{"id":5997,"date":"2022-06-21T11:17:35","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T15:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/?post_type=bu-program-page&#038;p=5997"},"modified":"2022-08-12T17:04:18","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T21:04:18","slug":"scene-design","status":"publish","type":"bu-program-page","link":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/academics\/degrees-programs\/scene-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Scene Design"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax alignfull has-content-box has-box-color-tertiary has-object-cover-center-middle is-style-content-left-split\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-media\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-background-image\"><\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-figure js-block-editorial-parallax-active\" data-rellax-speed=\"-5\" data-rellax-percentage=\"0.5\"><picture class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-picture\"><source media=\"(max-height: 480px)\" srcset=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/12-5030-ASSASSINS-1277-854x480.jpeg\"\/><source media=\"(max-height: 720px)\" srcset=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/12-5030-ASSASSINS-1277-1280x720.jpeg\"\/><source media=\"(max-height: 768px)\" srcset=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/12-5030-ASSASSINS-1277-1366x768.jpeg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-image wp-image-6034\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/12-5030-ASSASSINS-1277-1920x1080.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/12-5030-ASSASSINS-1277-1920x1080.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/12-5030-ASSASSINS-1277-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/12-5030-ASSASSINS-1277-992x558.jpeg 992w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/12-5030-ASSASSINS-1277-1500x844.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/12-5030-ASSASSINS-1277-1984x1116.jpeg 1984w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/12-5030-ASSASSINS-1277-1600x900.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/12-5030-ASSASSINS-1277-1366x768.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/12-5030-ASSASSINS-1277-1280x720.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/12-5030-ASSASSINS-1277-854x480.jpeg 854w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/picture><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-content-outer\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-content-inner\">\n<h2 id=\"headline-0\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline is-style-default\">Create a space for the audience, actors, and story to live together.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Boston University\u2019s scene design programs focus on the development of skills, knowledge, and understanding needed to become a valuable professional theatre artist in the increasingly diverse theatre communities found nationally and internationally today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"headline-1\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline\">As a BFA or MFA Scene Design student, you&#8217;ll&#8230;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Receive <strong>INTENSIVE TRAINING<\/strong> in the skills needed to communicate your ideas such as drafting, drawing and painting, model making, and storyboarding<\/li><li>Dive into detailed <strong>RESEARCH<\/strong>, both historical and visual, and look at its value in understanding the work you are creating<\/li><li>Develop <strong>ANALYTICAL AND CRITICAL THINKING<\/strong> skills, along with the skills to collaborate with the other disciplines involved in making theatre<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the leadership of Associate Professor&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/james-noone\/\">James Noone<\/a>, whose teaching is informed by his extensive work on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in regional theatre, and with many major opera companies, students in BU&#8217;s scene design programs are exposed to a variety of artistic challenges with the focus on how design can inform, reveal, and transform a story into a potent and meaningful theatrical event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduates of BU&#8217;s scene design programs find employment in all different types of live for-profit and nonprofit performance venues and organizations found in the United States, as well as educational settings. Some take their training in theatre design and use their skills for installation work as well as television, movie, and theme park work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax alignfull has-object-cover-center-middle is-style-overlay\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-media\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-background-image\"><\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-figure js-block-editorial-parallax-active\" data-rellax-speed=\"-5\" data-rellax-percentage=\"0.5\"><picture class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-picture\"><source media=\"(max-height: 480px)\" srcset=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/If-I-Were-You-28-854x480.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(max-height: 720px)\" srcset=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/If-I-Were-You-28-1280x720.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(max-height: 768px)\" srcset=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/If-I-Were-You-28-1366x768.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-image wp-image-6021\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/If-I-Were-You-28-1920x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/If-I-Were-You-28-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/If-I-Were-You-28-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/If-I-Were-You-28-992x558.jpg 992w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/If-I-Were-You-28-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/If-I-Were-You-28-1984x1116.jpg 1984w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/If-I-Were-You-28-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/If-I-Were-You-28-1366x768.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/If-I-Were-You-28-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/If-I-Were-You-28-854x480.jpg 854w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/picture><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-content-outer\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-content-inner\">\n<h1 class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\"><strong>Ranked nationally as a top theatre design program<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-quaternary-color has-text-color\">#7 Best Theatre Design &amp; Technology Schools (2022 College Factual Rankings)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-quaternary-color has-text-color\">#54 Best Colleges with Theatre Design Degrees in America (2022 Niche Rankings)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button wp-block-bu-button bu-blocks-block-button has-quaternary-theme is-style-accent\" href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/rankings\/\">additional cfa rankings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"divider\">Degrees Offered<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"related-content bup-related-programs\">\n\t\t<div class=\"related-content__header bup-related-programs-header\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<ul class=\"related-content__list bup-related-programs-list bup-related-programs-layout-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-program-card \n\t\t\t\thas-featured-image has-excerpt has-degree-details \t\t\t\t\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bup-program-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"636\" height=\"424\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/13-7196-OVERTURES-232-636x424.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/13-7196-OVERTURES-232-636x424.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/13-7196-OVERTURES-232-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/13-7196-OVERTURES-232-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/13-7196-OVERTURES-232-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/13-7196-OVERTURES-232-2048x1367.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/13-7196-OVERTURES-232-1498x1000.jpeg 1498w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/13-7196-OVERTURES-232-900x600.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/13-7196-OVERTURES-232-450x300.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/13-7196-OVERTURES-232-600x400.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bup-program-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bup-program-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/academics\/degrees-programs\/scene-design\/bfa\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBFA Scene Design\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-requirements\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-type\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Degree Type<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-type-undergraduate\">Undergraduate<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The BFA Scene Design program at Boston University aims to develop a student into a complete theatre artist. A passion for making theatre of all types, a keen understanding of design and its role in the making of theatre, with a full grasp of the collaborative process needed to make work that is valuable, inciteful, and impactful are goals we strive to achieve with all the BFA Scene Design students.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-formats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Formats<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-formats-in-person\">In-Person<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-availability\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Availability<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-availability-full-time\">Full-Time<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-location\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Location<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-location-on-campus\">On-Campus<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-program-card \n\t\t\t\thas-featured-image has-excerpt has-degree-details \t\t\t\t\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bup-program-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"636\" height=\"477\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/51_BU-Theatre-2018-57-636x477.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/51_BU-Theatre-2018-57-636x477.jpg 636w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/51_BU-Theatre-2018-57-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/51_BU-Theatre-2018-57-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/51_BU-Theatre-2018-57-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/51_BU-Theatre-2018-57-2048x1537.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/51_BU-Theatre-2018-57-1333x1000.jpg 1333w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/51_BU-Theatre-2018-57-1600x1200.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bup-program-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bup-program-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/academics\/degrees-programs\/scene-design\/mfa\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMFA Scene Design\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-requirements\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-type\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Degree Type<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-type-graduate\">Graduate<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The MFA Scene Design program aims to develop a complete theatre artist by fostering a passion for theatre, storytelling, design, and the collaborative process. Students demonstrate a high level of technical and interpretive Scene Design skills sufficient to obtain professional positions in the performing arts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-formats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Formats<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-formats-in-person\">In-Person<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-availability\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Availability<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-availability-full-time\">Full-Time<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-location\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Location<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-location-on-campus\">On-Campus<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/aside>\n\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"divider\">Featured Faculty<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-175 profile type-profile status-publish hentry dicipline-theatre school-school-of-theatre program-scene-design position-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/diane-fargo\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Diane-Fargo_600x600-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Diane Fargo\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Diane Fargo<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Senior Lecturer, Scene Painting<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-252 profile type-profile status-publish hentry dicipline-theatre school-school-of-theatre program-scene-design position-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/james-noone\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/James-Noone_600x600-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"James Noone\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">James Noone<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Professor, Scenic Design; Program Head-Scenic Design; Co-Chair Design and Production Program<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-403 profile type-profile status-publish hentry dicipline-theatre school-school-of-theatre program-scene-design position-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/jon-savage\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Jon_Savage_600x600-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jon Savage\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Jon Savage<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">BFA Design &#038; Production Recruitment Administrator; Assistant Professor, Scene Design<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-421 profile type-profile status-publish hentry dicipline-theatre school-school-of-theatre program-scene-design position-faculty\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/cristina-todesco\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Cristina-Todesco_600x600-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cristina Todesco\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Cristina Todesco<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Lecturer, Scene Design<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-background has-secondary-background-color is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/CFA-Broadway-Showcase-James-Noone-1024x684.jpg);background-position:50% 37%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/CFA-Broadway-Showcase-James-Noone-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/CFA-Broadway-Showcase-James-Noone-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/CFA-Broadway-Showcase-James-Noone-636x425.jpg 636w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/CFA-Broadway-Showcase-James-Noone-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/CFA-Broadway-Showcase-James-Noone-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/CFA-Broadway-Showcase-James-Noone-1498x1000.jpg 1498w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/CFA-Broadway-Showcase-James-Noone-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/CFA-Broadway-Showcase-James-Noone-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/CFA-Broadway-Showcase-James-Noone-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/06\/CFA-Broadway-Showcase-James-Noone.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 id=\"headline-0\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline\">Meet BU&#8217;s Scene Design Program Head<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Working as a scene designer since 1983, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/james-noone\/\">James Noone<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s teaching is informed by his extensive work on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in regional theatre, and with many major opera companies across America, as well as in national tours and on television. As program head of BU&#8217;s scene design programs and associate professor of scene design, Noone&#8217;s impact has made the program rank nationally as a top theatre design degree. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In CFA&#8217;s Faculty Feature series, Noone defines what scene design means in the present day, why an aspiring scene designer should pursue their studies at BU, and the importance of storytelling through scene design. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"headline-0\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline\"><em>&#8220;The scene design is where the story is revealed. It\u2019s not a decorative space. It\u2019s connected to the drama and the action of the piece. You want to focus on the purpose and reasons behind the stories. The purpose is to develop a deeper understanding of (the story), really engaging them in conversation with the world of the production. The space needs to be truthful.<\/em>&#8220;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button wp-block-bu-button bu-blocks-block-button is-style-accent\" href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/news\/articles\/2021\/faculty-feature-james-noone\/\">read Q&amp;A with Noone<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under the leadership of Associate Professor&nbsp;James Noone, whose teaching is informed by his extensive work on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in regional theatre, and with many major opera companies, students in BU&#8217;s scene design programs are exposed to a variety of artistic challenges with the focus on how design can inform, reveal, and transform a story into [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8701,"featured_media":6003,"parent":0,"menu_order":22,"template":"","meta":{"_editor_template":""},"bu_progs_page-type":[10],"bu_progs_degree-option":[21,74],"bu_progs_performance":[],"bu_progs_education-level":[113,112],"bu_progs_area-of-study":[],"bu_progs_area-of-interest":[],"bu_progs_department-affiliation":[],"bu_progs_format":[117],"bu_progs_availability":[119],"bu_progs_location":[121],"dicipline":[127],"unit":[],"performance":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-program-page\/5997"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-program-page"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/bu-program-page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8701"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-program-page\/5997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90297,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-program-page\/5997\/revisions\/90297"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_page-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_page-type?post=5997"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_degree-option","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_degree-option?post=5997"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_performance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_performance?post=5997"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_education-level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_education-level?post=5997"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_area-of-study","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_area-of-study?post=5997"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_area-of-interest","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_area-of-interest?post=5997"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_department-affiliation","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_department-affiliation?post=5997"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_format?post=5997"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_availability","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_availability?post=5997"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_location?post=5997"},{"taxonomy":"dicipline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dicipline?post=5997"},{"taxonomy":"unit","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/unit?post=5997"},{"taxonomy":"performance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/performance?post=5997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}