Curriculum

The Design/Technical students participate in the core classes of acting, voice/movement, performance theory, text analysis, and production crew with the entire Theatre Arts student body. We believe that to be an effective specialist, one must have a complete understanding of the ENTIRE art of theatre.

You will also attend special design process tutorials with the Theatre Arts Division’s staff of professional designers. Each Design/Tech student will serve as stage manager for one of the fully mounted final productions and present an individual project during production week. There are multiple opportunities to network with Chicago area professionals and to find mentors in these highly specialized fields.

Hands On

All of the classes for the Design/Technical student will give you tremendous opportunity for individual instruction, with a teacher-student ratio of approximately 1:2.

The Design/Technical Concentration of the Theatre program is hands on experience. Each student will have the opportunity to specialize and learn in his/her particular area of interest as well as learning about all of the inner-workings of the theatre.

Backstage and Design work is brought into the spotlight in this program. In the Design/Technical concentration the necessity for collaborative work in the theatre is truly celebrated.

Design/Technical Faculty

Daily Schedule