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Term Effective:
Fall 2019
The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.
Description:
Depending on natural talent, level of experience, and industry needs, students can enter the industry directly from this program. However, most certificate students wishing to pursue professional design or technical direction careers must continue to build their resumes through substantial work experience, and will likely pursue additional training through private design schools or four-year university programs. The Theatre Arts: Stagecraft Certificate of Achievement provides students with the basic skills and techniques necessary to successfully start that career path. Certificate students who also wish to pursue an Associate of Arts degree and/or four-year degree are encouraged to meet with a counselor.
The job prospects in this field are plentiful. Work tends to be seasonal at first leading to union positions with established theatre and film companies. Students wishing to advance in the field must be ready to work their way up the ladder and must be available at anytime and willing to travel. Most entry-level positions are offered at low pay. However, hard work and working well with others will lead to a lucrative and exciting career as a free-lance designer or technician for all venues, including theatre, opera, television, film, concert and trade show circuits.
The Theatre Arts certificate training programs are unique in that they offer five areas of emphasis: Acting, Costuming, Makeup, Stagecraft, and Theatre Management. These one to two-year intensive vocational training programs examine, through lecture, demonstration, and application, the tools and techniques required to succeed in professional theatre and related entertainment industry positions. Introductory and advanced courses are designed to familiarize the student with the theory and practice of theatrical production while participating in a 5-show production oriented program.
At the heart of the certificate curriculum is a collaborative relationship between faculty, staff, guest artists, and students that helps students develop while producing professional quality theatre. Courses cover a broad spectrum of related disciplines to further enrich the learning experience and provide a strong foundation of knowledge. Students are also instructed in the basics of self-marketing as well as audition, interview, resume and portfolio preparation and presentation.
Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:
- Work effectively with lighting and scenery design plans;
- Work competently with common materials and techniques when constructing theatrical elements;
- Apply fundamental techniques of stagecraft when participating in the backstage functions of a performance;
- Demonstrate basic skills in one or more of the following areas of specialization:
- running crew
- lighting hang and focus
- scenic carpentry
- welding and/or scenic painting
- audio set up and routing;
- Integrate knowledge of theatre history and literature when constructing theatrical elements; and
- Perform for the stage at a beginning level using fundamental techniques of voice, movement, and the actor's craft.
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It is important that students who are completing an Associate Degree and desire to transfer to a four-year institution meet with a counselor to plan their lower division coursework. While many majors at SRJC are intended to align with lower division major preparation required by California public universities, specific lower-division major requirements vary among individual campuses. See a counselor, visit the Transfer Center, and check Guides For Transfer in Specific Majors, and ASSIST to review transfer preparation guides for specific schools and majors.
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Notes:
- All students enrolled in the certificate program will be assigned a faculty advisor who will meet
with them regularly to monitor progress.
- All courses in the THAR 25 series (THAR 25, 25.1, 25.2, 25.3, 25.4, and 25.5) are variable unit
courses; each course may be taken up to four times, (THAR 25.2 must be taken for a total of 4.5 units to meet the Stagecraft Emphasis Requirements). The type of position and number of productions a student will work on during a semester determines the number of units. These courses are also corequisites for THAR 20, 21A, 22, and 22.1. Certificate students planning to take these courses are encouraged to contact the Theatre Arts department chair prior to registration.
- THAR 25.2 must be taken for a total of 4.5 units to meet the Stagecraft Emphasis Requirements.
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