What Do Theatre Designers Do?
21:38
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Go behind the scenes of the Black Rep’s production of “Blues in the Night” to learn what scenic, costume, and lighting designers do to bring the theatre production to life.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Theatre-70**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Before viewing the video, have students hypothesize what they think different theatre designer’s responsibilities may be. Then compare their hypothesis to what they learned in the video.
- Use the video as students take on the role of different designers as they work o plays in your class.
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
