Skip to content

Course Syllabus

THEA 2210 Basic Scenic Design

  • Division: Fine Arts, Comm, and New Media
  • Department: Theater Arts
  • Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 3; Lecture: 3; Lab: 0
  • Prerequisites: THEA 1513 Stagecraft
  • Corequisites: THEA 1513 Stagecraft
  • Semesters Offered: Spring
  • Semester Approved: Spring 2022
  • Five-Year Review Semester: Summer 2028
  • End Semester: Fall 2027
  • Optimum Class Size: 15
  • Maximum Class Size: 20

Course Description

This course provides theoretical and practical training in scenic design. Students will develop skills and techniques for execution of scenic design for the theatre. Course studies will include drafting techniques and conventions relevant to the theatre and basic methods of scenic design as applied in contemporary practice.

Justification

This course is offered by most theatre departments throughout the state and transfers as an introduction to design as per USHE articulation. This course fills a lower division core for technical theatre majors wishing to transfer to a four-year institution.

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. After completing the course, the student will have developed and/or improved skills in design appreciation, aesthetics, and the design process.
  2. As a result of this course students will be able to apply script analysis and research for the purpose of scenic design.
  3. As a result of this course students will attain a basic understanding of design software.
  4. As a result of this course students will understand and be able to visualize the design responsibilities of a set designer, including: two-dimensional drawing, basic rendering, and model making skills
  5. As a result of this course students will understand terminology and dialogue used by set designs and other roles on a production team in a creatively collaborative environment.

Course Content

Units in each of the following areas will be covered during the course:- Design process- Script analysis for scenic design- Research for scenic design- Basic drawing- Perspective drawing- Basic rendering- 3D model making- Computer design software and drafting- Paint elevationsPlay selection for the course, if not student-selected, will endeavor to offer a variety of theatrical styles, stories, and perspectives. It is important for a theatrical artist to understand many different facets of the human experience and for set design, realize how environment influences and is influenced by the people who populate spaces.