Design and Technical Theatre Program
Tech/Design students sculpting a styrofoam bust
of Jesus for "Jesus Christ Superstar"
Mesa's Technical Theatre training is the
number one college Tech/Design program in Colorado.
The Denver Post, 2002
The Design/ Technical Theatre degree and recommended course of
study exposes students to multiple areas of the visual and technical
aspects of Theatre including Costume Design, Lighting Design,
and Theatre Technology.
The first year is centered around courses that develop aesthetic
sensitivity and technical proficiency. Subsequent years are devoted
to specialized studio work in the students chosen area of concentration.
Course work focuses on functional, expressive, and compositional
aspects of design. This foundation is supported by a series of
skill related classes in drafting, drawing, and rendering techniques,
model making, projection aesthetics, lighting console operation,
and related technologies. Costume skills classes include costume
construction and fitting, fabric painting and fabric dyeing. The
program culminates in a final design project during the fourth
year.
Students are always involved in the many Theatre Department shows
and this production work allows for a controlled, supervised application
of course work. The Design faculty emphasizes performance labs
to apply and refine the Tech students skills in planning and executing
production design in a variety of styles and performance spaces.
Personalized instruction and supervised "hands-on"
design experiences that stretch from designs on paper to fully
realized productions provide the Mesa State Design/ Technical
major with exciting challenges and skills that will be a basis
for success in Graduate studies or the professional Theatre workplace.
Design/ Technical
Curriculum
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