Bachelor
of Arts in Drama
Honors
in Stage Management
The
Honors in Stage Management Program provides the opportunity
for Drama majors to concentrate on the study and practice
of stage management. Honors students study basic and advanced
stage management techniques, participate in classes with
graduate stage management students, work as assistant stage
managers with graduate student stage managers on graduate
student-directed and faculty-directed productions, and stage
manage a graduate student-directed or faculty-directed production
at UCI.
Eligibility
requirements are:
- At
least one year in good standing at UCI as a Drama major
- Completion
of Drama 50A, B, C, or equivalent courses
- Completion
of Drama 163 and one course in production techniques selected
from Drama 150-162
- Possess
and maintain an overall GPA of at least 3.2, with a GPA
of 3.4 or higher in all stage management and production
technique courses
- Completion
of eight units of Drama 101 (Theatre Production)
- Completion
of the eligibility form (download
the form)
Admission
to the Honors in Stage Management Program is competitive.
Students may be admitted as early as the winter quarter
of their sophomore year but no later than the spring quarter
of their junior year. Upon completion of eligibility requirements,
the student will submit to the Honors Committee (comprised
of the Head of Stage Management and two additional members
of the Drama faculty):
- Two
prompt books
- A
resume including all stage management and production experience
- Letters
of reference from two directors with whom the student
has worked
- A
written paper on the subject of stage management
Only
truly exceptional students (no more than 10 to 20 percent
of those eligible) will be admitted as determined by the
Honors Committee.
Honors
in Stage Management students receive:
- The
"Honors in Stage Management" notation on their
official transcript
- Nomination
and recommendation for national University/Resident Theatre
Association (U/RTA) interviews
- Assistant
stage manager assignments working with graduate student
stage managers on graduate student-directed or faculty-directed
productions
- A
stage management assignment on a graduate student-directed
or faculty-directed production
Honors
candidates meet with the Head of Stage Management at the
beginning of every quarter to evaluate their progress and
to check that all grade and course requirements are being
satisfied.
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