THEATRE 5569      Master Class in Directing
(A,B,C,D) Class in advanced studies in directing. May be repeated for credit up to eight hours as new material and guest artist change. Permission of instructor or head of area required. Graduate students elect THEATER 5569.
Credits: 2 hours
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THEATRE 5570      Professional Lighting Design
(A, B, C, D) Professional Lighting Design is a series of courses concerned with the study of light as a design element. Projects to implement design theory are primarily selected from the areas of dramatic, musical and opera theatre, and dance. Emphasis is on the design process with each successive section dealing with problems of increasing complexity. Areas of study and projects are chosen on the basis of individual levels of development. When elected by non-lighting designers the course may be elected for a maximum of two semesters.
Credits: 3 hours
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THEATRE 5571      Professional Projections Design I
This course examines the techniques of theatrical projection design. Focus will be on the manipulation of projected images, and the fundamental use and control of automated projectors. This hands-on laboratory class will instruct students in the use of state of the art projection equipment and control consoles.
Credits: hours
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THEATRE 5572      Stage Lighting Equipment
A comprehensive study of contemporary technical equipment and its usage to actualize a lighting design. Areas of emphasis include instruments, color and color theory, lighting control systems, projection, and optical special effects.
Credits: 2 hours
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THEATRE 5573      Professional Technical Production
Detailed study and experimentation with recent scenic materials, scenery construction, rigging systems, use of metal and special effects.
Credits: 3 hours
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THEATRE 5574      Theatre Regulations, Laws and Safety
Survey of fire, city and Equity codes, and insurance, liability, health rules and regulations related to theater operation. Union and legal contracts, philosophy and relations with theatre facilities and operations.
Credits: 1 hours
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THEATRE 5575      Property Construction
Construction techniques and materials used to make and modify set and hand properties and set dressing.
Credits: hours
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THEATRE 5577      Advanced Materials
(A,B,C,D) The theatre technician and designer are dependent on a wide range of materials in the creation of their art. Each semester the student will pursue detailed study of a material area (i.e., wood, metal, plastics, textiles), the processes of its usage and its related process-products (i.e., adhesives, paints, dyes, etc.). Field trips and hands-on laboratory work are integral to the course.
Credits: 3 hours
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THEATRE 5578      Professional Theatre Administration
Theories, problems and techniques preparing the student for effective interaction with professional theater administration, offering a foundation for potential theatre administrators as well as enrichment for students of directing, design, technical and stage management.
Credits: 3 hours
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THEATRE 5579      Master Class In Design
(A,B,C,D) Class in advanced studies in design. May be repeated for credit up to eight hours as content and guest artist change. Permission of instructor or head of area required. Graduate students elect THEATRE 5579.
Credits: hours
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THEATRE 5580      Graduate Technical Student Seminar
(A,B,C,D,E,F) Required in every semester for Design/Tech M.F.A. candidates choosing a technology emphasis. This continuing seminar course serves as a forum for all graduate technical students to analyze and discuss problems and solutions on current academic and KCRep productions. The course develops collaborative skills through the sharing of ideas and experiences. In addition, topics of general interest to the technician will be studied through guest lecturers and/or individual projects prepared by the faculty and students and presented to the class.
Credits: hours
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THEATRE 5583      Seminar on Technical Production Management
Seminar involving shop organization, scheduling, purchasing, lending and borrowing, rentals, personnel, job description, organizing structure, etc. Emphasis upon organization and techniques for repertory theatre operation.
Credits: 2 hours
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THEATRE 5584      Master Class In Technology
(A,B,C,D) Class in advanced studies in technology. May be repeated for credit up to eight hours as content and guest artist change. Permission of instructor or head of area required.
Credits: 2 hours
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THEATRE 5585      Advanced Technical Drafting
An intensive drafting course required for Design/Tech M.F.A. candidates with emphasis in technology. The course aims to equip the student to prepare clear shop working drawings from designer elevations. Topics include both conceptual planning techniques and developing mechanical drawing skills. One hour lecture, four lab hours, and extensive outside preparation. Previous completion of THEATER 430 strongly suggested.
Credits: 3 hours
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THEATRE 5586      Structural Design for the Stage
A course in the structural design of scenic elements. The student learns to work within the visual restrictions imposed by the designer to build structures that will bear given load requirements with a minimum of deflection. Basic engineering and load analysis principles are studied and applied in the design procedure to find the best possible solutions in terms of strength, weight, safety and cost.
Credits: 3 hours
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THEATRE 5587      Structural Design for the Stage II
This course is designed to give an introduction to the physics behind structural design and to guide the student through the process of designing safe, effective structural scenery for the theatre.Prerequiste: Theatre 5586
Credits: 3 hours
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THEATRE 5590      Directed Graduate Studies
Individual projects on the graduate level. No more than three hours with any one instructor. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor. Only one 590 each semester.
Credits: 3,6 hours
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THEATRE 5592      Seminar on Stage Management Practice
MFA student stage managers meet one hour a week with the Production Manager of both Kansas City Repertory Theatre and Department of Theatre (and head of stage management training), to discuss current management problems and solutions for productions in progress. The seventeen productions mounted each year by the Department and the Rep will be examined. Students will become aware of problem solving procedures in both the professional and the academic theatre. Prerequisite: None, except to be a Graduate Stage Management Student. Offered: Fall and Winter Semesters
Credits: hours
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THEATRE 5597      Repertory Theatre: Internship
Assignments available in the following areas: directing, design, carpentry, lighting, costume, props, acting, stage management. Technical interns will be assigned by the appropriate heads of those areas. Acting interns may understudy and/or play roles with the Kansas City Repertory Theatre on the Spencer stage or in showcase productions. Also, interns will have some responsibility in technical areas such as change-over, props, costume, running crew, and stage management. Directing interns may assist director or assistant stage manager. Prerequisite: Selection by chairman of department.
Credits: 3,6 hours
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THEATRE 5598      Research And Performance
Primarily for the M.F.A. student. Permission of the graduate faculty.
Credits: hours
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