elevations, and painting samples.
  • Apply the scenic process from page to implementation.

Outcome Assessment Strategies

Assessment shall include:

  • An examination based on the text readings and lecture materials.

  • A group of scaled drawings, including: ground plan, sectionals and construction drawings.

  • A cumulative final scenic design project.

  • At least two of the following additional measures:

a. Graded homework
b. Group projects  
c. Attendance and participation  
d. Shop projects  
e. Participation in the technical crew for the main-stage production  

  • Develop a scenic design from an assigned play script.

Assessment Basis:

  • Evaluation of the design and building of props, scenery, lighting and costumes for the main-stage show.

  • Successful performance of the selected/assigned tech crew position for the main-stage show.