This two-day course will be taught in a hybrid style with the classroom portion being taught online through a Zoom webinar and the hands-on portion being taught in person. The students in the class will be taught how to identify, handle, and operate basic lighting instruments and equipment, as well as how to read and execute a hanging plot.

• Basics of electricity

• Basics of lighting

• Basics of power distribution

• Lighting instrument names and uses

• Lighting plots: How to read and execute

• Electrical safety

• Lighting instrument operation

• Plot hanging

• Cable dressing

• Power distribution

• Specific lighting operations of the Wharton Center

DATE: May 14 & 21, 2021

LOCATION: East Lansing, MI

INSTRUCTORS: Jim Peters (Lighting Designer) & Chad DeLisle (Head Electrician for the Wharton Center)

This course is made possible through the IATSE TTF Course Reimbursement Program. If you are interested in this training, contact Local 274 for more information.