TEEN TECH: Halloween Props

ENROLLMENT IS CLOSED

4 SESSION PROGRAM

Ages 12-17

Prop making is some of the most creative work in technical theatre. This October, our Teen Tech program explores the skill set of making: hand props, light-up props, consumable props, and scenic props. 

Teen Tech: Halloween Props is just in time for Halloween. This spooky edition of prop making is hands-on (pun intended), and full of individual creativity. Each of the four sessions will be focused on the techniques used to craft props for use on stage, and in film & television.

Participants will design and build a series of Halloween themed props including: Shakespearean daggers and fake blood, light-up lanterns, scenic pieces found in a murky outdoor setting, and edible props that are safe to consume, but to an audience look frightening - all through tricks of the trade.

TEACHING ARTISTS

JEANINE RINGER

Jeanine has been working in the art department of television for 15 years.  

She's gotten to work on projects like West World season 4 and Hacks S3. She has won an Emmy for decorating The Muppets Haunted Mansion on Disney+.  She's been an Extreme Halloween (the holiday) fan since childhood and loves the art of distressing through painting.  You can see some of her work at www.Jringerdesigns.com

JESSICA CHAMPAGNE HANSEN

Jessica Champagne Hansen is a Los Angeles-based costume designer and technician with credits in theater, dance, film, television, commercials, theme parks, and corporate clients. Jessica is proud to be the head faculty and creator of the costume program at East Los Angeles College in the Theater Arts Department. She is a member of IATSE Local 829 and received an MFA in Costume Design from University of California, Irvine and a BFA in Costume Design & Technology from Emerson College. Jessica is a published co-author of Navigating a Career in Technical Entertainment with Camille Schenkkan, and her work has been featured in numerous theater journals and books. She is an honored recipient of the Herbert D. Greggs Merit Award. Jessica is also the Education Program Manager at the Garry Marshall Theatre in Burbank.  

VINCE DAVEY

Vince Davey has been building sets since high school in Indiana. He received his MFA in Theatre Technology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has served as the Technical Director for the Monomoy Theatre in Chatham, MA, and The Laguna Playhouse in Laguna Beach, CA. He has been GMT’s Technical Director since 2019. His most recent productions include Legally Brunette: The Search For Myself, Jane Austen Unscripted: Tea At Pemberley, Cindy & The Disco Ball, Santa Claus is Comin’ to Motown, Holidaze Harmony, The Root Beer Bandits, and Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar and Grill. 

Limited Spaces Available. Tuition Assistance available.

GMT Theatre Education is supported in part by the Yeardley Smith Foundation & Nancy and Steve Carell.

For questions or more information, email education@garrymarshalltheatre.org

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