Explores the process of creative problem solving required at every level of technical production in the theater. Through a series of individual and group projects, offers students an opportunity to learn how to develop and apply inductive and deductive reasoning skills necessary to achieve self-generated artistic goals that seem to lack a conventional solution. In doing so, students examine and develop their problem-solving skill by using the scientific method to create and test hypotheses based on observation, research, and experimentation. Beginning with the basic materials, students apply their acquired knowledge to categories of technical problems of increasing difficulty. Projects focus on developing, testing, and reporting on the problem-solving process.