Welcome to the Home of The Technical Theater Program at Dibden Center for the Arts!
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This wiki is a project of Johnson State College's Associate of Arts in Technical Theater Degree and its purpose is to aggregate experiences, resources, reflections and skills-- building a knowledge base for the Program.
Any questions, email me at: jan.herder@jsc.edu
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Dibden Center is a Transformed Learning Community and is a 100% student run and participative environment. Students are empowered and take responsibility for every aspect of productions; from design to stage management, lighting, sound, costumes, carpentry, hospitality, front of house management, props and maintenance of the theatrical systems.
For Students in the Program:
Your first responsibility as a student is to create your Personal Page, where you will begin to document all of your work in Technical Theater. This will form the foundation for your electronic portfolio. Your ePortfolio will be the foundation for reflecting on your life long journey of learning.
You are required to fill this out every semester, with verification and documentation of competency in each of the core Areas.
Competency #1: 21st Century Literacy's:
Learning Outcomes:
a. The student will be able to produce a electronic portfolio of their learning journey, specifically focused on the degree program, in hopes it will become a life long process.
b. The student will demonstrate creativity and collaboration
c. The student will expand their global awareness and exposure to diversity and communities
d. The student will be able to use Information and Computer Technology
e. The student will have an increased civic and economic awareness
f. The student will demonstrate basic quantitative reasoning and skills, especially geo-spatial literacy
g. Every student will have opportunities to develop leadership
h. Students will develop their Personal Learning Network
i. Students will be employable in a 21st Century work environment
Competency #2: Demonstrate general backstage knowledge and aptitude:
a. Stage etiquette, correct communication and nomenclature
b. Safety and Hazard awareness
c. Understand the organizational structure of the theater, related job
descriptions, and fulfilling their position(s) within it
d. Consistently exhibit professional attitude, attendance and behavior
e. Collaborate and communicate productively with the crew
Competency #3: Demonstrate basic stage carpentry skills:
a. Knowledge of the Fly System: loading, mechanics, safety and flying
b. Understanding sight lines, trims, proper handling of masking and drops
c. Basic rigging: knots, shackles, slings, wire clamps, etc.
d. Basic Set assembly: Basic tools and safety, flats and platform,
construction, jacks, pipe structures, etc.
e. Load-in, set-up and load-out road shows of all types
f. Collaborate and communicate productively with a diversity of visitors
Competency #4: Demonstrate a basic knowledge of stage lighting and scenic design and its implementation for theater, music and dance:
a. Understand WYSIWYG and Emphasis software, utilizing it to
b. Draft a lighting plot , with all related paper work: patch, instrument schedule, cut list, focus chart, etc.
c. Operate, design with and understand intelligent fixtures and other DMX accessories
d. Stage Electrics: safety, loads, instruments, maintenance
e. Read, hang, circuit, focus, color and trouble shoot a plot
f. Board Skills: load a plot, patch, record Q’s, Subs and operate
g. Design a show--document collaboration and concept to actualization
Competency #5: Demonstrate a basic knowledge of sound systems, be able to set up, understand components, operate for theater, music and dance:
a. Understand and use Digital Performer software and other Audio programs
b. Have a basic understanding of sound theory including EQ, decibels, frequencies, etc.
c. Basic system set-ups: Dibden, Base Lodge and Andy Shapiro Recording Studio including: power, tie-ins, FOH, Monitors, Amps, crossover and drive rack configurations
d. Design sound plots with speaker and mic placement, theory and practice, in each genre
e. Mix live and for recording when possible for all genres: Rock, Classical, Jazz, Folk, Pop, Theater and Musical Theater
f. Be able to set up headsets, hard of hearing systems, lectures, etc. independently
g. Load-in, set-up and load-out different road shows
h. Collaborate and communicate productively with a diversity of visitors
For students in the program, or work study students-- You must sign up for this Group in Facebook
Dibden Technical Theater Program Group.
Where we make our calls, generally communicate, post and share.
For students in classes you must join and participate in the Facebook Group:
Dibden Learning Community
This is the foundation of your ePortfolio: Please make MEANINGFUL SUBMISSIONS
The intent of this wiki is to document your learning journey and provide the foundation for your ePortfolio as we build a Knowledge Base
As you document your learning journey, we all learn from your contributions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_base
What is a wiki? Wikipedia defines it as a kind of speaking page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki
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