MFA Directing
The Theatre School's MFA Directing degree is a three-year program that allows directors to develop and explore their artistic vision and then apply their ideas through constant collaboration with other artists - actors, designers, and dramaturgs. Coursework is focuses on preparation - research, theory, and analysis - as well as practical application through scene study, workshops, and quarterly full-length directing assignments.
Degree Requirements
Course Requirements
Plan of Study Grid
| First Year | Hours |
|---|
| PRF 581 |
DIRECTING I |
3 |
| PRF 582 |
DIRECTING I |
3 |
| PRF 583 |
DIRECTING I |
3 |
| PRF 691 |
DIRECTING SEMINAR |
3 |
| PRF 692 |
DIRECTING SEMINAR |
3 |
| PRF 693 |
DIRECTING SEMINAR |
3 |
| PRF 511 |
GRADUATE ACTING I |
4 |
| PRF 512 |
GRADUATE ACTING I |
4 |
| PRF 513 |
GRADUATE ACTING I |
4 |
| PRF 552 |
MFA I IMPROVISATION |
2 |
| THE 534 |
DRAMATURGY I |
4 |
| THE 535 |
DRAMATURGY I |
4 |
| PRF 591 |
DIRECTING THEORIES |
3 |
| PRF 592 |
DIRECTING THEORIES |
3 |
| DES 641 |
THEATRICAL COLLABORATION |
3 |
| DES 642 |
THEATRICAL COLLABORATION |
3 |
|
4 |
|
10 |
PRF 561 |
REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE I |
|
PRF 562 |
REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE I |
|
PRF 563 |
REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE I |
|
| Second Year |
|---|
| PRF 681 |
DIRECTING II |
3 |
| PRF 682 |
DIRECTING II |
3 |
| PRF 683 |
DIRECTING II |
3 |
| PRF 617 |
DIRECTING: SCENE STUDY |
3 |
| PRF 618 |
DIRECTING: SCENE STUDY |
3 |
| PRF 691 |
DIRECTING SEMINAR |
3 |
| PRF 692 |
DIRECTING SEMINAR |
3 |
| PRF 693 |
DIRECTING SEMINAR |
3 |
| PRF 611 |
GRADUATE ACTING II: CLASSICAL |
5 |
| PRF 612 |
GRADUATE ACTING II: CLASSICAL |
5 |
| PRF 613 |
GRADUATE ACTING II: CLASSICAL |
5 |
| THE 601 |
GRADUATE SEMINAR |
3 |
| THE 602 |
GRADUATE SEMINAR |
3 |
| THE 603 |
GRADUATE SEMINAR |
3 |
| PRF 631 |
GRADUATE VOICE AND SPEECH II |
2 |
| PRF 661 |
REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE II |
5 |
| PRF 662 |
REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE II |
5 |
| PRF 663 |
REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE II |
5 |
| Third Year |
|---|
| PRF 781 |
THESIS PROJECT IN DIRECTING |
9 |
| PRF 782 |
THESIS PROJECT IN DIRECTING |
9 |
| PRF 783 |
THESIS PROJECT IN DIRECTING |
9 |
| PRF 691 |
DIRECTING SEMINAR |
3 |
| PRF 692 |
DIRECTING SEMINAR |
3 |
| PRF 693 |
DIRECTING SEMINAR |
3 |
|
10 |
PRF 761 |
REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE III |
|
PRF 762 |
REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE III |
|
PRF 763 |
REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE III |
|
| PRF 690 |
INTERNSHIP |
2-12 |
Additional Course Requirement
In either the second or third year Directing majors must also take:
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Quarter Hours |
| PRF 619 | THE DIRECTOR AND THE NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS | 3 |