The Theatre Design and Technology concentration provides students with studio/classroom and hands-on training under the guidance of working professionals in all aspects of theater design: scenery, costumes, lighting, and sound. Each semester, practicums allow students to put theory into practice in key positions in the season of productions. Assisting faculty designers on productions may lead to subsequent independent-study design opportunities. Possible production work in the near-by Buffalo-area theaters provides additional technical theater experiences and non-academic resume credits.
After successful completion of the program, students are prepared to embark upon careers in the entertainment industry as technicians, designers and assistants to professional designers. Also, some students may choose to continue their studies at the professional or graduate level.
Students in the Design/Tech concentration also study directing, theatre history, theatre literature and criticism. All students complete the general education requirements of The College of Arts and Sciences. Upon completion, a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (B.F.A.) is awarded.
