TH4711: Intermediate Stage Direction

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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