Bachelor
of Arts in Drama
Honors
in Directing
The
Honors in Directing Program provides the opportunity for
Drama majors to concentrate on the study and practice of
stage direction. Honors in Directing students study basic
and advanced directing techniques, participate in the Directing
Laboratory with graduate Directing students, take a course
in directorial themes and/or the history of directing, and
direct two full plays in the Drama Workshop series. Honors
students also have the opportunity to receive credit as
the assistant director of a Stage 1 or Stage 2 Department
show; as a production internship with a professional theatre
company; or for production/direction responsibility with
the Playwright's Workshop.
Admission
to the Honors in Directing Program is competitive. Candidates
must first complete Drama 170 (Directing) with a grade of
B or higher, which qualifies them to enroll in Drama 185
(Advanced Directing). Candidates must apply, as a director,
for Drama 198 (Drama Workshop) by submitting a proposal
to direct a play in the Drama Workshop series. If the proposal
is accepted, the candidate must declare to the Head of Directing
that the production is to be counted as an audition for
admission to the Honors in Directing Program. A committee
of three Drama faculty members, including the Head of Directing,
will then see and evaluate the production for clarity of
interpretation, unity of style, strength of acting, and
ensemble performance, and will examine the candidate's self-evaluation
and the evaluations of the director by members of the cast.
The Head of Directing will inform the candidate of the committee's
decision as to whether or not the candidate is admitted
to the Honors Program.
Undergraduate
Drama majors can be admitted into the program as early as
the winter quarter of their freshman year but no later than
the spring quarter of their junior year. Students may be
admitted to the program retroactively if all the requirements
for Directing Honors have been met by their final year,
but only if a faculty committee of three has seen their
workshops and agrees to admit the candidate.
To
achieve the Honors in Directing distinction, students must
fulfill all the courses required of the regular Drama major,
with an overall GPA of 3.2 or higher. In addition, students
must complete the following courses with a GPA of 3.4 or
higher:
- Drama
170 (Directing). This course is taught each year in the
fall quarter only.
-
Two courses in Drama 185 (Advanced Directing). Drama 185
is offered annually in winter quarter and sometimes in
spring quarter. In this course, undergraduate Directing
students present work in the Directing Laboratory along
with graduate Directing students.
-
Two Drama Workshops, one of which must be taken as Drama
198 (Drama Workshop) with the candidate serving as director.
The candidate must stage a second Drama Workshop as Drama
199 (Projects in Theater), for which a letter grade is
earned.
-
Four additional units to be satisfied by any of the following:
Drama 199 (as a summer internship, approved by the Head
of Directing, with the candidate serving a professional
theatre company as director, assistant director, or production
assistant); Drama 199 (as a production/directing project
for Playwright's Workshop); Drama 100 (as assistant director
to a faculty director); or Drama 199 (as assistant director
to a graduate director's thesis production).
Honors
candidates meet with the Head of Directing at the beginning
of every quarter to evaluate their progress and to check
that all grade and course requirements are being satisfied.
Successful graduating seniors will receive the "Honors
in Directing" notation on their official transcript
and will receive a nomination and recommendation for national
University/Resident Theatre Association (U/RTA) interviews.
NOTE:
All of the above courses are open to all students even
though they may not qualify for the Honors Program.
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