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Printable Drama Supply List [PDF]

If you have questions, please contact your Program Coordinator or Assistant Program Coordinator.

Acting
Celia Madeoy cmadeoy@syr.edu
Thom Miller tmiller@syr.edu

Musical Theater
Andrea Leigh Smith alsmit11@syr.edu
Rebecca Karpoff rjkarpof@syr.edu

Stage Management
Don Buschmann dgbuschm@syr.edu

Theater Management
Jim Clark jaclark@syr.edu
Jill Anderson jianders@syr.edu

Theater Design & Technology
Maria Marrero memarrer@syr.edu
Alex Koziara apkoziar@syr.edu

ALL MAJORS:
•Computer (laptop or tablet) with good wireless and videoconferencing capabilities (for those coursesthat will be delivered online, and for the remote learning portion of any hybrid courses). Audio andvideo recording and editing capability strongly recommended.
•Headphones, earbuds, or AirPods

Acting

• Sweats and loose, comfortable clothing
• 1 pair sneakers (athletic or jazz sneakers)
• Water Bottle
• Yoga Mat
• Large Journal (8 ½ x 11) for reflection, writings, notes
• Colored pencils/markers
• Small whiteboard and dry erase markers
• Personal hand-held mirror•One Tennis Ball
• One 4 foot Wooden Dowel Rod (usually sold 1” inch in diameter)

Musical Theater

Required Equipment:

• Digital keyboard (small is fine – we recommend Casio SA-76)
• Computer (laptop or tablet) with videoconference capabilities for those courses that will be delivered online, and for the remote learning portion of any hybrid courses.
  • Second device (tablet or phone) for playing recorded tracks
  • External speaker (wired or Bluetooth) for practicing and performing with recorded tracks
  • Earbuds
  • Access to digital keyboard or piano
  • External microphone such as Blue Yeti USB
  • Wireless earbuds
  • Additional set of over-the-ear headphones
  • Garageband or other audio and/or video editing software
  • Ring Light
  • Tripod for video equipment

Highly recommended

• External microphone such as Blue Yeti USB
• Wireless earbuds
• Additional set of over-the-ear headphones

Optional, but nice to have

• Garageband or other audio and/or video editing software
• Ring Light
• Tripod for video equipment

Required equipment for all Dance Classes

• Flex-band. Medium strength, 5 feet in length Yoga mat or Pilates mat
• Knee Pads (Asics neoprene super sleeve kneepad) Foam Roller (whole or half, nubs or not)
• Ice packs (to break open conveniently for personal use)

Required attire for Dance Classes: Ballet: Women

• 4 pair pink dance tights
• 4 black dance leotards
• 1 pair pink ballet shoes
• Short skirt optional, leg warmers are permitted

Ballet: Men

• 4 pair black dance tights,
• 4 tank/t-shirts (white or solid color),
• 3-4 dance belts
• 1 pair black ballet shoes (fitted with or without wearing white socks, optional)
• Belt or waist elastic to secure tights at the waist
• Leg warmers are permitted

Jazz: Women

• 2 pair black leggings or tights (black or tan)
• 2 leotards or fitted tops (black or color)
• 1 pair black jazz shoes (Bloch or Capezio)
• 1 pair 2 ½-3-inch heel character shoe (La Duca or Capezio)

Jazz: Men

• 2 pair black jazz pants /leggings or fitted sweatpants, no shorts.
• 2 fitted solid color t-shirts
• 1 pair black jazz shoes (Bloch or Capezio)
• Dance belt

Tap: Women and Men

Beginning tappers and gentlemen: flat tap shoes are appropriate (Capezio, Miller and Ben, and the Bloch Jason Samuel Smith shoe).

More advanced tapper women: 1 pair 2 ½ - 3-inch heel (Capezio or La Duca).

*The Jazz clothing requirement above is the same for Tap and all other Theater Styles, Repertoire, and Topics classes

Theater Design & Technology and Stage Management

For DRD 140/240, a personal tools kit that includes the following:

Required:

• PPE: Safety Glasses/Hearing Protection/Gloves
• Hammer, minimum 16oz
• Pliers
• 5 in 1 Screwdriver
• Retractable metal Tape Measure – at least 12’ long and with 1/16” marks
• 8” Adjustable Crescent Wrench with hole for attaching a lanyard
• paint brushes (probably 2-3, sizes will be specified)
• Paint sponge
• Hot Glue gun
• Quality scissor
• Seam riper
• Hand sewing needles – medium
• Straight pins
• Pin dish or cushion
• Fabric Tape Measure
• Something to store everything in 

Recommended

• A good Multi-tool (Gerber, Leatherman, or similar quality)
• Wire Stripper
• Continuity Tester

Here is a helpful link if you would like to order instead of buying yourself: https://a.co/hI4fiHW

Please note that if you already have any of these, you do not need to buy. Please keep receipts for what you do purchase for the above toolkit and the Department will reimburse you up to 50% of the cost or a maximum of $50, whichever amount is lower.

For DRD 112 – Drafting, please reference the link below: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y7-coWuuhT7fyzWYoq84t8A9e1atoNmB/view?usp=sharing