High School Tech Theatre 4
Fall Semester | |||||||
| Unit Title | Theatre Hierarchy and Conventions | Theatre Management | Script Analysis and Individual Design | Continued production construction of design areas Create and execute design plans | Scenic Painting Advanced Lighting Technology | Advanced Sound Technology | Stage Management |
| Time | 3 weeks | 3 weeks | 2 weeks | 3 weeks | 2 weeks | 3 weeks | 2 weeks |
| Understandings | Students will model some of the most important jobs involved in theatre and their requirements. (Director, producer, technical director, box office manager, Students will model some theatre superstitions and traditions. For example: peacock feathers on stage, Thespis, real Bibles onstage, whistling on stage, etc. Students will model and share school related traditions and duties. For example: pre-show rituals, show protocols, etc. | Students will model and lead the responsibilities of the front of house crew. For example: ticket sales, concessions, safety of patrons, managing the box office, etc. Students will manage and maintain various individual campus locations, such as tech booth, tool storage, lumber storage, catwalk, etc. Students will manage and lead the differences between theatrical events and other events, such as a music concert, assemblies, etc. Students will be able to work and manage auditorium events. This includes, but not limited to, ushers, box office, light/sound board operators, etc. Students will manage and maintain the auditorium and surrounding areas clean and in proper working order. | Students will lead design teams in script analysis. Script analysis, parts of a script, elements of design (Line, color, form, etc), technical elements (costume, set, etc.), styles and genre, design process | Students will create show specific technical paper work such as drawings, renderings, prop lists, light cue list, sound cue list, etc. Students will construct show specific designs as needed from each campus. For example: costume, and/or props, and/or set, and/or etc. Students will read, manage and create show specific campus specific paperwork. Students will lead construction of show specific needs such as : set construction, costume construction, prop construction. | Students will read, manage and create show specific campus specific paperwork. Students will lead and reproduce set painting techniques. Students will model the use of color theory including the primary colors of light, additive and subtractive color mixing, etc Students will interpret and create show specific lighting paperwork including cue sheets, lighting plots, and lighting schedule. Students will create show specific lighting inventory sheets and lead hang/focus of lighting instruments, operate light board. Students will model and use lighting terminology including the parts of a lighting instrument, and any other campus specific instruments. | Students will use sound effects and underscoring in campus specific productions. Students will model and operate sound equipment setup, including setting up microphones, monitor speakers, soundboards and amps. Students will model and operate sound software and/or Foley creation as campus technology allows. | Students will create and implement stage management paperwork. Students will model and implemStudents will model and implement crew management.ent show calling. Students will model and implement show and rehearsal procedures. |
| TEKS | 1A, 1B, 1C, 2C, 2D, 3F, 5B | 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2C, 2F, 3E, 3F, 5B | 1A, 1E, 2A, 2B, 5D | 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2F, 3A, 3B, 3C, 5D 1E, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 3A, | 1A, 1D, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 3A 1B, 4A, 4E, 3D | 1A, 2D, 2F, 4A, 4C, 4E, 3E | 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 2F, 3F, 5B |
Spring Semester | |||||
| Unit Title | Technical Theatre History Design and research world influence on production | Prop Management Analysis of electronic media | Career Research and Connection Resume and Portfolio building | Marketing/Publicity | Critique and evaluate via technology/conventional means |
| Time | 4 weeks | 2 weeks | 2 weeks | 3 weeks | 4 weeks |
| Understandings | Students will apply and justify the historical importance to a production design. Students will audition and demonstrate UIL OAP procedures. Students will research a genre of designers as related show specific productions. | Students will design show specific props for campus productions, maintain prop closet, repair as needed. Students will design show specific props for campus productions. Students will lead analysis and evaluation of scripts to film and other media. Students will lead analysis and evaluation the design area within film and other media. | Students will attempt to contact and communicate professionals in the field from Broadway productions to local productions and everything in between Students will contact and apply opportunities in college and community theatre. Students will contact and apply for summer job opportunities. Students will lead in preparing the stage and areas for the summer months and the upcoming school year. Students will update their own portfolio and resume for technical theatre. | Students will lead in the creation and distribution of marketing materials and paperwork. Poster, program, publicity calendar, press release, publicity event, specialty item, press night, photo shoot | Students will be able to defend their work from the year in productions and respond to critiques. Students will evaluate the year in productions and critique them based on their knowledge and experience as applied to a campus specific rubric. |
| TEKS | 1A, 2A, 4A, 4C, 4D, 4E | 1A, 1D, 1E, 2F | 1A, 1B, 2F, 5A, 5B, 5C, 5G, 5H 2B, 2E, 5F | 1A, 1C, 1E, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 3A | 2A, 2E, 4B, 5C, 5D, 5E, 5G, 5I |