Overview of the Associate of Arts in Technical Theater Program

Associate of Arts in Technical Theater

Academic Major OverviewFounder and Facilitator: Jan Herder

My Personal Experience

• Began as WS job for me in college

• Found work immediately after college

• Travelled the country working

• Worked with many famous people and important designers, directors, actors

• Freelanced for 10 years prior to working at JSC

• Created the major in 2000

What is Technical Theater?

• Lighting Design and Implementation

• Scenic Design and construction

• Costume Design and Make Up

• Sound and Sound Engineering

• Video and Film Production

• Stage Management, Production Management, Tour Management

• Front Of House Management (Marketing, Publicity, PR)

• Hospitality

• Props

• Scenic Painting/ SFX

Classwork and Hands on• Stagecraft

• Intro to Design

• 4 Semesters of Theater Labs

1)Entry and Discovery

2)Exploration

3)Focus

4)Capstone

Intro to 3D Digital Design (QE)

• Individualized Career Component

• All students earn Work Study or Non Work Study, up to $3000 a year.

Pull out your Cell Phones!

• Mobile Technology

• CAD and Visualization Software

• Digital Audio

• Digital Video

• Social Media

• Connected Classroom

• ePortfolio Assessment

Apps and Gear

Research

the ION

Robotics

Learning Communities and Personal Learning Networks

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Live at Dibden

Internships• 6 credits of Internship

• Paid or Non paid, on Campus or Off

• Dream Jobs anywhere in the world

• Some examples: The Fringe, The Wynn Resort, Higher Ground, Local 919, ADK Studios, Weston Playhouse

• Employers of current students: Local 919, Kingdom County Productions, Dark Star Productions, Spruce Peak, Dartmouth College

Employability: Technical Theater Students Get JobsTechnical Theater Students Get Jobs

✦ Director of Marketing, Paramount Theater, Manchester, NH

✦ Stage Hand at the Joyce Theater, Carnegie Hall NYC

✦ Lighting Designer for Bon Jovi, Rage Against the Machine, Motley Crue

✦ Rigger for Madonna

✦ Production Manager at the Fringe Festival, Edinburg, Scotland

✦ Technical Director of the Town Hall Theater in Middlebury, Vt.

✦ TD of the theater at Brandies University

✦ Broadcast Engineer, Channel 3 WCAX

✦ Owner of ADK Studios

✦ Marketing Manager at Bloomfo Websites, Killington, Vt.

✦ Stage Manager for Momentum Theater

JSC Alum Nic Balkum Rigging at Fenway Park

DubStep

Crew Bonding

Rubblebucket

Design

Crew

Merch

Front of House

Dark Star Orchestra

Marco Calliari

Taiko Drummers

International Cultures and People

Sierra Leon Refugee All Stars

Cambodia Dance Company

Tibetan Monks

The Sanseiin Dewey 132

Blessing Lower Pond

on Dibden Stage

Crazy Sets: Noises Off

Dance Show

Collaboration

Dumpstaphunk: Featuring Ivan Neville

Crew at Work

Angels

and Swords

Super Stars

all depend on Crew!

Grace Potter

Victor Wooten

Bela Fleck

Chick Coreaand

Gary Burton

Ani

Al Dimeola

Pat Metheny

Sets: MidSummers Night Dream

Osage: Orange County

Successful Alums

Toy Store: Lighting Director Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus

Bonnie Cleverley Stage Manager Momentum Theater

Liz Thompson

Madeline Gibbons