Tech Theatre Makeup Assignment
Assignment #1 (makes up 4 hours)
1. See a live production of a community show (Hale Center Theatre, Center Street Musical Theatre, BYU, other high school performances).
2. Write a two page, double-spaced paper on one of the following topics and answer the corresponding questions. Include a reflection of what you thought of the overall production.
a. Scenic design
i. How was the show enhanced by the set?
ii. What did the set look like?
iii. What kind of purpose did the set have? (ie. Was it a set that represented a house specifically or did it provide different levels to accommodate a wide variety of settings)
b. Lighting design
i. What were some unique lighting techniques the show used?
ii. What were some of the results of unique lighting? (If there was a blackout did it conceal something sneaky that happened in the show)
iii. Was there an extensive amount of lighting changes?
iv. Could there have been more done to make the show look better?
c. Costuming
i. What were the costumes like in this show?
ii. Did the costumes effectively show the time period of the play?
iii. How did the costumes fit into the feel of the show?
iv. Was there a theme to the costumes?
Assignment #2 (makes up 2 hours per paper)
1. Research an aspect of technical theatre and give me a two-page, double spaced paper showing your discoveries. Choose from the following:
a. Lighting
b. Sound
c. Set
d. Costumes
e. Makeup
f. Painting
