TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM - Technical Direction

The candidate choosing a technology emphasis will be prepared to compete for professional positions as a technical director in regional, community or academic theatres, assistant technical director and other supervisory technical positions, or other entertainment business related positions. The MFA degree requires a minimum of 60 credit hours of approved courses to be completed with a 3.0 ("B") grade point average or better. You have a great deal of flexibility in planning your program of study; however, there are a few required courses. Course work includes intensive work in hand & computerized drafting, rigging, mechanics and automation, materials and structural design, and a minimum of 12 credits in theatre history and dramatic literature, as well as the flexibility to add a concentration in an area of design. A major portion of the program involves the student in production positions as a technical director or assistant for Dept. of theatre productions and (for exceptional students) Kansas City Repertory Theatre productions. Only those students who have demonstrated satisfactory progress in the acquisition of required skills and professional discipline will be invited by the faculty to return for a second year. At the end of each year the candidate will present his portfolio to the Technology faculty. The evaluation by the Technology faculty will be based primarily on how you have developed and demonstrated your talent during your year in the classroom and production work. Factors which may or may not be relevant to this evaluation include: overall attitude and commitment to theatre discipline, the ability to meet deadlines, preparation and research, creative and conceptual ability as well as the ability to implement ideas and solve problems, technical skills, collaborative ability to work with others and communicate ideas, and a comparison to other students at your training level. For some students the focus of the third year of training is the residency - elected for six credits each of the last two semesters that you are enrolled. Your residency assignment each semester will be made in the Kansas City Repertory Theatre, the Department of theatre, or in most cases, in an outside professional or academic environment. The residency will be suggested by the candidate & recommended by your adviser and the Principal Graduate Adviser. It will be approved by the Chairman of the theatre Department and the Artistic Director of the Rep or the consenting supervisor in another academic or professional environment. Other students, especially those choosing a design minor, elect to remain on campus during the third year to continue studies with elective courses. Toward the end of your final semester in the program, you are required to present a final portfolio review. This portfolio review session should highlight your work both in the classroom and in production during your time in the MFA program, and reveal your growth and development from the time of your entry portfolio presentation. It should possibly be presented from the viewpoint of preparing your portfolio and presentation for future interviews.

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