The Theatre and Dance Department’s fully equipped costume shop is
in the basement of Wright Hall.Costume Shop resources include a
25-foot by 35-foot workroom with three 45-inch by 6-foot cutting
tables, two industrial zigzag sewing machines, one industrial
blind hammed, five Bernina home sewing machines, one embellishing
machine, three Juki four-thread sergers, two ironing boards (one
standard and one table), two gravity-fed steam irons, a washer
and a dryer, most sizes of globe model dress forms, and two
full-body forms, one male and one female.Dye and paint facilities
include a large, gas-heated dye vat, a good stock of industrial
dyes, and a paint hood that is shared with the Scene Shop.
The Costume Shop has four ten-person dressing/fitting rooms for
Main and Arena theatres, and two Makeup Laboratories that are
also used for classes. The Shop holds more than 15,000 pieces of
costume stock that includes stock of almost every period, good
men’s stock, good accessories stock (millinery, parasols,
jewelry, spectacles, etc.), undergarment stock, wigs, makeup and
masks, 100 vintage pieces for research purposes, and 1,000
pre-revolutionary Russian opera pieces.
Scene Shops
Wright Hall houses two scene construction shops: one behind the
Main Stage, separated from the theatre by a fire door, and the
other in the basement. Here, students work and learn under the
supervision of highly experienced staff technicians.
Prop Room
The Theatre and Dance Department’s Properties Room is in the
basement of Wright Hall. The huge stock includes architectural
elements, foliage, a great deal of furniture, all manner of
moveable props, and larger items up to and including the kitchen
sink.
Digital Shop
The department’s fully equipped Digital Shop provides PC
computers and software for students designing projects and
lighting. In addition, all the UCD theaters have ETC computerized
lighting systems with industry-standard controls, dimmers, and
equipment. The new, portable Sanyo PLC-XP30 video projection
system on a City Theatrical Auto-Yoke allows the projector to pan
and tilt, permitting front and rear projection of still and
moving images.
Digital Design
Laboratory The Digital Design Laboratory, located in 208 Art,
boasts a ten-workstation, Macintosh G4 digital design system,
with Final Cut Pro. The Design Laboratory equipment includes
plotters, printers, seamers and a wide variety of software.
Lighting designers can use WYSIWYG or Vectorworks Spotlight
software.
