2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

THR 140 Directing I

This course will cover an overview of both the responsibilities of a director and the various relationships a director has with designers, playwrights, stage manager, tech staff, actors, and dramaturges. This course will also explore various directional strategies and identify the different styles of theatre, stage types, floor plans, script interpretation, directional research and resources, concepts, conceptualization of a play, and interpretation. Finally, this course will introduce elements of directing and strategies for working with actors, staging short scenes, and using a minimum of technical elements in a final scene.

Credits

3