3 courses with the subject PERF, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
PERF 551Topics Site Specific/Comm Based Per2
Students will complete 60 hours of practicum associated with Touchstone Theatre’s ongoing site specific and community based work. These large scale projects are typically multi year endeavors that have many phases of work, and there are often multiple projects at varying stages of development at any given time. This gives students the opportunity to be involved in the many phases that occur during their time in the program, from the initial planning stages and gathering of raw materials through interviews and research, to scouting appropriate sites for performance, to the final work of mounting the production. This course provides students experience making such work through its many phases. Accompanying the hands on work, in monthly roundtable discussions students and instructors will present to one another and discuss other companies involved in this type of work.
First year students will complete a year long (140 hours) internship at Touchstone Theatre focusing on daily operations. They will gain an understanding of what it takes to support the program side of a functioning nonprofit organization. Students will be involved in multiple aspects of the company’s day to day operations. Duties include technical production support, database management, administrative organization, facility management and upkeep, promotional activities, and front of house operations. Concurrent with their internship, students meet together in a seminar format to discuss challenges, and frame the hands on work within an academic context including the reading and discussion of texts.
As part of the immersive experience, all second year students will complete a year long (140 hours) internship at Touchstone Theatre focusing on Arts Administration. Students will be involved in multiple aspects of the company’s day- to -day business operations. Duties include help with marketing and development efforts, database management, administrative organization, and financial operations. Concurrent with their internship, students meet together in a seminar format to discuss challenges, and frame the hands on work within an academic context including the reading and discussion of texts. Year long.
