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Technical Tools of the Trade or Tech Tools is a program designed to teach the technical and design skills used in the performing arts and applying them to a larger world.
Guthrie Staff Carpenter Molly Diers observes as a Tech Tools participant welds. All our instructors are top-notch local professionals. Photo Credit: Farrington Starnes
Children's Theater Company Master Electrician Dave Horn deconstructs a fresnel. We hold workshops for all levels of skill.
Photo Credit: Farrington Starnes
Sound Designer & Audio Engineer Montana Johnson answers a question. We keep class sizes small to maximize the learning experience. Photo Credit: Farrington Starnes
Professional scenic painter Sara Herman digs into the skills every painter needs to master in Tech Tools Scenic Painting: Core Ideas & Techniques in the Rarig Center Scene Shop at the University of MN.
Photo Credit: Megan Engeseth Photography
Puppet Designer & McKnight Fellowship Recipient Chris Lutter-Gardella teaches puppet construction techniques using found and recycled materials. Photo Credit: Farrington Starnes
Technical Tools of the Trade is a program to provide low-cost, accessible, yet high-quality instruction in technical theater and design. This is made possible by Legacy funding so that we are not compromising on the needed costs to get the proper equipment and hire the top-notch working professionals that we do.
We provide workshops for children and youth, all the way to seasoned experts looking for continuing education. We also have workshops for young professionals looking to improve their marketability and for networking opportunities in a business that is typically hard to break in to.
Technical Tools of the Trade | 2205 NE California St Suite 103B, Minneapolis, MN, 55418, United States