Functions of the play director as teacher, interpreter, coordinator, and collaborator. Focus is upon principles and problems of directing on the proscenium stage. Directing II 3 hrs. A continuation of THEA 351. Focus is upon the principles and problems of directing for the non- proscenium stage and expansion of directorial approaches to production.
Students prepare and direct scenes and one short play using non-proscenium staging.
I 3 hrs. Survey of theatre history from the beginnings to 1642. Playwrights, acting styles, theatre production, theatre architecture, and audience taste are studied. Theatre History II 3 hrs. Survey of theatre history from 1642 to the twentieth century.