Discover how theater design brings a stage production to life! Color, space, line, texture – all the artistic elements and more are explored and used. Design campers learn about set design, lighting design, prop design and costume design, with the opportunity to actually use their skills on Footloose,  the Summer Youth Theater musical production.

Instructor: Carol Naegele, cnaegele@oceansidetheatre.org

Ages 12-19

June 17 – June 28, 2023

Monday through Friday, 9 am to Noon

Limited to 15 Campers

Cost: $200, plus a $30 materials fee 

Week 1:   

• Costume design. Students will learn why costumes are one of the most important designs for a production, how to use color, line, shape and other artistic elements for costuming, how to use fabrics and accessories, and how to work with your actor to come up with the best costume design for their character.
• Prop and Set Piece design.  Students will learn the definition and importance of props and set pieces,  how to build/find/modify items to make pieces that add to the vision or action of a character or scene. 
• Friday Design share. Performance campers and Design Camper families and friends are invited to see and learn about the week 1 projects and designs created by the campers. 11:30 am – 12 noon in the Studio

 Week 2:   

• Set design. Students will learn how to create a believable world for the actors and the audience. Different 3-D theater layouts and the use of space, color, and other design elements will help each camper to create a unique and visually dramatic acting space.
• Lighting design.  Students will learn about intensity, location, color and other lighting design elements to create a mood, time of day, dramatic effect and more by showing the effects on their set design. 
• Friday Design share. Performance campers and Design Camper families and friends are invited to see and learn about the week 2 projects and designs created by the campers. 11:30 am – 12 noon in the Studio