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Technical Theater

Students in Seattle Academy Technical Theater classes explore the world of theater design and technology by bringing their talents and human experience to our productions. We offer opportunities for students to design shows, work as part of our theater crews, and we regularly create opportunities for independent study projects, often with local professional theaters.

SAAS Technical Theater classes offer both Middle and Upper School students the opportunity to gain a broad overview or to “dive deep” into a subject.

STAGE MANAGEMENT

Noah Sarkowsky '17 discovered he had a talent and interest in stage management. As he pursued his interest at professional theaters in Seattle, he became passionate about creating a program at SAAS where he could pass on those skills. Supported by our faculty and staff, he submitted a proposal to the department that resulted in the creation of a student-led program still operating today. Students who Noah mentored, like Esme Decoster '18, continued to pass on those professional level skills, and our current student stage managers are supervised by our faculty and a rotation of professional stage managers from the Seattle theater community. 

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Call Your Own Show

Students learn how to run rehearsals, organize and maintain production communication, manage backstage crews, create industry standard paperwork like a “calling script,” and eventually develop the skills required to call an entire large production independently.