THE1020 Stagecraft Spring Semester Tuesday 7-9PM       Attendence Policy Attendance in the course is mandatory; roll will be taken. Class meetings will begin and end on time. Repeated absences and tardiness will result in the drop of one letter grade, but before that drop of the letter grade, the instructor will try to have a conference with the student. Class Texts Required: Scene Design and Stage Lighting. 7th Edition, Parker, Smith & Wolf. New York: Holt, Reinhart & Winston, 1990 Schedule       Week 1 Introduction and tour of the theatre. Chapters 1 & 2 Week 2 Materials, lumber, steel, hardware, plastics. Chapters 6 & 7 Week 3 Hand tools, power tools. Chapters 6 & 7 Week 4 Flats, platforms, step units. Chapters 6 & 7 Week 5 Handling of scenery, fly system. Chapter 10 Week 6 EXAM Week 7 Paints and scene painting techniques. Chapters 8 & 9 Week 8 Production Lab Week 9 Spring Break Week 10 Properties and Special Effects Week 11 Technical drawings. Chapter 5 Week 12 Scene design and model building. Chapters 3 & 4 Week 13 EXAM/Lighting instruments and accessories. Chapters 14, 17-19, 21 Week 14 Lighting design elements and practices. Chapters 13-15, 20, 23 Week 15 PROJECT PRESENTATION and FINAL EXAM Week 16 FINAL EXAM (Part 2)