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Practicum Opportunities Spring 2025

Theatre practicum is a lab that allows any student to work on a theatre production backstage or on stage...and earn credit! Enrollment fulfills the experiential learning requirement of the Miami Plan.

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Theater Practicum Shop Time Requirements

Props and/or Paint Shop, Session A - (more props-focused)

12-week Session (may be some "gap weeks")
Begins August 25. Ends Nov. 21
0.5 hours – must complete 30 hours before Nov. 21
1 hour – must complete 45 hours before Nov. 21

No sessions shorter than 2 hours. Approx. 6 hours per week

Available times are:

  • Mondays: 10 a.m. to noon, 1-4 p.m.
  • Wednesdays: 1-5 p.m.
  • Thursdays: 2-5 p.m.
  • Fridays: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Final schedule will be set in conjunction with Gion DeFrancesco.

Props and/or Paint Shop, Session B - (more paint-focused)

8-Week Session
Begins Sept. 22. Ends Nov. 14
0.5 hours – must complete 30 hours before Nov. 14
1 hour – must complete 45 hours before Nov. 14

No sessions shorter than 2 hours. Approx. 6 hours per week

Available times are:

  • Mondays: 10 a.m. to noon, 1-4 p.m.
  • Wednesdays: 1-5 p.m.
  • Thursdays: 2-5 p.m.
  • Fridays: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Final schedule will be set in conjunction with Gion DeFrancesco.

Scene Shop

0.5 hours - must complete 30 hours starting Aug. 25, ending Dec. 5.
1 hour - Must complete 45 hours starting Aug. 25, ending Dec. 5.
1.5 hours - must complete 60 hours starting Aug. 25, ending Dec. 5.

No sessions shorter than 60 minutes, 2+ hours is preferable, if possible.

Strike is required. Sept. 29 4-10 p.m. and Nov. 23 4-10 p.m..

Available times are:

  • Mondays: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Tuesdays: 2-5 p.m.
  • Wednesdays: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3-5 p.m.
  • Thursdays: 2-5 p.m.
  • Fridays: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Final schedule will be set in conjunction with Curtis Mortimore.

Costume Shop

0.5 hours - must complete 30 hours starting Sept. 2, ending Dec. 5.
1 hour - Must complete 45 hours starting Sept. 2, ending Dec. 5.
1.5 hours - must complete 60 hours starting Sept. 2, ending Dec. 5

No sessions shorter than 60 minutes 2+ hours is preferable, if possible.

Available times are:

  • Mondays: 10 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m.
  • Tuesdays: 10 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m.
  • Wednesdays: 1-5 p.m.
  • Thursdays: 10 a.m. to noon
  • Fridays: 1-5 p.m.

Final schedule will be set in conjunction with Amy Ballew.

Electrics Shop

0.5 hours - must complete 30 hours starting Sept. 2, ending Dec. 5.
1 hour - Must complete 45 hours starting Sept. 2, ending Dec. 5.

No sessions shorter than 60 minutes. There may be a few Saturday options added.

Available times are:

  • Mondays: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Wednesdays: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Fridays: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Final schedule will be set in conjunction with Cassie Mings.

Theater Practicum Time Requirements by Production

What the Constitution Means to Me*

Cast, AD, SM** Team - 1-2 credit hours

Rehearsals: Weeknights, Aug. 25 to Sept. 10; 6-10 p.m. (no rehearsal Sept. 1)
Tech Rehearsals: Sept. 11, 12, 6-11 p.m.
Dress Rehearsals: Sept. 13, 14 6-11 p.m.
Performances: Sept. 16, 17, 18, 19 6-11 p.m.; Sept. 20 4:30-11 p.m.; Sept. 21 12:45-5 p.m.
Strike: Sept. 21, 6-10 p.m.

*There will be a required KCACTF response following a TBD performance.
**SM Times always extended by at least 15 minute on either side of earliest and latest call.

Stage Crew* - 0.5 credit hours

Crew Training: Sept. 10 6-10 p.m.
Tech Rehearsals: Sept. 11, 12, 6-11 p.m.
Dress Rehearsals: Sept. 13, 14 6-11 p.m.
Performances: Sept. 16, 17, 18, 19 6-11 p.m.; Sept. 20 4:30-11 p.m.; Sept. 21 12:45-5 p.m.
Strike: Sept. 21, 6-10 p.m.

*There will be a required KCACTF response following a TBD performance.

Wardrobe Crew* - 0.5 credit hours

Crew View and Training: Sept. 10 6-10 p.m.
Dress Rehearsals: Sept 13, 14 5:30-11 p.m.
Performances: Sept. 16, 17, 18, 19 5:30-11 p.m.; Sept. 20 4:00-11 p.m.; Sept. 21 12:15-5 p.m.
Strike: Sept. 21, 6-10 p.m.

*There will be a required KCACTF response following a TBD performance.

Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express

Cast, AD, SM Team* - 1-2 credit hours

Dialect Training: Sept. 10 and Sept. 17, 6-8 p.m.
Rehearsals: Weeknights, Oct. 6 to Nov. 11; 6-10 p.m.
Tech Rehearsals: Nov. 12, 13, 14 6-11 p.m.; Nov. 15 1-4 p.m.
Dress Rehearsals: Nov. 15, 17, 18, 6-11 p.m.
Performances: Nov. 19-21 6-11 p.m.; Nov. 22 4:30-11 p.m.; Nov. 23 12:45-5 p.m.
Strike: Nov. 23, 6-10 p.m. 

*There will be a required KCACTF response following a TBD performance.

Stage Crew* - 0.5 credit hours

Crew View and Crew Training: Nov. 11 6-10 p.m.
Tech Rehearsals: Nov. 12, 13, 14; 6-11 p.m.; Nov. 15 1-4 p.m.
Dress Rehearsals: Nov. 15, 17, 18, 6-11 p.m.
Performances: Nov. 19-21 6-11 p.m.; Nov. 22 4:30-11 p.m.; Nov. 23 12:45-5 p.m.
Strike: Nov. 23, 6-10 p.m.

*There will be a required KCACTF response following a TBD performance.

Wardrobe Crew* - 0.5 credit hours

Crew View and Crew Training: Nov. 11 6-11 p.m.
Dress Rehearsals: Nov. 15, 17, 18, 5:30-11 p.m.
Performances: Nov. 19-21 5:30-11 p.m.; Nov. 22 4-11 p.m.; Nov. 23 12:15-5 p.m.
Strike: Nov. 23, 6-10 p.m.

*There will be a required KCACTF response following a TBD performance.

 

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Submitting the form below will let us know what practicum you want to take. Area supervisors and the practicum coordinator will look over the availability of positions, and then we'll enroll you in the appropriate section.

If you have any questions, please contact the Practicum Coordinator, Marly Wooster.

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