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Theater Lighting Technician Course

What will I learn?

Become a master of theatre lighting with our comprehensive Theatre Lighting Technician Course. Get stuck into important topics like safety rules, making sure lighting is done properly and safely, and looking out for any problems. Improve your skills in understanding scripts, basic lighting design, and technical things like DMX programming. Learn how to be creative, create lighting plans, and talk properly with directors and the crew. Get your career moving with practical, top-quality training made for theatre people.

Apoia's Unique Offerings

Online courses with lifetime access
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
24/7 online support
Select and organise the chapters you wish to study
Set your own course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, no internet required

Develop your skills

Enhance your practical skills listed below

Learn how to do lighting properly to make sure stage shows look their best.

Check for risks to make sure all lighting safety rules are followed.

Understand scripts so you know what lighting is needed for each scene.

Program DMX systems so you can control the lighting exactly.

Design creative lighting effects to make the theatre feel just right.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change the chapters and workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters similar to the examples below

This is a free course aimed at personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but provides practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.