Program Overview
Live Entertainment Production Certificate
Communication Arts, Humanities and Fine Arts Division,
Room B213, (847) 543-2040
https://www.clcillinois.edu/programs/comdv/theatre/live-entertainment-production-certificate-career-certificate
Degree: Certificate
Plan 26AC
This certificate program prepares learners to perform fundamental operations in the Live Entertainment Production Technician field. Through this program of study, students will engineer and fabricate scenery, properties, and costumes. In addition, students will operate lighting, audio, and video equipment in support of live entertainment productions. As part of the certificate, students will be prepared to take the United States Institute for Theater Technology (USITT) series of eSet certificate exams. The following eSet certificates curriculum is embedded into the program: eSet BACKstage, eSET Projection, eSET Lighting and Electrics, eSET Rigging, eSET Costuming, and eSET Audio.
Recommended Plan of Study
First Semester | 13 Credits | |
COURSE | TITLE | HOURS |
|---|---|---|
College Success Seminar | 2 | |
Stagecraft | 3 | |
Sound for Live Events | 3 | |
Lighting for Stage and Studio | 3 | |
Stage Management | 2 | |
Second Semester | 15 Credits | |
COURSE | TITLE | HOURS |
Introduction to Entertainment Rigging | 3 | |
Production Materials and Methods | 3 | |
Introduction to Production Organization | 3 | |
Video for Live Events | 3 | |
Introduction to Theatrical Costuming | 3 | |
Summer Semester | 3 Credits | |
COURSE | TITLE | HOURS |
Theatre Practicum or | ||
Theatre Practicum II or | ||
Job Readiness Skills AND | ||
Internship I | 3 | |
Total Hours for Certificate | 31 |
For more information on recommended courses or program specific advising, contact Tracie Folger via email (tfolger@clcillinois.edu) or at (847) 543-2967, or the Communication Arts, Humanities and Fine Arts Division at (847) 543-2040.