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 |
|---|
| DES 641 | THEATRICAL COLLABORATION | 3 |
| 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: TRUTH IN ACTION | 4 |
| PRF 512 | GRADUATE ACTING I: SCENE STUDY | 4 |
| PRF 513 | GRADUATE ACTING I: ENSEMBLE | 4 |
| THE 534 | DRAMATURGY I | 4 |
| THE 535 | DRAMATURGY I | 4 |
| PRF 591 | DIRECTING THEORIES | 3 |
| PRF 592 | DIRECTING THEORIES | 3 |
PRF 500 | PRACTICUM:TOPICS IN DESIGN COLLABORATION | |
| 10 |
PRF 561 | REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE I | |
PRF 562 | REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE I: MFA ACTORS PROJECT | |
PRF 563 | REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE I: CASTING POOL | |
| Second Year |
|---|
| THE 603 | GRADUATE SEMINAR | 3 |
| PRF 500 | PRACTICUM:TOPICS IN DESIGN COLLABORATION | 4 |
| 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: SHAKESPEARE | 4 |
| PRF 612 | GRADUATE ACTING II: ACTIVISM & COMMUNITY | 4 |
| PRF 661 | REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE II: CASTING POOL | 5 |
| PRF 662 | REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE II: CASTING POOL | 5 |
| PRF 663 | REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE II: CASTING POOL | 5 |
| Third Year |
|---|
| PRF 690 | INTERNSHIP | 2 |
| PRF 619 | THE DIRECTOR AND THE NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS | 3 |
| PRF 691 | DIRECTING SEMINAR | 3 |
| PRF 692 | DIRECTING SEMINAR | 3 |
| PRF 693 | DIRECTING SEMINAR | 3 |
| PRF 781 | THESIS PROJECT IN DIRECTING | 9 |
| PRF 782 | THESIS PROJECT IN DIRECTING | 9 |
| PRF 783 | THESIS PROJECT IN DIRECTING | 9 |
| 5 |
PRF 762 | REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE III | |
PRF 763 | REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE III | |