The Stagecraft class will have several assignments related to the design and production of “Alice in Wonderland,” Lionsgate’s Spring Play. In order to make educated decisions regarding their design choices, it is important that students have a full sense of the story. For that reason, they will be reading segments from Lewis Carrol’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There.”

They may access the texts, online and for free here: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Through the Looking Glass There are many other versions available, including audio readers, but this version has a nice look with illustrations. Students can download MP3 or iPod audio versions here, if they would prefer to listen to the text: Alice in Wonderland Audio Through the Looking Glass

Theater Stagecraft is a new class this semester at Lionsgate Academy. The class will be starting off with a brief exploration of Theater Architecture and the different types of stage designs.

There are some great on-line resources that students may want to access throughout the course. They are:

Stagecrafts This site offers a glossary of theatrical terms.  (http://www.theatrecrafts.com/glossary/glossary.shtml)
Hundreds of British (and American) technical theatre terms, explained. In alphabetical order. Soon to be sorted by category, too.

Links and Resources (http://www.theatrecrafts.com/)
From the University of Exeter. The list includes costumes, staging, props, lighting, sound, and stage management.

Costumers\’ Manifesto (http://www.costumes.org/)
Just about anything you need to know about costuming: advice and how-to, photo references, designs, and many, many links.