This class is designed to be the second course in the Arts, Media, and Entertainment pathway, created to advance Technical Theatre education at Newbury Park High School. It will enhance the basic skills students have acquired in the Technical Theatre prerequisite course in theatrical lighting, audio production, set construction, stage management, properties management, theatrical stage rigging, projections, and costume design, and give students a more detailed and well rounded education in these areas.
Students will be placed on various technical crews, working with other students collaboratively, to accomplish specific creative goals geared toward theatrical productions, and creating a community where ideas can be shared positively, in a real world theatrical environment.
Students will be acquiring and gaining knowledge and competencies through a combination of theatrical production work, internships with professional and community theatre companies, and in class production projects.
Stagecraft students are expected to design and create elements for theatrical productions, in addition to providing technical support and design, as necessary, for other events on campus, such as Dance Concerts, Choir events, Band Festivals, Talent Shows, etc. There will be times when students are expected to work outside of class hours, after school, in the evenings and on weekends, at the theatre.
Students will also be expected to serve in a leadership capacity and mentor students in the Technical Theatre class. The expectation is this course will allow them to proceed to the capstone level class of Honors Stage Production ROP and pursue professional work in the Mrs. Marilyn Strange Stagecraft ROP entertainment industry, enabling students to enter the workforce as an entry-level technician or stagehand.
This course aligns with the California Career Technical Education Standards, California State Standards for Visual and Performing Arts, and several California Common Core State Standards in English, Algebra, and Geometry.
In addition, this course has the capability to offer dual credit at both Newbury Park High School and Ventura County Community College District to the Stagecraft student, allowing the student to accrue college credit while still in high school. This is accomplished by NPHS and VCCCD instructors collaborating on their curriculum to make their courses align. Credit from VCCCD is transferable to the California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC), therefore it is not necessary for students to attend Moorpark/ Oxnard/ Ventura College to benefit from this dual credit articulation. Students will need to register with the Ventura County Community College District, in order to initiate the dual credit process. Information will be
given, when applicable.
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