Explores a particular aspect of theatre selected that semester. A variety of subjects will be covered including scene painting, stage combat, stage management.
Meeting Times, Location, & Course Delivery Details
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Textbook
Name: Painting for Performance
Edition: 2017
ISBN: 978-1138951167
Author: O'Skea, Sean
Publisher: Routledge
Scene Painting introduces students to the materials, tools, techniques, and artistic principles used in theatrical scenic painting. Through demonstrations, readings, exercises, and hands-on studio projects, students will explore color mixing, surface preparation, texture, dimensional illusion, and a variety of traditional and contemporary scenic painting techniques.
Upon successful completion of this course, each student will be able to…
- Identify and safely use common scenic painting tools, materials, and equipment.
- Prepare scenic surfaces appropriately for painting.
- Mix colors accurately using scenic paints and basic color theory.
- Demonstrate control of common scenic painting techniques, including washes, scumbling, spattering, stippling, dry brushing, lining, and glazing.
- Create convincing representations of common theatrical surfaces and textures.
- Use value, highlight, shadow, and texture to create the illusion of dimension.
- Interpret visual research and/or a paint elevation and translate it into a larger painted scenic surface.
- Select appropriate tools and techniques for a desired scenic effect.
- Demonstrate professional scenic-shop practices, including organization, cleanup, material conservation, and collaboration.
- Evaluate and discuss scenic painting using appropriate theatrical and artistic vocabulary.
Tentative Schedule
Subject to change during the semester. Adequate notice of changes will be given.
| WEEK 1 and 2 |
| Syllabus, Expectations, Introduction to Scene Painting |
| WEEK 3 |
| Color |
| WEEK 4 |
| Layering and Texture |
| WEEK 5 |
| Stone, Brick and Architectural Surfaces |
| WEEK 6 |
| Wood and Marbling |
| WEEK 7 |
| Trompe l’oeil & Final Project |
| WEEK 8 |
| Final Scene Painting Project Critiques |
| Assessment (Tentative) | Points |
| Basics Quiz | 50 |
| Color Wheel | 50 |
| Techniques | 75 |
| Stone / Brick / Masonry Project | 75 |
| Wood and Marbling | 75 |
| Trompe l'Oeil | 75 |
| Final Scenic Painting Project | 150 |
| Personal Growth Portfolio | 100 |
| Semester Attendance/Promptness | 50 |
| TOTAL POINTS | 700 |
The grading scale will be as follows:
A: 94.5-100
A-: 90.5-94.4
B+: 87.5-90.4
B: 84.5-87.4
B-: 80.5-84.4
C+: 77.5-80.4
C: 74.5-77.4
C-: 70.5-74.4
D+: 67.5-70.4
D: 64.5-60.5
F: < 60.5
Instructor Course Policies
See the current Student Handbook for the college’s Attendance Policy, especially as it pertains to excused absences.
The interactive and collaborative nature of theatre extends into this classroom. Therefore, promptness, attendance, and active participation are expected. Zoom is only to be substituted for class attendance for extreme medical situations (like quarantine) and should be discussed with the instructor beforehand.
Unexcused Absences and Tardiness to Class will be recorded in Blackboard. The attendance grade will be factored into the Overall Grade at 10%.
The College accepts these four categories of excused absences:
- Activities in which the student serves as an official representative of the College (e.g., musical performances, athletic contests, field trips).
- Personal illness, with documentation by the College nurse or a physician, if possible.
- Family or personal emergencies.
- When severe weather makes travel to campus dangerous.
Beyond the categories listed above, each student will be allowed 1 personal day that may be taken at any time. Please try your best not to use them on days of assessments or when you must present. Personal days will not count against the attendance grade. Students should notify the instructor in advance by email of intent to use a personal day. Otherwise, it will be counted as an absence.
If you miss a class, you should use your resources to get caught up: Blackboard, the textbook, notes from a classmate, or meet with me during office hours. Please do not assume I can catch you up on a 60-minute class in an email reply or a brief conversation before/after class.
Plagiarism is defined as the representation of another’s words, ideas, concepts, research or creative production without proper attribution whether intentional or unintentional. It is the student’s responsibility to be informed about what constitutes plagiarism. Plagiarism can occur in the submission of one’s own work or in work submitted by a group.
Examples of plagiarism include the following:
- The submission of a paper not one’s own, including turning in a paper that has been purchased from a commercial research firm or obtained from the internet
- Copying word for word information without quotation marks
- Paraphrasing information (that is, the use of one’s own words with only minor changes to the original)
- Use of information not considered general knowledge without proper citation
- Listing of misleading or false sources on a reference page
- The use of a paper or project for one course that was previously submitted for another course, either at Wilmington or at any other institution
Plagiarism is a serious academic offense and carries serious academic consequences. Violations will be recorded by the Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs at the Main Campus and Vice President of External Programs at the Cincinnati Branch Campus.
When an instructor discovers plagiarism, the instructor will first consult with the Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs if a main campus student, or the Vice President for External Programs if a branch campus student, in order to determine if the student is a first-time offender. For first offenses, the instructor has the ability to determine the penalty for the offense. Students with academic integrity violations may not be eligible for academic awards and honors (i.e., Academic Honors, Dean’s List/Merit List, Green Key Honor Society, Quaker Impact Award, and other Honorary Societies). For a second offense or more, the Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs at the Main Campus or the Vice President for External Programs for students at the branch campus, will report the offense to the academic standards and appeal committee and gather evidence for a hearing with the student. It is possible that the student will receive a substantial reduction in grade for the course or will fail the course. Multiple instances could even lead to suspension or expulsion from Wilmington College.
There are many university, college and private websites students may consult about how to avoid plagiarism. Sites with particularly helpful suggestions can be found at:
Institutional and Program-Level Policies
All exams will follow the Final Exam Schedule. Students scheduled to take three or more final examinations on one day may request to arrange their examination schedule, so no more than two exams occur on one day.
Requests for early or late exams are considered only under extreme circumstances. Prior to the exam period, the student must file a written request on the Early/Late Exam Form available in the Student One Stop Center, Academic Records, and on the WC portal. The form must be signed by the Instructor and the Academic Dean, approving the alternate exam time. This process must be completed prior to the scheduled exam period.
Undergraduate: FA26 Final Exam Schedule
Out-of-class Work Expectation A minimum of 2 hours of out-of-class student work is expected for each hour of in-class time for traditional face-to-face courses. For online and hybrid courses, the combination of face-to-face time and out-of-class work should be equal to 3 hours per credit hour per week. |
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Academic Integrity Policy The use of generative AI is prohibited except where expressly allowed in assignment instructions. Academic Integrity Policy |
Class Attendance Policy Institutional Class Attendance Policy |