Training
•Bullet: 21-unit Technical Theater major within the 60-unit AA: a 12-unit core (Introduction to Theater or History of Theater, Acting I, Technical Theatre in Production or Stagecraft, Culture and Gender in Theater), one Rehearsal and Performance course, and 6 units of further Introduction to Theater or Technical Theatre in Production
•Bullet: Technical Theatre in Production covers theatrical design, scenic painting and construction, sound, lighting, computer technology, special effects, costume and makeup, stage and front of house management, theater safety, and production crews
•Bullet: Technical Theatre in Production transfers to both UC and CSU for students continuing to a four-year theater program
•Bullet: Program learning outcomes center on analyzing dramatic literature, cultural and artistic appreciation of theater, and basic performance and production skills
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Rehearsal and Performance: Non Musical (enrollment by audition) and Rehearsal and Performance: Musical give supervised participation in plays and musicals presented to the campus and community with full production support
•Bullet: Part of Performing Arts Napa Valley, whose theater programs contribute to campus and community life
Professional Development
•Bullet: Technical theater students learn to plan, collaborate, and create scenery, props, light, sound, and costumes; the department lists theatrical design, scenic carpentry, property artistry, and sound engineering among its occupations
•Bullet: More than 400 theater companies operate in the San Francisco Bay Area, near the Napa Valley campus
