In addition to The University of Texas at Austin's Graduate School requirements, we require that students submit a portfolio of work online or by mail for review. Two candidates per discipline are admitted each year to a program of 30 students - a small group within the large department.Ĭlick an image to view gallery for UT Live Design: Lighting Design. in Theatre with a specialization in live design is a three-year, 60 hour course of study consisting of four components: the design studio, skill-building, realized productions and critical thinking/writing, culminating in a unique thesis of the student's own invention. We consider Lighting Design to be an area of work and study that is in conversation with all other disciplines throughout The University of Texas at Austin's graduate program.

The Lighting Design program aims to develop student's artistry, leadership and entrepreneurial skill while providing a foundational knowledge of skills and technological tools to serve tomorrow's storytellers in the theatre and makers of works across a variety of other creative spaces including opera, film, television, art installation, exhibit design, theme park and retail space. Drawing, rendering, drafting, color study, pre-visualization and visual communication, both in conventional and digital study formats, are central components of the program. All students are encouraged to generate original work through an experimental performance approach. Strong emphasis is placed upon research analysis, performance theory and the interpretation of story, character, space, place and time. Lighting Design, part of the Live Design program at The University of Texas at Austin, includes mastery of both traditional and modern techniques as applicable to design for new work, narrative design, entertainment design, game design, installation and environmental design.

Theatrical stage lighting design