Green Sheet	Scenery and Props for the Performing Arts
TA 51a	James K. Culley Department of Television, Radio, Film and Theatre Spring 2005

Culley's Office HGH 202 Office Phone: (408) 924-4552

Office Hours: MW 9-10 and TTh 10:30 - 11:30

Scene Shop Hours: Monday through Friday 3:00 to 5:00
Final Examintion: Friday, May 20, at 12:15 in HGH 120

OBJECTIVES:

1. To introduce students to facilities, materials, and tools for Theatrical Production.

2. To alert students to safety guidelines for the production shops and stage areas.

3. To teach students standard construction techniques and procedures.

4. To familiarize students with a production vocabulary to facilitate communication.

5. To prepare students for more advanced Technical Theatre courses.

TEXTBOOK: Stock Scenery Construction Handbook, B. Raoul, Broadway Press, 1995. (Optional)

EXAMINATIONS AND GRADING:

A. Mid-term Examinations 40%

B. Shop hours or Production Crew assignments 10%

C. Final Examination 50%

See attached Lecture Schedule

Go to web for Bibliography

Go to web for Department's Production  Master Calendar

Crews Assignment: Each student will be assigned to one Fall Production Running Crew. (DR. 191 for 2 or 3 units of credit.)

Of Mice and Men: Feb. 9, 10, 11, Feb 14 - 19and Feb. 24 -26 with Matinee on Feb 23 at 10am.		Baccae: April 13, 14, 15 and April 18 - 23 and April 28 - 30 with Matinee on April 27 at 10am.

or Work in the Scene Shop

for 16 hour during production hours. We want twice a week for four weeks.
Shop is open 3 - 5 pm , Monday through Friday. Firsi date to work is Feb 23.

Note: the Crews for the Spring Semester are posted on the Technical Theatre Call Board and here on the Web.
Note: You must fill out either a scene shop Schedule Form or a Crew Card and turn it in to me.

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