THST 361 - Fundamentals of Directing

3 credits

An overview of the directorial process. Discusses the various facets of a director’s job, especially in the early phases of a production, e.g. working with the actor, casting, table work and rehearsal, and culminates with each student directing a scene of his/her own. The emphasis is on empowering the students as theater practitioners, within the rehearsal process, by introducing them to the basic problems encountered by the stage director with whom all theater participants work.

Prerequisites THST*232, THPD*261, or THST*201

Open to Acting, Theater Management Production and Theater Design and Technology majors only.

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