THD 235 - Directing

4 credits (Fall)

In this class, you will explore a variety of directing theories and practices as you develop your own distinctive directorial voice, vision and style. We will address the work of renowned stage directors and theoreticians as well as recent trends in live-streaming, interactive media, and video-sharing networking services. Designed as an experimental laboratory, this class will investigate new approaches to online rehearsals, performer/audience relations, and the development of original performance content. Whereas theatre generally emphasizes the liveness of the staged event, this class explores the unique possibilities presented by online performances. You will learn the fundamentals of directing traditional text-based plays including conducting pre-production dramaturgical research, identifying the “spine” (main through-line) of the text, scoring the dramatic actions and beats of the script, developing a ground plan, exploring different rehearsal techniques, blocking, and producing a final online performance. This course equally emphasizes process and product, stressing the importance of developing an organized approach to directing at this early stage in your artistic career. Permission from the professor or THD 117 are pre-requisites.

Prerequisite: THD 117.
Note: Plus-2 option available.
Instructor: Quintero