54-232 Design for the Stage: Time Based

4 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This course is an introduction to the process of lighting design. Students will engage in various hands-on light lab exercises and group projects to explore the physical properties of light in storytelling. Discovery and experimentation are encouraged. Students will begin to build a process for visualizing a play though the principles of design, interpreting a text, and communicating ideas.

Prerequisites: 54-171 and 54-172 and 54-170

Offered: Fall 2026, Fall 2025

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