THTR 5520 - Stage Direction

Goals: To train the student in the essential principles of directing through play analysis, practical exercises, and scene staging.

Content: Emphasis on practical application through the staging of selected scenes from the modern theatre and exercises in composition, interpretation, and movement. Serious and comic texts, staging for traditional and open-stage forms, and the director’s work with script, actor, and designer.

Taught: Annually.

Credits: 4