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Jan 15, 2025
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2024-2025 Catalog
Theatre AAS - Technical Theatre Production
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Code: AAS.THEATRE.TECH
Theatre Arts: Technical Theatre Production prepares a student with the basics in technical theatre. It is designed to offer a student the opportunity to learn set design, scenic art, lighting design, stage electrics, stage management and stage crew. This option will equip the student with a deeper knowledge in technical theatre so that they can either join the workforce or move onto a four-year institution where they can choose a specific area in technical theatre.
Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
- Demonstrate a basic, hands-on knowledge of a variety of technical aspects in the theatre. Read and comprehend a ground plan and demonstrate an understanding of working in different theatrical spaces; arena, thrust, black box, proscenium, etc.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of the fundamentals of stage lighting, including how to wire lighting instruments and the basics of electricity; watts, volts and amps. Read and comprehend a light plot and how to hang, focus and gel instruments according to designers.
- Operate a fly system, follow spot-video projections, lighting board and sound board.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the business of show business, including the various resources available for finding work and joining the unions.
- Gain the experience, both hands-on and in the classroom, to be able to assimilate easily to compete in this field and to continue their training in a professional technical theatre program either at a college or apprenticeship program.
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Recommended Semester Sequence
Program Concentration Requirement:
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After the first semester, students will select a track that aligns with the career they wish to pursue. General Education Requirements
Humanities Electives**
- Two (2) general education courses selected from the following fields, with no more than two courses in any one field: Arts (Art [ART], Music [MUS], Theatre Arts [THR], Cinema Studies [CIN]); Interdisciplinary (WGS); Literature (LIT); Philosophy and Religion (PHR); World Languages and Cultures (LAN).
- With no more than two courses in any one field.
Social Science Electives*
One general education course selected from the following fields: Economics (ECO); Geography (GEO); Political Science (POL); Psychology (PSY); Sociology (SOC) and Anthropology (ANT).
Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology
- Mathematics* - 4-credit Mathematics Elective OR (3-credit Mathematics Elective AND 1-credit INF elective INF-102 );
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- One general education course to be selected from the following fields: Mathematics (MAT); Computer Science (CIS) Information Technology (INF); Biology (BIO); Chemistry (CHM); Physics (PHY).
Unassigned
Choose any General Education elective Total Credit Hours: 60
Specific Program Notes
Students are encouraged to take their courses in semester sequence order.
Please note that required courses may have prerequisites. Click on each course to view details.
*General Education Elective(s) .
** IST-123 will fulfill 3 credits of Free Electives for students who place into the course
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