The School of Design & Production offers continuing education classes each summer. Each class is held in our state-of-the-art production facilities and theatres. Continuing education classes are available to anyone but space is limited and is available on a first-come-first-serve basis. The classes are geared toward theatre educators at both the high school and college/university level and professionals who are looking to acquire new skills or brush up on the latest theatre technology.

Program dates:  June 22 – 24, 2010; 

Sessions times:  9 am -5 pm each day,  for each of the three days

Class offerings include:
Theatrical Rigging
Simple Prosthetics – Scars and Wounds for the Theatre
Sound Design:   From Page to Stage
Costume Patterning for the Theatre (tentative – not yet finalized)

Program cost:  $750 for the three-day sessions

Early registration discount:  If your registration is received by May 14, 2010 you will receive a $50 discount off the total cost of the program.

Classes will be offered in the following areas:

Theatrical rigging
The Theatrical Rigging Workshop will teach you basic techniques for safe, reliable rigging and operation of theatre equipment and scenery, as well as how to recognize and assess unsafe practices.  This 3-day intensive workshop will also consist of instruction and hands-on experience with theatrical rigging hardware and systems at UNCSA’s theatre and shop facilities. You will be introduced to an array of literature and web sites that have reliable information about rigging hardware and components, how to select reliable hardware, and where to buy it.

Simple Prosthetics – Scars and Wounds for the Theatre
An introductory class in building simple prosthetics for the stage using a variety of industry-standard materials such as latex and foam urethane.  The class will cover face-casting, sculpting of scars and wounds, simple mold-making, and application techniques.  This class is designed to demystify the construction and use of simple stage prosthetics, which can be built with widely available materials  and next to no specialized tools.  Specific prosthetics can be chosen during class.  No previous knowledge of stage make-up required.

Sound Design:   From Page to Stage
This workshop will introduce participants to the skills and techniques necessary to develop a theatrical sound design from a script all the way through to making the actual sounds and music work in the theatre.  Participants will be required to read and be familiar with an assigned script in preparation for the workshop.  The first day will cover the underlying structure necessary for using sound as part of a narrative.  The second day will focus on how to edit music and sound effects to prototype cues using Apple Logic.  On the final day students will learn how to build, make, and shape those cues in a theatre using QLab.  Open to all levels.  No prerequisites required.

Dennis Gill Booth, Theatrical Rigging
Michael Meyer, Prosthetics
David Smith, Sound Design

Registration

To register for a class, download and complete the sign-up form and
mail it to the address below.

Sign-up form

Method of Payment
Please mail a check payable to “University of North Carolina School of the Arts” to the address below. $350 is required in advance to reserve your seat. The remainder is payable upon arrival at the workshop.

Dave Olson
Design and Production
1533 South Main Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27127

Phone: (336) 734-2927
Fax: (336) 770-3213
Email: olsond@uncsa.edu

Participants coming from out of town are encouraged to stay at the 
Hampton Inn or Sleep Inn near Hanes Mall in Winston-Salem. We will 
run a complimentary shuttle between these hotels and UNCSA campus each 
day of the workshop. Please contact these hotels directly to make a 
reservation:

Hampton Inn
1990 Hampton Inn Court
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
(336) 760-1660

Sleep Inn
1985 Hampton Inn Court
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
(336) 774-8020

• Concerned about the safe operation of theatrical counterweight systems?
• Unfamiliar with common rigging hardware and their correct application?
• Concerned about scheduling regular inspections of your theatre’s rigging systems?
• Mystified about how to recognize unsafe rigging situations?

Three days of intensive classes will consist of instruction and hands-on experience with theatrical rigging hardware and systems at NCSA’s theatre and shop facilities. You will be introduced to an array of literature and web sites that have reliable information about rigging hardware and components, how to select reliable hardware, and where to buy it.

Starting with basic instruction in the safe operation of counterweight systems, topics covered will include:

• Recognizing unsafe situations and assessing risk
• Safe working loads of basic components
• Hardware inspection and selection
• Counterweight system basic operation
• Counterweight system basic inspection
• Basic methods of attaching rigging to scenery
• Basic rope and wire rope techniques

Day 1— Fundamentals of Rigging
Assessing the risks. Using rope and wire rope, calculating safe working loads, basic hardware components, learning some basic knots, equipment care and inspection. How and where to shop for, select and purchase reliable hardware and supplies.

Day 2— Shop Work
How to build basic components for rigging scenery. Hands-on techniques for installing, using and hanging various types of components. Learn some more knots, and inspect, handle and use real hardware and components. Learn what types of rigging hardware to stock up on, and how it is safely used.

Day 3— In the Theatre
Do a basic inspection of a theatre’s counterweight system, identifying components and learning basic operating techniques. Remember, this is hands-on, so bring your work gloves! Learn to do basic operations safely, like transferring soft goods and hanging basic scenery components.