TEEN TECH PROGRAM

Ages: 12-17
Limited Spaces Available

September 14th-October 7th (specific dates & description below)

REGISTRATION

Please register each child individually.

After filling out the form, please pay registration fee by clicking below.

MAKE PAYMENT HERE

TEEN TECH PRICING

Per Student: $375

TECH DATES

Thursday, September 14, 2023 - 4:00pm to 6:30pm

Saturday, September 16, 2023 - 10:00am to 1:00pm

Thursday, September 21, 2023 - 4:00pm to 6:30pm

Saturday, September 23, 2023 - 10:00am to 1:00pm

Thursday, September 28, 2023 - 4:00pm to 6:30pm

Saturday, September 30, 2023 - 10:00am to 2:00pm

Thursday, October 5, 2023 - 5:00pm to 7:30pm

Saturday, October 7, 2023 - 10:00am to 1:00pm

GMT TEEN TECH GOAL

Discovery, exploration and learning is a constant in the exciting world of technical theatre and the major design departments that create the environment surrounding the story. TEEN TECH participants will learn from professionals in scenic design, lighting design, sound design, costume design and stage management.

This is a unique program in Los Angeles Country in that participants will be learning skills in conjunction with a professional production being built and “teched" in the Garry Marshall Theatre.

Participants will be listed as “Teen Tech” in all literature and program for the production.

SCENIC
Learn safety and technique when working with hand tools and electric drills (no other power tools will be used by participants in this introductory program). Practice measuring, designing, and building a basic flats and/or platform. Also, experiment with brush technique and scenic painting finishes.

LIGHTING
Learn the difference between various fixtures and which specific theatrical moments and effects they create. Explore how to hang and focus fixtures. (Additional release form needed if participant would like access to the GMT grid). Navigate cable runs, connecting fixtures in the grid, and how those fixtures are patched into the console. There will also be opportunities to create a full stage look with lights, an isolated look with lights, and observe how lighting affects costume and set design.

SOUND
Learn sound department skills including: setting up a wireless mic, patching/connecting a mic/source to a mixing console, programming sound or music cue in qlab, setting up a speaker/Stage monitor, and band (orchestra pit) set up.

COSTUME
Learn essential hand sewing techniques used in theatrical costuming along with terminology used for tools and materials. Explore costume design through silhouette, color palette, and fabric choices, which inform the characters narrative and the overall mood of the show. Express your artistic vision through collage, drawing, and mood boards.

MEET THE TEAM

Vince Davey
TECH DIRECTOR
Vince 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.

Jessica Champagne Hansen
COSTUMES
Jessica is an Ovation nominated costume designer and technician with credits in theater, dance, film, television, commercials, theme parks, and corporate clients. She is a published author and her work has been featured in numerous theater journals and books. Jessica is proud to be the head faculty and creator of the costume program at East Los Angeles College in the Theatre Arts Department. She is a member of IATSE Local 829 and serves on the Publication Committee for USITT. Jessica received an MFA in Costume Design from University of California, Irvine and a BFA in Costume Design & Technology from Emerson College.

JM Monteclavo
LIGHTING
A native Rhode Islander, JM holds an MFA in Lighting Design from Illinois State University. With his private company, Spectrum401, JM has designed The Nighttime Studio Tour, The Special Effects Show at Universal Studios Hollywood, and for NBC news studios nationwide. In China, Singapore, Russia, and Taiwan he has designed the Marvel Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. attraction followed by the Chinese touring Transformers exhibit. Recent projections include collaborations with Fever and Netflix working on the Stranger Things Experience that opened up in eight cities around the world including Paris in London. Along with the Bridgerton Experience that toured around the US and Canada with his final location in New York City. As Lighting Director for the Garry Marshall Theatre his designs include: Master Class, The Enchanted Nightingale, The Mountaintop, My Funny Valentine in concert and The Root Beer Bandits. In 2020 JM designed GMT’s Holidaze Harmony virtual concert event remotely via webcam and technology.

Robert Arturo Ramirez
SOUND
Theatrical Designs include: Haunted House Party (Troubies/Getty Villa); A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (GMT) : Santa Claus is Coming to Motown (Troubadour Theatre) and Miracle on 34th Street (Hollywood Actors co-op), (Ovation nom). For TV, he is currently Sound Designer on DC Comics' Superman and Lois (CW/hbomax), The Winchesters, Supernatural spinoff (CW) and Unprisoned (Hulu) at Warner Brothers Sound. Past theatrical designs: Lady Day at Emerson's (GMT) Ovation nom; Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 and Broads! (El Portal); Romeo and Juliet (Odyssey). He’s received 3 Emmy/2 Ovation nominations. Other TV credits include: Manifest (NBC/Netflix), DC's Titans (Hbomax), DC’s Arrow, Queen and Slim. etc. He operates Orpheus SoundLabs in the NoHo Arts District.

CLASS LOCATIONS

Class will be held on the GMT property at 4252 W Riverside Drive. in Burbank.