GOAL: PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH SCENIC CONSTRUCTION SKILLS THAT SAVE TIME, MONEY AND EASY TO MANIPULATE OBJECTIVE: THROUGH A VARIETY OF SCENIC CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES AND SKILLS, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO BUILD SCENIC ELEMENTS THAT ARE LESS COSTLY, LIGHTER WEIGHT, EASIER TO BUILD AND WITH STRONGER CONSTRUCTION QUALITY. PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN HOW TO BUILD A TV FLAT, LIGHTWEIGHT PLATFORM, DOOR UNIT AND WIDOW UNIT. MATERIALS: ALL MATERIALS, TOOLS AND HARDWARE WILL BE PROVIDED BY THEATRE. PARTICIPANTS ARE WELCOMED TO VIDEO INSTRUCTION TO KEEP AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL TOOL FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS. (LAUAN (OR ¼” PLYWOOD) AND 1 X 4 AND DRYWALL SCREWS OF VARIOUS LENGTHS ARE THE PRIMARY MATERIALS USED) PROCESS: 1. LEARN AND UNDERSTAND THE APPROPRIATE MATERIALS, TOOLS AND HARDWARE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SCENIC ELEMENTS 2. CREATE A CUT LIST BASED ON DIMENSIONS OF VARIOUS SET PIECES (MOST ALL WILL BE 4’-W x 8’-H) 3. RIPPING 1 X 4 AND CUTTING LAUAN (1/4” PLYWOOD) TO PROPER DIMENSIONS 4. BUILD FRAME WITH RIPPED 1 X 4 AND DRYWALL SCREWS (2”) 5. ATTACH FACINGS TO THE VARIOUS UNITS TO BE CONSTRUCTED. ASSESSMENT: MOST OF THE CONSTRUCTION WILL BE DONE BY WORKSHOP LEADER WITH NARRATIVE THROUGHOUT. PARTICIPANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ASK QUESTIONS AND OFFER COMMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.