Do you enjoy theater? Are you curious about what happens behind-the-scenes? In this class, students will learn about all of the elements needed to make a performance successful. You will design sets using Tinkercad and learn how to use miter saws, drills, and other tools found in scene shops. You will draw costume renderings and practice using stage make-up to create bruises and enhance or change an actor’s appearance. Students will use Q-Lab to create sound effects and background music and take a backstage tour of the Guthrie Theater. You will also work with a Technical Director at a local black box theater. Students will go through different activities you would find at a “Tech Olympics”, including prop/set changes, costume quick changes, focusing lights, and tying a tie! Will there be games? Yes! Do you need experience? No!
Backstage Theater: Tech Olympics!
About ExplorSchool
For Rising 6th – 8th Grade Students
Your Summer of Discovery Awaits
MITY’s ExplorSchool provides rising 6th-8th grade students a unique opportunity to investigate new topics and dive deeper into their passions at a level that is challenging and motivating. Intellectually curious students take two classes, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, enabling them to explore different disciplines, experience things that are not possible within a normal school setting, and forge new friendships.