Associate & Assistant Skills for Professional Projects

Working as an Associate or Assistant on large-scale projects has emerged as a viable career option. This course will take an in-depth look at the Associates and Assistants role on a large-scale Broadway production and gaining 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 Thursday June 9, and then Mondays from June 13-Aug 1, 7pm – 9pm, UTC-4 (EDT).

*NOTE: FIRST CLASS ONLY HAS BEEN MOVED TO THURSDAY JUNE 9, 7pm – 9pm UCT – 4 EVERY OTHER CLASS WILL MEET ON MONDAYS.

This course is designed for early and mid-career professionals

Price: $600 ONLINE

Program Facilitator(s):

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.

7-Day Beginners Workshop in Lighting Design for High School Students

Inaugural Class. Photo by Rosalie O’Connor

We are offering a free IN PERSON course in design for current High School Students this summer from July 27 – August 2, in Manhattan. Targeted to Rising Juniors and Seniors currently studying in High School, this seven day course will include hands-on work with working professional lighting designers, a visit to see a New York show and tour backstage, and culminate in a public showing of the work accomplished during the workshop.

Course availability is strictly limited. Priority will be given to students studying in Title 1 Public High Schools in New York & New Jersey.

Price: FREE, entrance by application only

Program Facilitator(s):

Mark Stanley, Clifton Taylor and Guests

11-Day Advanced Workshop in Lighting Design for High School Students

Inaugural Class. Photo by Rosalie O’Connor

We are offering a free IN PERSON course in design for current High School Students this summer. This course is designed for students who have some experience in technical theater who want to advance their skills and knowlege. Targeted to Rising Juniors and Seniors currently studying in High School, this eleven-day course will include hands-on work with working professional lighting designers, a visit to see a New York show and tour backstage, and culminate in a public showing of the work accomplished during the workshop.

Course availability is strictly limited. Priority will be given to students studying in Title 1 Public High Schools in New York & New Jersey.

Price: FREE, entrance by application only

Program Facilitator(s):

Mark Stanley and Clifton Taylor