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Course: Theater Design and Stagecraft
If your main interest in theater is not performing onstage but working behind the scenes, theater design and stagecraft may be for you. Majors in this field learn to make the world of a play complete through scenery, costumes, lights, and sound.
As a theater design and stagecraft major, you’ll tackle such challenges as painting a wall to look like a stormy sky or lighting a stage as if the sun is setting. Your classes will cover such topics as set design, lighting, sound, scene painting, and costume design.
Students of theater design and stagecraft learn how to make sets, costumes, lights, and sound all work together in a theatrical production.
Are You Ready To...?
- Sew and fit costumes
- Walk the catwalks high above the stage to hang lights
- Build and strike (take down) sets
- Research historical periods
It Helps To Be...
Creative as well as good at solving problems, working with your hands, and working together with different people, from producers to actors.
College Checklist
- Is the department accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre?
- Are the department’s scene shops, costume shops, and stages equipped with the latest?
- What professional work have the professors done? Where did they study?
- Do current students like the program? Try to spend time with one, on the phone or in person.
- How many productions are put on each semester?
- Do the shows look good? Attend a production or ask to see photos.
- Will the department help you find an internship?
Did You Know?
Skills you learn in this major can also be useful in working in film, TV, interior design, and even theme parks.
Course Spotlight
Production classes provide a lot of hands-on training in how to use costumes, lights, sets, and sound to make the world of a play come to life. In a costume class, for example, you’ll learn how to create patterns and drape and fit costumes on actors' bodies. Advanced classes in costuming may cover hat making, fabric dying, and wig construction.