Ashland Center for Theatre Studies
- Current A La Carte Courses:
- Survey of Dramatic Literature (online)
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Costume Crafts: Dyeing and Distressing
- Mask Making & Movement
- VectorWorks for the Theatre
- The Director and the Rehearsal Process
- Past A La Carte Courses:
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Shakespeare: Text to Performance
- Stage Combat
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Intelligent Use of Automated Lighting
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Shadow Puppetry: Writing, Design, Performance
- Choreography for Musical Theatre
- Costume Crafts From Head to Toe
- Dramaturgy
- Voice & Movement for the Actor
- Theatrical Combat Certification
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A La Carte Course
Costume Crafts: Dyeing and Distressing
July 4-9, 2010
Ashland, Oregon
A week-long 3-credit graduate level course geared toward high school and community college theatre educators, covering several techniques for creating costumes from clothing:
- Adapt clothing to create costumes
- Experiment with mixing Rit dyes to achieve a desired shade on cotton, silk, wool, and rayon
- Apply color theory to costume design and dyeing
- Learn a variety of techniques to age a costume for the stage
- Create recipes for stage blood
- Play with sand paper, wraps and razors to break down fabric
- Investigate distressing with patches, paint, fabric markers, dye and sculpting medium
- Discover different types of fabric painting
- Attend an Oregon Shakespeare Festival production
- Come away with multiple techniques for hands-on projects you can use in your classroom or productions
Faculty
Maggie Dick, freelance costume designer and technician
Daily Schedule
| 7:00-8:00 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00-11:30 am | Morning session |
| 11:30 am-12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 12:30-2:30 pm | Afternoon session 1 |
| 3:00-5:00 pm | Afternoon session 2 |
| 5:00-6:30 pm | Dinner |
Evening Schedule 2010
| Sunday 7/4, 7:00pm | Welcome reception, orientation |
| Monday 7/5 | |
| Tuesday 7/6 | |
| Wednesday 7/7 | |
| Thursday 7/8 |
Application Information
Application deadline is postmarked March 1, 2010. Space is limited to sixteen students.
Prerequisite: Bachelor's degree or permission of the instructor. ACTS Master of Theatre Studies students get first priority. This course may serve as one of the required additional 3-credit courses toward the Master of Theatre Studies degree.
Complete the a la carte Application Form and include application deposit and resume. Note: ACTS Master of Theatre Studies applicants do not need to send additional deposit and resume; simply check the box on the Master of Theatre Studies Application Form indicating you also want to attend this course.
We will send notification letters postmarked no later than March 19, 2010. At that time we will send you your pre-session assignment. You will be billed separately by SOU for your tuition and housing.
Fees
Tuition $897
Materials/tickets $99
An application deposit of $50 ($80 if application postmarked after March 1, 2010) must accompany your application if you are not also applying for the Master of Theatre Studies.
2010 Room and Board
Single room $324
Double room $219
Meal plan $170
