This presentation gives a quick look at the Technical Theater Program at Johnson State College, some of the events we have presented and some of the work current alumni are engaged in.

1. Associate of Arts in
Technical Theater
Academic Major Overview
Founder and Facilitator: Jan Herder

2. My Personal Experience
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Began as WS job for me in college
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Freelanced for 10 years prior to working at JSC
Found work immediately after college
Travelled the country working
Worked with many famous people and important
designers, directors, actors
Created the major in 2000

3. What is Technical Theater?
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Lighting Design and Implementation
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Front Of House Management (Marketing, Publicity,
PR)
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Hospitality
Scenic Design and construction
Costume Design and Make Up
Sound and Sound Engineering
Video and Film Production
Stage Management, Production Management, Tour
Management
Props

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Classwork and Hands on
Stagecraft
Intro to Design
4 Semesters of Theater Labs
1)Entry and Discovery
2)Exploration
3)Focus
4)Capstone
Intro to 3D Digital Design (QE)
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Individualized Career Component
All students earn Work Study or Non Work Study,
up to $3000 a year.

5. Pull out your Cell Phones!
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Mobile Technology
CAD and Visualization Software
Digital Audio
Digital Video
Social Media
Connected Classroom
ePortfolio Assessment

6. Apps and Gear

7. Research
Robotics
the ION

8. Learning Communities and Personal Learning Networks

9. Ustream.tv Channel
24,331 views
Live at Dibden

10. Internships
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6 credits of Internship
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Employers of current students: Local 919,
Kingdom County Productions, Dark Star
Productions, Spruce Peak, Dartmouth College
Paid or Non paid, on Campus or Off
Dream Jobs anywhere in the world
Some examples: The Fringe, The Wynn Resort,
Higher Ground, Local 919, ADK Studios, Weston
Playhouse

11. Employability:
Technical Theater Students Get Jobs
Technical Theater Students Get Jobs
✦ Director of Marketing, Paramount Theater, Manchester, NH
✦ Stage Hand at the Joyce Theater, Carnegie Hall NYC
✦ Lighting Designer for Bon Jovi, Rage Against the Machine, Motley Crue
✦ Rigger for Madonna
✦ Production Manager at the Fringe Festival, Edinburg, Scotland
✦ Technical Director of the Town Hall Theater in Middlebury,Vt.
✦ TD of the theater at Brandies University
✦ Broadcast Engineer, Channel 3 WCAX
✦ Owner of ADK Studios
✦ Marketing Manager at Bloomfo Websites, Killington, Vt.
✦ Stage Manager for Momentum Theater

12. JSC Alum Nic Balkum
Rigging at Fenway Park

13. DubStep
Crew Bonding

14. Rubblebucket
Design
Crew

15. Merch
Front of
House

17. Dark Star Orchestra

18. Marco Calliari

19. International Cultures and
People
Taiko
Drummers
Cambodia Dance Company
Sierra Leon
Refugee
All Stars

20. Tibetan Monks
The Sansei
in Dewey 132
Blessing Lower Pond
on
Dibden Stage

21. Crazy Sets: Noises Off

23. Dance Show
Collaboration

24. Dumpstaphunk:
Featuring Ivan Neville
Crew at Work

25. Angels
Super Stars
all depend on
Crew!
and Swords

26. Grace Potter

27. Victor Wooten
Bela Fleck

28. Chick Corea
and
Gary Burton
Ani
Pat
Metheny
Al Dimeola

29. Sets: MidSummers Night Dream
Osage: Orange County

30. Successful Alums

31. Toy Store: Lighting Director Ringling Bros and
Barnum & Bailey Circus

32. Bonnie Cleverley Stage Manager
Momentum Theater

33. Liz Thompson

34. Madeline Gibbons