STAGECRAFTS Theatre-369
Spring 2009

CLASS SCHEDULE
DATE        TOPIC                     QUIZ  PROJECT  READING:
                                                      (Text on D2L}
Feb.2       Intro, Shop Orientation                  "Class Intro"
4           MSDS, Materials Safety Data Sheets       "Reading MSDS"
6           Stage Tour              
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9           Tech Crew; Stage Types                   "The Tech Crew"
11          Parts of the Theatre                     "Theatre Types"
                                                       BH pp. 257-263
13          Tour fly systems               Proj 1: MSDS
                                       Quiz 1: MSDS
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16          Rigging Systems                          "Rigging Systems"
                                                       BH pp. 264-267
18  DOUBT   Soft goods, hanging softgoods            "Softgoods"
                                                       BH pp. 280-285
20  DOUBT   Set tour
22          ***** DOUBT STRIKE! *****
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23          Rigging & Flat Handling   Quiz 2: Crews,Theatres
25          Shifting systems                         "Shifting Scenery"
                                                       BH pp. 268-269
27          Flat lashing lab
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Mar.2       Reading Drawings                         "Reading Drawings"
                                       Quiz 3: Rigging and curtains
4           Drawings                                 "Flat Assembly"
                                                       BH pp. 276-278
6           Flat moving lab                 Proj 2: Flat moving
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9           Tent. Drawings con't
11   ONE ACTS  Materials                             "Materials"
                                                       BH pp. 141-142
13   ONE ACTS  Hardware & fasteners                  "Hardware"
                                                       BH pp. 48-83
                                            Proj 3: Flat drawing
14          ***** ONE-ACTS STRIKE! *****
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16          Adhesives                                "Adhesives"
                                                       BH pp. 139-140
18   USITT   Movie
20   USITT   Drawing Lab
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23      SPRING BREAK
25      SPRING BREAK
27      SPRING BREAK
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30          Power tools, demo & rules                "Power Tools"
                                                       BH pp. 32-38
Apr.1       Wood joints                              "Joints"
                                                       BH pp. 127-130
                                       Quiz 4: Materials & hardware
                                            Proj 4: Working drawing
3           Milling a board lab
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6           Flat construction, Hard flats          Review "Flat Assembly"
                                                       BH pp. 276-279
                                       Quiz 5: Tools and use
8                                           Proj 5: Milling a board
10          Flat const. lab
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13          Platforms, parellels                     "Platforms"
15          Stairs and Stairways                     "Stairs"
                                                       BH pp. 235-238
17          Flat constr. lab                Proj 6: Small flat
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20          Doors, Windows                           "Doors"
                                                       BH pp. 239-240
                                       Quiz 6: 2d scenery         
22          Ropes and knots                          "Ropes"
                                                       BH pp. 84-98
24          Flat rigging demo
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27          Trim and Moulding                        "Moulding"
                                                       BH pp. 241-243
                                       Quiz 7: 3d scenery
29  GRAPES  Metals in scenery                        "Metals"
                                                       BH pp. 114-116
May 1  GRAPES  Tour of Grapes of Wrath set
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3            ***** GRAPES STRIKE! *****     
4           Knot test                       Proj 7: Knots test
6           Paint                                    "Paint"
                                                       BH pp. 134,138
8           Paint techniques (Roy)
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11          Rigging lab project             Proj 8: Rig Flat to fly                 
13          Paint Lab                  Quiz 8: Painting and Metal
15          End of Classes: Paint lab       Proj 9: Paint Techniques