Technical Theater Concentration, Communications Media, BS

Major
On Campus, Day
Communications Media
Technical theater shop instructor and students

In Short

The technical theater concentration is designed to develop a general base of technical, analytical, managerial, and creative elements of theatrical production.

Set Designs through the Years

Male and female actors on stage in front of fireplace
Extremities
The Diviners Student Production
The Diviners
Much Ado About Nothing Student Production
Much Ado About Nothing
The Peculiar Distraction Student Production
The Peculiar Distraction
Transcripts Part 1 The Women Student Production
Transcripts Part 1 The Women

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Program Overview

Students are trained to become resourceful, imaginative, and technically competent people who integrate engineering and artistic techniques with theatrical settings. Students take courses in computer-aided design, stage lighting, scene design, stage management, and production planning.

Technical Theater Professor Cap Corduan was recently profiled in The Sentinel & Enterprise. She directed The Diviners in Fall 2018. Read about her in the Sentinel & Enterprise article.

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Experiential Opportunities and a Look Inside the Courses

Two actors at a chess table in "(Sacco-Vanzetti): Vince, Al, & Teddy"
Communications Media Internships

Internships

Internships are a great opportunity to get valuable, real-world experiences before entering a competitive job market.
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Performing The Women of Lockerbie at Fringe Festival

Study Abroad

Faculty-led study abroad course opportunities increase student life-transforming experiences, as do student/faculty cooperative research projects.
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Students hanging curtains on piece of set on stage

Fall Production Set Building

Students assist in creating the sets for all the theater programs live productions.
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Students and teacher cutting set pieces for play on a saw in shop

Spring Production Set Building

Students perform various tasks to build the sets for all our theater productions.
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Curriculum and Other Information

B.S. in Communications Media

  • Students should demonstrate proficiency in the core tools and skills of their discipline.
  • Students should be able to apply aesthetic principles to their work by developing and defending a portfolio that demonstrates craftship and meets professional standards for their discipline.
  • Students should be able to explain how their work fits in the historical and theoretical context of their discipline.
  • Students should apply core theoretical principles to the analysis and critique of media.
  • Students should recognize and apply ethical perspectives to their work.
  • Lighting Director
  • Scene Designer
  • Set and Exhibit Designer/Technician
  • Stage Manager
  • Stage Production Manager