Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
Chapter 117 - TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR FINE ARTS
Subchapter C - HIGH SCHOOL
Section 117.326 - Technical Theatre, Level IV, Adopted 2013
Universal Citation: 19 TX Admin Code ยง 117.326
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) General requirements. Students may fulfill fine arts and elective requirements for graduation by successfully completing one or more of the following technical theatre courses: Technical Theatre, Level IV, Advanced Lighting and Sound (one-half to one credit), Advanced Stagecraft (one-half to one credit), Advanced Costume Construction (one-half to one credit), Makeup for the Theatre (one-half to one credit), Advanced Design for the Theatre (one-half to one credit), and Advanced Theatre Management (one-half to one credit). A Technical Theatre, Level III course is suggested as a prerequisite for Technical Theatre, Level IV courses.
(b) Introduction.
(1) The fine arts incorporate the study of
dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts to offer unique experiences and
empower students to explore realities, relationships, and ideas. These
disciplines engage and motivate all students through active learning, critical
thinking, and innovative problem solving. The fine arts develop cognitive
functioning and increase student academic achievement, higher-order thinking,
communication, and collaboration skills, making the fine arts applicable to
college readiness, career opportunities, workplace environments, social skills,
and everyday life. Students develop aesthetic and cultural awareness through
exploration, leading to creative expression. Creativity, encouraged through the
study of the fine arts, is essential to nurture and develop the whole
child.
(2) Four basic
strands--foundations: inquiry and understanding; creative expression;
historical and cultural relevance; and critical evaluation and
response--provide broad, unifying structures for organizing knowledge and
skills students are expected to acquire. Through the foundations: inquiry and
understanding strand, students develop a perception of self, human
relationships, and the world using elements of drama and conventions of
theatre. Through the creative expression strand, students communicate in a
dramatic form, engage in artistic thinking, build positive self-concepts,
relate interpersonally, and integrate knowledge with other content areas in a
relevant manner. Through the historical and cultural relevance strand, students
increase their understanding of heritage and traditions in theatre and the
diversity of world cultures as expressed in theatre. Through the critical
evaluation and response strand, students engage in inquiry and dialogue, accept
constructive criticism, revise personal views to promote creative and critical
thinking, and develop the ability to appreciate and evaluate live
theatre.
(3) Through a variety of
experiences with technical theatre, Technical Theatre IV will afford students
the opportunity to complete a more intense study of a specific area of
technical theatre. Through more independent study and increased production
responsibilities, study in Technical Theatre IV involves the application of
expertise prepared for and acquired in previous theatre art studies. Students
explore and apply a myriad of technical theatre concepts and skills. Students
will exercise and develop creativity, intellectual curiosity, critical
thinking, problem solving, and collaborative skills. Participation and
evaluation in a variety of theatrical experiences will afford students
opportunities to develop an understanding of self and their role in the
world.
(4) Statements that contain
the word "including" reference content that must be mastered, while those
containing the phrase "such as" are intended as possible illustrative
examples.
(c) Knowledge and skills.
(1) Foundations: inquiry and
understanding. The student develops concepts about self, human relationships,
and the environment using elements of drama and conventions of theatre. The
student is expected to:
(A) demonstrate
proper and regular use of standard vocabulary in costumes, lights, makeup,
theatre management, properties, scenery, and sound;
(B) demonstrate a working knowledge of the
technical elements of theatre such as types of stages, stage areas, fly
systems, curtains, front of house, dressing rooms, and storage;
(C) use and create established theatre
systems such as the production calendar, tech rehearsals, and production staff
roles;
(D) use and model safe
theatre practices such as personal safety, fire safety, tool safety, shop
safety, and handling emergencies in the theatre; and
(E) read scripts and apply basic script
analysis techniques to technical theatre elements.
(2) Creative expression: performance. The
student develops and demonstrates technical theatre skills through the
pre-production processes from concept (script or original idea) to performance.
The student is expected to:
(A) analyze
technical elements in various theatrical styles and genres;
(B) demonstrate creativity in the design of a
theatrical product;
(C) demonstrate
leadership skills in an area of the production team;
(D) model collaboration and leadership
skills;
(E) model creativity as it
relates to personal expression in technical theatre and design; and
(F) model communication methods between
directors and designers such as prompt book, costume plot, light plot, makeup,
theatre management, property list, design renderings, and models.
(3) Creative expression:
production. The student focuses on a specific area of technical theatre
production concepts and skills. The student is expected to demonstrate an
understanding of and skills in scenery, props, lighting, costumes and makeup,
sound, or theatre management. The student is expected to:
(A) model effective and safe use of tools and
materials in scenery and property construction;
(B) develop skills to supervise safe
construction of scenery;
(C)
develop skills to supervise safe use of the basic techniques of costume
construction and make-up application;
(D) develop skills to supervise safe use of
lighting equipment such as instruments, dimmers, and controllers;
(E) develop skills to supervise safe use of
sound equipment; and
(F)
demonstrate an understanding of management skills in a theatre production such
as house manager, stage manager, marketing manager, or producer.
(4) Historical and cultural
relevance. The student relates theatre to history, society, and culture. The
student is expected to:
(A) defend historical
or cultural accuracy in theatrical design;
(B) articulate the impact of live theatre,
film, television, and electronic media on contemporary society;
(C) articulate the impact of cultural
heritages of world drama and theatre and identify key figures, works, and
trends in technical theatre;
(D)
articulate the impact of multicultural heritage of United States drama and
theatre and identify key figures, works, and trends in technical theatre;
and
(E) predict future innovations
and contributions of the United States to the performing arts.
(5) Critical evaluation and
response. The student responds to and evaluates theatre and theatrical
performances. The student is expected to:
(A)
use a resume and portfolio of works created in technical theatre;
(B) model appropriate behavior of technical
staff at various types of live performances;
(C) defend the design and technical elements
of theatre as an art form and evaluate self as a creative being;
(D) offer and receive constructive criticism
of designs or construction projects by peers and self;
(E) evaluate live theatre in written and oral
form with precise and specific observations of technical elements using
appropriate vocabulary;
(F)
evaluate film, television, or other media in written or oral form with precise
and specific observations of technical elements using appropriate
vocabulary;
(G) articulate career
and avocational opportunities in theatre, television, film, or industries such
as design, construction, management, theatre education, and arts administration
and evaluate the training, skills, self-discipline, and artistic discipline
needed to pursue such opportunities;
(H) articulate connections in theatre skills
and experiences to higher education and careers outside of the theatre;
and
(I) use technology to
communicate and present findings in a clear and coherent manner.
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