Technical Apprentice for grades 7-12
March 7 – May 9, 2026 10 AM-1 PM
Location: Le Petit Theatre
In Spring, the Workforce Development program focuses on the hard skills needed to work backstage on any production's technical team. Students will work in an apprentice model with various working professionals to learn the necessary skills to technically execute a design, taking it from on the page to live on stage.
Spring Workforce Development Classes will be held on the following Saturdays at 10 AM:
March 7, 2026 – Prop Making
March 14, 2026 – Lighting hang/focus
March 28, 2026 – Sewing
April 11, 2026 – Scenic Painting
May 2, 2026 – Sound and Mics
May 9, 2026 – Carpentry
Le Petit Theatre’s Education Program is supported by a grant from the New Orleans Theatre Association (NOTA), the Favrot-Van Horn Fund, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation, the New Orleans Recreation and Culture Fund, the Rosemary B. and Brunswick G. Deutsch Foundation, the Ella West Freeman Foundation, and Entergy New Orleans.