It is our mission to train our future colleagues to become visionaries, creators, and leaders in the next generation of American professional theatre.

At the end of their training in scene design, students will be able to: Analyze the script/characters and develop an advanced, coherent visual concept that takes into account style, period, and creative research for theatrical use Research and analyze any period of history with attention to historical context, period style, representative details Create a coherent, conceptual world of the play through scene design with attention to the specific style needs of opera, musical, theatre for young audiences, and other performance styles Illustrate scene designs through perspective drawing and color rendering Create quality scaled scene design models Choose/suggest set construction materials for execution of designs, based on understanding of construction material features Work with the director, other designers, and the actors in a collaborative process through production process Conduct shop visits to answer/solve emerging questions Guide the shops through the production process, with attention to set construction, scenic painting, prop, budget, and time management