A group of students holds a frozen image in advance theater class, 2011.

Advanced acting students take part in a theater game on connections, fall 2011.

Students act out their reactions to War Horse, which they attended at Lincoln Center, fall 2011. This is a scene of loss and grief.

Students act out a scene from War Horse, which they attended at Lincoln Center, fall 2011.

Two students breathe from imaginary gas masks after their research on WWI, fall 2011.

Students act out a scene in No Man's Land from War Horse, 2011.

Students worked with teaching artist Athena Colon to prepare for seeing War Horse at Lincoln Center.

Students practice tableau, or frozen images, fall 2011.

Group of students following their performance at LaGuardia Community College Performing Arts Center.

Junior Julian Perez got painted as a sea creature for the annual Hudson River Pageant in Manhattan, spring 2012.

Project designed to test load using more material and a cylindrical shape, spring 2012.

Students stack textbooks on paper columns of various shapes to test theories on column strength.

Students test various shapes of columns for strength, spring 2012.

Students looked at load and compression of various columnar shapes.

Students looked at buckling of various columnar shapes.

Small groups created towers out of paper after learning about dead load and construction basics.

Using rulers and compasses, students sketched set designs to scale.

Students practiced building simple shapes with card stock before building their sets.

Set design from the film What Dreams May Come. Elements included stairs, a boat on rollers, and moveable waves.

Set design from the film Shaolin Temple. Design elements included stairs and windows.

Set design for King Kong made to look like the top of the Empire State Building. Design elements included the roofs of three buildings of various sizes.

Converting a theater into a stadium with moveable set pieces for behind-the-scenes stories.

Set design for a film about rats taking over NYC. Design elements include flying birds, multi-level platforms, and an "underground" hatch.

Set design for a trailer park. Design elements include a trailer with a false back and the frame of a car.