This course is designed to acquaint the casual theater buff with what happens backstage. This includes everything the aspiring stage technician needs to know to get started in backstage work. If you ever wanted to be the person in the light booth or running the sound, this class is for you. Involvement in the Ruth Street Players main stage and smaller productions is required. During a production, required work hours outside of class may total 20 hours a week. The Ruth Street Theater Techies build the sets and provide lighting and sound for every event. Major units include stages and rigging, construction, lighting, sound, and properties. Students are required to keep a notebook and are graded on class assignments, tests, after school work calls, and the time they spend on productions. Appropriate behavior and the following of school rules are expected at all after school work calls, rehearsals, and activities.