Backstage
Pathways
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Ages: 14 – 18
Location: Center for Arts Education, NJPAC
Tuition: $500
Sets, Lights and Sound … Learn and explore the world behind the scenes of theater. Young artists will investigate several areas of production from theater and shop safety, scenic design fundamentals and set construction to basic operations of lighting and sound technology, and exploration of career opportunities in live concert production and technical theater. Together with teaching artists, hands-on learning and masterclasses with IATSE professionals, Backstage Pathways introduces the vast world of professional possibilities.
Young artists will attend two-hour sessions twice a week in NJPAC’s Black Box Theater working through real-world scenarios in Audio and Lighting and Set construction. At the end of each semester, participants will be prepared to put their new skills to work during Tech week for Arts Education’s Arts Training performance showcases in the Fall and our Spring Musical performances. Year-long students that show promise will be eligible to take the USITT (The United States Institute for Theatre Technology) examination.
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Please read this important information prior to registering for any course
Your safety is our priority. Since the pandemic began, we’ve collaborated with medical professionals, invested in building upgrades, and put new procedures in place to protect our guests, staff, volunteers, and faculty. Just a few things you might want to know: Masks are welcomed but not required. Faculty and staff are required to be vaccinated. And you can feel safe knowing our HVAC system meets industry standards for virus ionization and filtration and our cleaning processes follow all CDC recommendations. Further details on program protocols are here and specific details on procedures are shared upon completed registration and during program orientations.
Tuition Information, Refund Policy and Attendance
Tuition must be paid in full or a payment plan must be in place prior to the first session.
If a student withdraws prior to the start of the first session, a full refund will be issued.
If a student withdraws after attending the second session, a 50% refund will be issued.
If a student withdraws after attending three sessions, all tuition payments are non-refundable.
*Important* If a student is absent for the first two sessions without any communication or advance notification, they will be automatically withdrawn from the program and the full tuition payment will be forfeited. This allows for additional students to join the program from the waitlist.