Theatre: Design and Production

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Canada, Vancouver

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University of British Columbia

Canada , Vancouver

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Application Fee

CAD 125

Campuses

Vancouver

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines15-May-2023

Apply to this program

Go to the official application for the university

Duration 4 year(s)

Tuition Fee

CAD 44,942 / year

Next Intake 15-May-2023

Theatre: Design and Production

About

You can study intense specialization in a single field.

The BFA in Production and Design prepares you for entry-level jobs in commercial theatre or for more advanced training in graduate school. Coursework is offered in construction, scenic art, stage lighting, properties, stage management, and design. The program normally begins in your second year of university and takes three years to complete. During the first year, you are expected to crew shows and explore the alternatives available in backstage work. During the second and third years, you are expected to specialize more intensively in an areas of interest.

Experiential learning

The UBC Theatre program produces a subscription season of plays in the Frederic Wood and Telus Studio Theatres and a studio season of full-length and one-act plays in the Dorothy Somerset Studio Theatre. Through these projects, you will be provided with the opportunity to study and participate in the preparation and presentation of stage productions of a high professional calibre.

All BFA Design and Production students are required to participate in department productions. The faculty, in consultation with the student, assigns positions of responsibility on production teams, such as designer, assistant designer, technical director, stage manager, show crew, and builder. In these roles, you'll have the opportunity to work side by side with faculty, guest artists, professional staff, and other theatre students. Involvement in these productions is an integral part of the BFA Design and Production training program.

In the BFA Design and Production program you'll receive practical experience as well as completing scholarly studies in theatre history and theory. You'll examine set, costume, lighting, and sound design, including set and costume construction, stage and production management, and other production technologies.

Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4

THTR 120 - Introduction to Theatre
Theory and practice of the theatrical arts. Attendance at plays is required.
THTR 130 - Introduction to Stage Acting
THTR 150 - Introduction to Technical Production
Foundation study of production technologies for the performing arts.
ENGL 120 - Literature and Criticism
Enriched study of selected works of literature from a number of critical perspectives. Open to students with a BC-equivalent mark of "A" (86%) in English 12 or "B+" (80%) in English Literature 12. Essays are required.

THTR 205 - Graphics for Theatre and Film Design
THTR 245 - Play-Interpretation and Production-Analysis
Basic methods of interpreting dramatic texts and analyzing plays in performance. The plays presented on the Frederic Wood Stage will be studied in this course.
THTR 299 - Production I
Assigned projects in theatre production.
THTR 250 - Technical Production
The construction and execution of scenery, costumes, properties, lighting, and sound for the stage.

THTR 305 - Scenery Design I
Principles and practice of scenery design for the performing arts.
THTR 306 - Costume Design I
Principles and practice of costume design for the performing arts.
THTR 307 - Lighting Design I
The optical, distribution, and control systems used in stage lighting design.
THTR 308 - Sound Design
Audio design and production for theatre and other performance forms.
THTR 354 - Stage Management
Principles and procedures of stage management: organizations, systems, and operations.

THTR 450 - Scenery Production II
Technical direction; complex techniques and problems in scenery production.
THTR 452 - Scene Painting II
Study of selected scene painting styles.
THTR 454 - Production and Theatre Management
Production and theatre management with emphasis on budgeting, publicity, scheduling, press relations, special events, legal issues, season selection, resumes and interpersonal skills.
THTR 456 - Costume Construction II
Pattern development and cutting for costume for stage and screen using flat pattern and draping.
THTR 407 - Lighting Design II
Complex design and advanced technologies in stage lighting and scenography.

Disciplines

Faculty of Arts

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Graduation from a university-preparatory program at a senior secondary school: General Secondary Education Certificate (Tawjihi). Certificates must be official. Photocopies are acceptable if certified by school principal, head, or counsellor. Notarized copies are not acceptable.

Career

As a Design and Production graduate, you can work in a large range of theatre/film/tv/new media roles such as set designer; lighting designer; sound designer; set decorator; properties designer and builder; carpenter; technician; producer; and so much more.

Program graduates

Film at TV set designer, DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Costume designer, Hairspray
Set designer for opera, theatre, musical theatre, and dance
Art director and production designer for film and TV

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Fee Information

Tuition Fee

CAD 44,942

Application Fee

CAD 125

How to Apply

As you complete the online application, keep the following tips in mind:

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