PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE THEATRE ARTS PROGRAM ...

In 2011 this practice was scrutinized by management and in turn,
restructured as the TA 250 Technical Theatre Production class. Particular
emphasis was placed on assessment and transferability.
This class was derived from SOU and WOU classroom models.
Here contact time is defined and the instructor is compensated accordingly.
Weekly one-hour lectures help track students’ progress and open lab
hours provide the flexibility each backstage position requires. This class is
transferable to SOU & WOU. We are currently working on an articulation
with PSU, though it is a slow process.
Over the past three spring terms we attempted variations on the “One Act
Festival” criteria. In 2009 we produced the traditional One Act festival
(4 short plays). In 2010 we produced one short play that toured 3 PCC
campuses where theatre is taught, and in 2011 we reduced the plays to
a (now popular) “10 minute” format and produced three 10-minute plays.
This year we have attempted to move the productions into a “collaboration/
performance centered model” version by placing the scripts into the
advanced acting class due to the heavy load that the spring has put on the
technical area of the theatre program (Art Beat, Dance concert, rentals, and
our regular main-stage production). The festival supports the philosophy
that students have ownership of the productions.
4. Theatre Rehearsal and Performance: The current Theatre
Rehearsal and Performance Classes (TA 180, TA 190, TA 290, TA 253,
TA 290) should be restructured into a shared FTE class between two
theatre arts instructors: one director/producer instructor, and one technical
director/designer instructor.
ACTION: We believe in treating the technical and performance aspects
of each production as two sides of the same coin. However, our move
in recent years to a more collaborative approach makes the idea of
encapsulating instruction for the production solely within two staff members
both counterproductive and untenable. We collaborate heavily with