Technical Theater Production Certificate of Achievement - Active

Department: Theater Arts

Approval: March 2020

Effective Semester: Spring 2021

The Technical Theater Production Certificate with a concentration in stagecraft or costume and makeup is designed to prepare students for entry level occupations as a theater technician in educational, community, and resident theater venues. Technical theater technicians may work on set construction, carpentry, lighting design, light board operation, stage lighting, scenery, costumes, props, and various degrees of entry level management positions, such as hours management and stage management. This program is designed to prepare individuals who work in technical production areas with a range of skills, enabling them to select, adapt and transfer skills to different work situations throughout their career in technical theater. This program prepares students, through coursework and hands on experience, for work in technical theater. The certificate includes a wide range of topics designed to give students basic skills and knowledge to work behind the scenes in theater and other venues.

Career opportunities available to someone completing a technical theater certificate include lighting designer, lighting operator, scenic painter, stage/set designer, stage manager, costume/make-up assistant, costume/make-up designer, or stage hand.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Collaborate with other design and crew members in theatrical productions.

• Apply fundamental techniques of stagecraft when participating in the backstage functions of a performance.

• Construct theatrical elements using common materials and techniques.

The minimum time for completion of this certificate is 3 semesters. Completion time will vary based on student preparation and number of units or classes completed per semester.

Courses Required for the Certificate of Achievement in Technical Theater Production

Course

Units

Required courses

TH A 30 - Introduction to Theatre

3.00

TH A 150A - Beginning Acting Fundamentals

3.00

TH A 61 - Technical Theatre Production

1.00 - 3.00

Total: 7.00 - 9.00

Choose either the Stagecraft Concentration (10 units) or the Costume and Makeup Concentration (9 units):

Stagecraft Concentration (10 units)

TH A 60 - Stagecraft

3.00

TH A 62 - Introduction to Stage Design

3.00

TH A 63 - Introduction to Lighting Design

4.00

Or

Costume and Makeup Concentration (9 units)

TH A 80 - Introduction to Costume Design

3.00

TH A 81 - Introduction to Stage Makeup and Wig Design

3.00

FASH 15A - Apparel Construction 1

3.00

Total: 9.00 - 10.00

Recommended additional course

FASH A - Introduction to Sewing

1.00

Total: 1.00

Total:16.00 - 19.00

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