Classicism
and Neo-classicism
Aristotle, Horace, Neo-classic critics.
Lab Assignments - three scenes in classic, renaissance,
and contemporary theater.
Winter
Realism/Naturalism
Stanislavsky, Antoine, Chekhov, etc.
Lab - three "realistic" scenes.
Spring
Wild
Card
The Spring Quarter is always a "wild card"
quarter. It may be a joint class with actors,
or may focus on Shakespeare, the history of
directing, or be a special academic project
initiated by the student.
Romanticism
Shakespeare, Schiller, Hugo, Michael Chekhov
and "Heroic Acting."
Lab - three scenes of Romantic theater.
Winter
Comedy
Commedia, Bergson, Freud, Seyler, etc.
Lab - three scenes in different comic styles.
Spring
Wild
Card
Year 3 - Course Topics
Fall
Post-modern, "high-concept"
auteurism
Personal research project in contemporary style
(paper required).
Lab - one long project of the director's devising.
Winter
Professional
Preparation
Research with the Head of Directing into the job
market, defining work opportunities for fellow
directors and for the student's own interests.
Lab - No assignment.
