This tech project is for the student who wishes to design a set for a play.  This project should be from the point of view that the student is a set designer who is creating a design to demonstrate to a director. Please note that if set design projects are from the List of Plays, they can be designed for ANY theatre, not just the student’s home school facility.  Therefore, any stage dimensions and specifications can be used but must be evident in the project.

There are 2 separate sub-categories for Set Design Projects:

• Novice Set Design– This project sub-category is a set design of only one scene.  The project is to include:

            1. A floor plan of the set that is to be:

                        a. Drawn on white drafting paper (such as Clearprint brand name)

                        b. Drawn in ½” scale using USITT graphic standards. (These can be found online at                                                                         www.usitt.org/bookstore/downloads/Graphic.Standards.1992.pdf)

                        c. Labeled with a Title box in the lower right corner that shows

• Name of play and author
• Name of producing organization
• Name of theatre
• Date
• Scale
• Name of student designer

            2. A Scale Model of the set design that is to be:

                        a. built to scale of 1/2 inch = 1 foot

                        b. painted in color, using acrylic or watercolor media.  Painting should try to imitate the textures and                                                 surfaces used in the design (i.e. stone, wood, marble, foliage, etc.).

                        c. displayed to show how the set will be masked backstage

                        d. displayed with a proportionally sized figure must be posed in the model to illustrate the scale.

                        e. displayed with furniture and prop pieces which may be either bought or handmade

            3. A Project Book that includes:

                        a. Typed synopsis of play

                        b. A list of considerations for the venue where this set is to be built (i.e. size of stage, sightlines, wings,                                                 proscenium, etc.)  These must correspond to the specifications used in the floor plan and model.

                        c. Any research and/or initial sketches completed as part of the design process

• Advanced Set Design– This project sub-category, if completed for a play from the List of Plays, has the same requirements as Novice Set Design, but with the following additions:
• If the design for the show has more than one scene, the student must demonstrate to the judge how the scene changes will work and how the set pieces can be stored backstage.

1. Model – If the design for the show has more than one scene, the model must demonstrate how the scene changes will work and how the set pieces can be stored backstage.

1. The Project is to include front elevations, which are drawings of individual flats and platforms from the front view.  Set pieces need to be labeled to coordinate with the floor plan.  The front elevations need to be:

                        a. Drawn on white drafting paper (such as Clearprint brand name)

                        b. Drawn in ½” scale using USITT graphic standards. These can be found online at                                                                         www.usitt.org/bookstore/downloads/Graphic.Standards.1992.pdf

                        c. Labeled with a Title box in the lower right corner which shows

• Name of play and author
• Name of producing organization
• Name of theatre
• Date
• Scale
• Name of student designer
• Elevations noted as page 2 of 2