Stage Lighting I
Stage Lighting I applies lighting design to stage and natural environments, covering color principles, instruments, controls, and production labs.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.75 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.75 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Observe light in its natural, artistic, and theatrical environments, and discuss its controllable qualities and functions.
Summarize the role of a lighting designer and the roles of other members of a production team.
Understand theatrical lighting production planning and implementation methods, including: lighting hang and focus, lighting control, instrument design and selection.
Develop the analytical skills needed to read a script, communicate ideas, and establish a design aesthetic and personal design process.
Design the lighting for a play and produce al relevant paperwork and documentation, including drafting a full light plot.
Source: UW Guide 1· UW Guide 2
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Prerequisites
Course mapTHEATRE 130,ART 100, or DS 120
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.75 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.75 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).
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Topics
- Lighting design for stage and natural environments
- Color principles, lighting instruments, and control equipment
- Roles of lighting designers and production team members
Skills
- Theatrical lighting production planning and implementation, including hang, focus, control, and instrument selection
- Drafting full light plots and producing lighting design documentation
- Application of color principles, lighting instruments, and control equipment
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