La Plata High School – Theatre Design and Production (Honors)
Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester
The show can’t got on without design and technical production! This course will build on the basic technical theatre knowledge students gained in Foundations of Theatre. Technical Theatre students will study resume and portfolio development, design and technical production focusing on safety. Basic stage management, knots for the theatre, hierarchy of technical theatre, period styles of design, theatrical design (for scenery, program, costume, and properties), paint techniques, and the basic of lighting and sound for classroom stage productions. They will apply these skills primarily in the CAPA productions for Dance/Theatre in the Blackbox theatre. Students will be trained to work in professional theatre buy using USITT, IATSE and/or Backstage EXAM certification models as our base. Students will also begin creation of a USITT style technical theatre resume and portfolio for employment. Students will be required to stay after school periodically once a quarter to work on productions.
Grades: 10
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