THST 461 Directing Studio

College of Performing Arts Ira Brind School of Theater Arts

3 credits 45.0 hours
400 level undergraduate course

A thorough investigation of the directing vocabulary, exercises in space and composition, exploration of scripts from the director’s point of view, and practical experience with ground plans. The student is asked to demonstrate his/her understanding of blocking values and textual analysis by conceptualizing and then staging simple scenes. Introduces the basics of acting coaching and is coordinated with script analysis and dramatic criticism.

Prerequisites THST*361

Priority enrollment to Theater Management and Production majors. Open to Majors in School of Theatre Arts Only
This course is not repeatable for credit.