Costume Technology
Create costumes for the stage and screen
The Theatre School’s four-year Acting major focuses on expanding your range of knowledge and expression of performance—providing you with skills and techniques to improve acting, movement, voice and speech abilities.
With hundreds of theatres in Chicago, you’ll have the opportunity to attend performances on a regular basis and take acting classes from distinguished and award-winning faculty members who bring together experience and expertise.
Our faculty has developed a successful and powerful curriculum that includes ideas from Stanislavski, Spolin, Grotowski, Suzuki, yoga, tai chi, mask work and more. We have a vibrant theatre community and encourage students to be active members of our productions.
Classes
Coursework
- Costume Design
- Drawing for Designers
- Design Production
- History of Dramatic Literature
- Stage Make-up
- Technical Production
- Theatre Crew
Resources
Career Options
Common Career Areas
- Advertising
- Commercial costuming
- Fashion design
- Film costuming
- Prop management
- Television costuming
- Theatre costuming?
Major Requirements
Course Requirements
First Year | Hours | |
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DES 111 | DRAWING FOR DESIGNERS I | 2 |
DES 286 | FIGURE DRAWING FOR THEATRE | 4 |
TEC 200 | COSTUME TECHNOLOGY INTRODUCTION | 4 |
TEC 254 | COSTUME CRAFTS:DYEING AND PAINTING | 4 |
TEC 354 | COSTUME CONSTRUCTION I: INTRODUCTION | 4 |
History of Dramatic Literature Sequence (Arts and Literature Requirement) | ||
THE 204 | HISTORY OF DRAMATIC LITERATURE | 4 |
THE 205 | HISTORY OF DRAMATIC LITERATURE | 4 |
THE 206 | HISTORY OF DRAMATIC LITERATURE | 4 |
Principles of Design Sequence | ||
DES 141 | ELEMENTS OF DESIGN | 4 |
DES 142 | PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN | 4 |
DES 143 | SCRIPT ANALYSIS | 4 |
Three Quarters of Theatre Crew | ||
TEC 107 | THEATRE CREW (three quarters) | 6 |
Second Year | ||
TEC 220 | TEXTILES FOR COSTUME PRODUCTION | 4 |
TEC 255 | COSTUME CRAFTS: GENERAL CRAFTS | 4 |
Costume Construction I Sequence | ||
TEC 355 | COSTUME CONSTRUCTION I: PATTERN DRAFTING | 4 |
TEC 356 | COSTUME CONSTRUCTION I: DRAPING | 4 |
Costume Design I Sequence | ||
DES 244 | COSTUME DESIGN I | 4 |
DES 245 | COSTUME DESIGN I | 4 |
DES 246 | COSTUME DESIGN I | 4 |
History of Costume, Hair, and Makeup Sequence | ||
DES 260 | GLOBAL HISTORY OF COSTUME, HAIR, AND MAKEUP | 4 |
DES 261 | GLOBAL HISTORY OF COSTUME, HAIR, AND MAKEUP | 4 |
Wig adn Makeup Design & Technology I | ||
DES 215 | WIG & MAKEUP DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY 1 | 4 |
DES 216 | WIG & MAKEUP DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY 1 | 4 |
DES 217 | WIG & MAKEUP DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY 1 | 4 |
Production Practice Sequence I | ||
TEC 271 | TECHNICAL PRODUCTION PRACTICE I | 3 |
TEC 272 | TECHNICAL PRODUCTION PRACTICE I | 3 |
TEC 273 | TECHNICAL PRODUCTION PRACTICE I | 3 |
Third Year | ||
TEC 256 | COSTUME CRAFTS: MILLINERY | 4 |
TEC 310 | COSTUME MANAGEMENT | 4 |
Costume Technology Sequence III | ||
TEC 454 | COSTUME CONSTRUCTION II: PERIOD COSTUMES | 4 |
TEC 455 | COSTUME CONSTRUCTION II: TAILORING | 4 |
TEC 456 | COSTUME CONSTRUCTION II: SPECIAL TOPICS | 4 |
Survey of the Arts Sequence | ||
THE 381 | SURVEY OF THE ARTS FOR THEATRE | 4 |
THE 382 | SURVEY OF THE ARTS FOR THEATRE | 4 |
Production Practice Sequence II | ||
TEC 371 | TECHNICAL PRODUCTION PRACTICE II | 4 |
TEC 372 | TECHNICAL PRODUCTION PRACTICE II | 4 |
TEC 373 | TECHNICAL PRODUCTION PRACTICE II | 4 |
Fourth Year | ||
DES 486 | PORTFOLIO PREPARATION | 3 |
Costume Construction II Sequence | ||
TEC 454 | COSTUME CONSTRUCTION II: PERIOD COSTUMES | 4 |
TEC 455 | COSTUME CONSTRUCTION II: TAILORING | 4 |
TEC 456 | COSTUME CONSTRUCTION II: SPECIAL TOPICS | 4 |
Production Practice and/or Internship | 15 | |
Must complete three: | ||
TECHNICAL PRODUCTION PRACTICE III | ||
TECHNICAL PRODUCTION PRACTICE III | ||
TECHNICAL PRODUCTION PRACTICE III | ||
INTERNSHIP | ||
Open Electives | 12 |