Programs designed for professionals and life-long learning
May 19-24, 2025. In Person.
Studio School of Design will be presenting a workshop in Lighting Color and LEDs at Showlight this coming May in Dijon, France. Join SSD’s Clifton Taylor and a large gathering of lighting designers and manufacturers from around the world at this important conference.
Clifton Taylor
After the first two sold-out walkthrough events, we’re going to do it again on February 14, 2025
This community event is a guided walk-through of the Met’s European collection of Art, 1300-1800, exploring the origins of light as a symbolic tool in Western Painting. Facilitated by lighting designer Clifton Taylor.
This event is limited to 20 participants.
Clifton Taylor
Studio School of Design, Local USA 829 and SDCF present:
Director, Choreographer & Designer In-Person Networking Event for Theatrical Performance
Studio School of Design is partnering with Local USA 829 and Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation to co-host a ZOOM director/choreographer-designer networking event.
It will primarily consist of one-on-one meetings where directors/choreographers will be paired with designers.
SPACE IS LIMITED – Please sign up by January 9th, 2024. This series is open to designers, directors, and choreographers at all stages of their careers. This is open to union, and non-union designers in all categories, and directors and choreographers do not need to be members of SDC to attend.
THIS IS A TWO-HOUR ONLINE EVENT. Since it is structured as a series of one-on-ones, we ask that you stay the whole time. ASL interpreters are available. To help us book the correct number of interpreters, please let us know if you would use this resource by January 9.
Daisy Long and Jane Shaw
ONLY ONE SLOT LEFT!
Working as an associate or assistant on large-scale projects has become a viable career option. This course will examine the associate and assistant role in a large-scale Commercial (Broadway) production. You will also gain skills that can be applied in other areas of lighting careers.
As with ALL Studio School of Design ONLINE Courses, each session will be videotaped and shared with participants for a limited time in case you can not attend a specific session.
Studio School Courses are open to participants from around the world.
Eight (8) 2-hour sessions meeting online on Mondays (except May 28), 6 pm – 8 pm (EDT) (2200-0000 UTC).
This course is designed for early and mid-career professionals
Craig Stelzenmuller and Guests
Photo: “Billy Elliot” Scenic Design by Campbell Baird and Robert Andrew Kovach; Costume Design by Dustin Cross; Lighting Design by Craig Stelzenmuller. Pictured: Sam Faulkner Photo by Curtis Brown. Production at the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, North Carolina Theater.
This online, zoom-based course will cover the ins and outs of setting up your own business, working as a freelancer under the new and changing tax codes, negotiating skills, and other parts of our life that are not generally covered in designer training.
As with ALL Studio School of Design ONLINE Courses, each session will be videotaped and shared with participants for a limited time in case you can not attend a specific session.
Studio School Courses are open to participants from around the world.
This course will consist of Six (6) 2 ½-hour Sessions meeting on Wednesdays from July 6-August 10 7pm-9:30pm, UTC-4 (EDT).
This course is designed for theatrical designers in all disciplines and at all stages of their career
Amith Chandrashaker and Guests
Photo: Fairview at the Soho Rep, Scenic Design by Mimi Lien, Costume Design by Montana Levi Blanco, Lighting by faculty member Amith Chandrashaker, Pictured: MaYaa Boateng as Keisha, Photograph by Julieta Cervantes
In this program, veteran lighting designers Anne Militello and Beverly Emmons discuss the history of the pioneers who blazed new trails to create the field of lighting design. Learn more about the influential designers you have heard about, and discover some you may not!
Anne Militello with special guest: Beverly Emmons
