Drafting techniques, design, color, balance, rhythm, and harmony are studied for production design. A study of the systems by which theatrical scholars examine a production's information and approach. The diverse elements of tangible and intangible theatrical jobs must be brought together into a unified experience. This is the job of a theatrical director. An application of the techniques of directors such as Brooks, Kazan, Stanislavski, and others in the art and practice of play directing.
Students analyze scripts and direct scenes and a one-act play.
The principles and procedures used to write plays. Students write scenarios, scenes, and short plays. A study of modern acting techniques used for classical and nonrealistic modern plays. The class includes styles studied in period pieces but focuses on linear, realistic character creation. Students study modern and classical plays and perform scenes from them.