The requirements for this course include:
(click for more information on each)
1.) A course journal
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(student is responsible for acquiring his/her own journal)
2.) Out-of-class directing (mentor) meetings
3.) Course Readings (texts, writings, etc.)
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(student is responsible for acquiring books)
4.) Directing & Producing Tasks
Weeks 1-2:
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• Read: Analyzing Theatre as Art & answer questions in journal
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• Read: A Director’s Homework (chapter #3 ONLY) & answer questions in journal
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• Read: Director’s Concept (& follow the writing prompt given)
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• Projects for this week:
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• Do your “director’s homework” (much of it will be done by answering your journal questions, but make sure you have a metaphor, and your written concept for your piece)
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• Create a collage for your directing piece - think in terms of colors and textures, and NOT words (words in a collage are too literal). Images can be used (sparingly), but the focus should be on metaphor and your overall concept (not just a bunch of pictures about the play).
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• Homework reading before next Meeting (will discuss @ meeting):
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• Read the remaining passages from the A Director’s Homework page and answer questions
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• Read Budgeting and create a budget for current show (Remember to start with revenue first! - maximum potential of tickets sold @ $___ each - always have debits less than credits!)
Weeks 3-4:
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• Read: First Rehearsal with Cast
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• Read: Objectives (longer chapter; related to this week’s project)
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• Read: Blocking
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• Read: Relation to Actors
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• This week’s Meeting: Discuss your “director’s homework”/collage, budget, and how rehearsals are going with cast.
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• This week’s Project: All “objectives” and blocking in script.
Weeks 5-6:
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• Read: Run-throughs & Tech
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• This week’s Meeting: Discuss objectives and working with actors
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•This week’s Project:
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Write about how your experiences on or backstage have either mirrored the practices described, or did not, and describe how you remember feeling as an actor during these processes.
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OR
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Write about an aspect (or a few aspects) that interested or surprised you from what you read about these processes.
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OR
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Write about some practices during these processes (final rehearsals/dress/tech) that you feel you could implement or avoid during your directing project.