Learn about the technical aspects of live theater from the Oceanside Performing Arts Center Coordinator & Technical Director including lighting and sound. Opportunity to work tech during the performances of Footloose July 12, 13, 14 and July 19, 20, 21.
Instructor: Nate Cargill, Technical Director at Oceanside High
Ages 12-19 – Two weeks
July 1 – July 12, 2023 (no camp on July 4th)
Monday through Friday, 9 am to Noon
Limited to 15 Campers
Cost: $200, plus a $30 materials fee
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
