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////// B.F.A.B.F.A. STAGE MANAGEMENT Stage managers on the set of Rosencrantz & Guildernstern Are Dead. Photo/Paige A. Willson
The Stage Management Program trains for the profession with the profession on one of the nation’s most diverse college campuses. Houston, the fourth-largest city in the country, has a rich arts community that gives our students access to internships, observerships and overhire possibilities with such organizations as the Houston Grand Opera, Houston Ballet, Alley Theatre, Stages Repertory Theatre and
IATSE Local 51. The School of Theatre & Dance also produces Stage Managment students visiting the Colosseum. Rome, Italy. the Houston Shakespeare Festival, annually mounting two Photo/Christian Rodriguez productions attended by nearly 30,000 patrons each summer.
PROGRAM FEATURES PROGRAM OVERVIEW Students learn in intimate, collaborative ensemble- Students spend their first two years learning and honing foundational based classes skills in technical production, stage management, design, graphic communication, play reading and analysis, and architectural and costume One-on-one mentoring and career consultation from history. Their training includes both classroom work and hands-on top-notch faculty experience on at least one show per semester. Professional artists and guest lecturers allow our In their upperclassman years, students continue to develop skills in students to network and gain practical experience leadership, communication and problem solving. Students develop new works with distinguished The coursework also introduces students to production management playwriting faculty like TV and Broadway’s Theresa and other associated entertainment fields, such as opera, ballet, film and Rebeck and Robert Askins events management. 100% placement post-graduation Students act as a stage manager or assistant stage manager on one show per semester throughout their residency, and their training culminates in a professional internship.
A stage manager working backstage on The Crucible. Photo/Michelle Robinson Hot L Baltimore. Photo/Paige A. Willson
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Year One Year Two Year Three Year Four Fundamentals of Music Emergency Care & First Aid Facilities Management History of Theatre I Fundamentals of Theatre Dramatic Structures & Genres Stage Management III Stage Management Internship Fundamentals of Design Technical Drawing Scenic Design History of Theatre II Acting for Nonmajors American Drama Lighting Design Seminar in Stage Stage Management I Stage Management II Directing Management Theatre Technology Costume History Applied Stage Management Events Management (Scenic, Lighting/Sound History of Architecture, Production or Costume) Interiors & Decorative Arts Production Theatre Technology Production
Elective opportunities include (but are not limited to): Advanced Drafting (CAD), Film/TV Production, Scene Painting, Sound Design, Playwriting, Business
The stage manager of The Last Night of Ballyhoo preparing for tech rehearsals. Photo/Benjamin Gallegos Assistant stage managers take the stage! Photo/Paige A. Willson
FACULTY CONTACT Rachel R. Bush, Head of Stage Management Program /// [email protected]
WHAT OUR STUDENTS ARE SAYING
“I am so grateful for the guidance and support I had throughout college, and beyond. My focus was stage management, but I was also able to dive Ciara Ayala B.F.A. ’13 STAGE MANAGEMENT STAGE into tech and design work. I think the size of the program plays a large part. Oregon Shakespeare Festival You receive a lot of one-on-one mentorship that is truly invaluable. I The Possibility Project wouldn’t trade my education for anything.” Peterborough Players Houston Shakespeare Festival The Juilliard School
“I was delighted to find UH’sSchool of Theatre & Dance to be a gold-mine for training in as close to professional circumstances as possible. Rachel’s Shelby Connolly stage management program prepares you for the real world from the B.F.A. ’17 first day of freshman year to long after you’ve graduated, and is Guthrie Theater Merrimack Repertory Theatre supportive professionally as well as the greatest help transitioning you into Northern Stage Theatre adulthood, which is a rare find in collegiate atmospheres.” Illinois Shakespeare Festival Theater at Monmouth Houston Shakespeare Festival