Given in alternate years. Not given in 2000-2001 365. This course is an introduction to the art of directing. Students explore the directing processes of script reading, casting, working with actors, manipulation of space, use of sound and images, developing designs, and mounting productions for the theater. Requirements include staging two performance sequences.
Enrollment is limited.
The course may be repeated for credit. This course continues the study of theater through an investigation of the specific visual techniques used to present designs of scenery and costumes. The close relationships of these elements with the script, the actors, and the director are treated as essential elements of the development of designs. This is primarily a project-oriented class. Special materials will be purchased by the student for this course.