I have always hoped that students would have the opportunity to take on the many facets of theatrical design. There are so many areas students can use their willingness to create and make art. One way is through the performance, and the other is through the art of story-making in image, costume design, projections, scenery, lighting, sound, prop making and costumes. Each year we build our tools and resources so that students can learn this creative skillset. Each year, we grow in number and it is harder to make the really interesting and colorful tools available to all students whether they be at home or at school. I would love for a student to sit at a table, much like the famous Project Runway's set and maker space, and be able to have the tools they need right in front of them in order to see their ideas come to life. Our students have taken on the leadership roles on the production team, working as designers, stage managers, and technicians. These positions can grow as we offer more spaces for students to serve the leadership roles they wish to take on, and also see how creativity can be utilized in such a role: talking through designs with a building team, dividing tasks, involving the community, all to meet one collective artistic goal. Additionally, students can create artistic portfolios as they learn and create theatrical designs. The skills are very much part of the professional theatre world, and also students learn the valuable skills of communication, budgeting, the utilization and sharing of resources, improvisation, analysis, collaborating on a creative idea, public relations, and so much more. There is so much to learn and so many exciting epiphanic moments to happen in witnessing creative ideas coming to life.
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I have always hoped that students would have the opportunity to take on the many facets of theatrical design. There are so many areas students can use their willingness to create and make art. One way is through the performance, and the other is through the art of story-making in image, costume design, projections, scenery, lighting, sound, prop making and costumes. Each year we build our tools and resources so that students can learn this creative skillset. Each year, we grow in number and it is harder to make the really interesting and colorful tools available to all students whether they be at home or at school. I would love for a student to sit at a table, much like the famous Project Runway's set and maker space, and be able to have the tools they need right in front of them in order to see their ideas come to life. Our students have taken on the leadership roles on the production team, working as designers, stage managers, and technicians. These positions can grow as we offer more spaces for students to serve the leadership roles they wish to take on, and also see how creativity can be utilized in such a role: talking through designs with a building team, dividing tasks, involving the community, all to meet one collective artistic goal. Additionally, students can create artistic portfolios as they learn and create theatrical designs. The skills are very much part of the professional theatre world, and also students learn the valuable skills of communication, budgeting, the utilization and sharing of resources, improvisation, analysis, collaborating on a creative idea, public relations, and so much more. There is so much to learn and so many exciting epiphanic moments to happen in witnessing creative ideas coming to life.
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