The goal of the class is to introduce you to the basic work and process of the stage director with particular focus on directing of non-realistic theatre and performance. We will be focusing on analysis, casting, rehearsing, and composing moments and performances working from written plays, non- theatrical material and personal story.The class will invite you to take on the following:•Thinking and conceptualizing like a director•Understanding analysis for non-realistic texts•Staging actions and events•Honing critical analysis of performances from directors point of view•Analysis of dramatic text from the director’s point of view (and expressing it in writing)•Rehearsing and working with actors•Researching and communicating with designers•Confronting the assumptions about what theatre is and choosing to keep or discard them
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