The department seeks well-educated and highly motivated students who will best be able to use the resources of Yale School of Drama/Yale Repertory Theatre and the University to expand their professional abilities and deepen their professional interests in theatre and the performing arts.
This program of study provides academic and practical training for professionals who can perform with excellence in producing organizations, consulting firms, manufacturing companies, and universities.
The exceptional placement record of graduates who have trained in the unique environment offered by Yale School of Drama/Yale Repertory Theatre emphasizes the career value of the graduate program of study.
Technical management requires a wide range of skills and knowledge. The department's sequence of required courses focuses on key principles of the physical and social sciences and their application to performing arts technology. Concurrently with the required sequence, each student pursues elective courses that leads to a concentration in Production Management, Technical Direction, Stage Machinery Design and Automation, or Theatre Planning and Consulting.
Degree candidates also prepare a research thesis in their chosen area of concentration. To assure comprehensive training, the department's faculty and staff of thirty-five, offer courses covering a wide range of topics including production management, lighting, sound and video technology, mechanical design, automation, structural design, acoustics, theatre engineering, computer applications, show control, AutoCAD, and technical writing. In addition, the department's weekly seminar features guest lectures by noted professionals. Students are encouraged to augment their studies with courses from other departments in Yale School of Drama and from other schools in Yale University including Architecture and Management, or Engineering and Applied Science.
Finally, to afford students the opportunity to develop and test newly acquired skills, the department requires that each student complete eight production assignments at Yale School of Drama/Yale Repertory Theatre. Individually tailored to each student's skills and professional goals, the production assignments represent a sequence of increasingly demanding production experiences.
Yale University, United States
The department seeks well-educated and highly motivated students who will best be able to use the resources of Yale School of Drama/Yale Repertory Theatre and the University to expand their professional abilities and deepen their professional interests in theatre and the performing arts.
This program of study provides academic and practical training for professionals who can perform with excellence in producing organizations, consulting firms, manufacturing companies, and universities.
The exceptional placement record of graduates who have trained in the unique environment offered by Yale School of Drama/Yale Repertory Theatre emphasizes the career value of the graduate program of study.
Technical management requires a wide range of skills and knowledge. The department's sequence of required courses focuses on key principles of the physical and social sciences and their application to performing arts technology. Concurrently with the required sequence, each student pursues elective courses that leads to a concentration in Production Management, Technical Direction, Stage Machinery Design and Automation, or Theatre Planning and Consulting.
Degree candidates also prepare a research thesis in their chosen area of concentration. To assure comprehensive training, the department's faculty and staff of thirty-five, offer courses covering a wide range of topics including production management, lighting, sound and video technology, mechanical design, automation, structural design, acoustics, theatre engineering, computer applications, show control, AutoCAD, and technical writing. In addition, the department's weekly seminar features guest lectures by noted professionals. Students are encouraged to augment their studies with courses from other departments in Yale School of Drama and from other schools in Yale University including Architecture and Management, or Engineering and Applied Science.
Finally, to afford students the opportunity to develop and test newly acquired skills, the department requires that each student complete eight production assignments at Yale School of Drama/Yale Repertory Theatre. Individually tailored to each student's skills and professional goals, the production assignments represent a sequence of increasingly demanding production experiences.
Yale University, United States
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