# Stagecraft (Skills Certificate)

Sierra College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Theatre Arts

Source: https://catalog.sierracollege.edu/departments/thea/#stagecraft

Trains students to build scenery and properties in the technical theater. Provides experience in construction, painting, hanging lighting instruments and working backstage. Prepares students to communicate and participate as members of a production team with an understanding of appropriate terminology and procedures. A skills certificate is designed to provide career technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree.

**Required Courses**

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| THEA 0014 | Stagecraft | 3 |
| THEA 0015 | Stage Lighting | 3 |
| THEA 0019A | Stage Properties | 3 |
| or THEA 0019B | Scenic Painting |  |
| THEA 0028 | Independent Study | 1-2 |
| or THEA 0095 | Internship in Theatre Arts |  |
| **Select 3-4 units from the following:** | | 3-4 |
| ↳ THEA 0022A | Production Crew I |  |
| ↳ THEA 0022B | Production Crew II |  |
| ↳ THEA 0022C | Production Crew III |  |
| ↳ THEA 0022D | Production Crew IV |  |
| ↳ THEA 0023A | Rehearsal and Performance - Cast I |  |
| ↳ THEA 0023B | Rehearsal and Performance - Cast II |  |
| ↳ THEA 0023C | Rehearsal and Performance - Cast III |  |
| ↳ THEA 0024 | Stage Management |  |
| **Total Units** | | **13-15** |