Curriculum

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
Directing I Sequence
PRF 581	DIRECTING I	3
PRF 582	DIRECTING I	3
PRF 583	DIRECTING I	3
Directing Seminar Sequence
PRF 691	DIRECTING SEMINAR	3
PRF 692	DIRECTING SEMINAR	3
PRF 693	DIRECTING SEMINAR	3
Acting I Sequence
PRF 511	GRADUATE ACTING I: TRUTH IN ACTION	4
PRF 512	GRADUATE ACTING I: SCENE STUDY	4
PRF 513	GRADUATE ACTING I: ENSEMBLE	4
Dramaturgy I Sequence
THE 534	DRAMATURGY I	4
THE 535	DRAMATURGY I	4
Directing Theories Sequence
PRF 591	DIRECTING THEORIES	3
PRF 592	DIRECTING THEORIES	3
Topics in Design Collaboration: Two Quarters		8
PRF 500	PRACTICUM:TOPICS IN DESIGN COLLABORATION
Rehearsal & Performance I Sequence
Select two of the following in consultation with the Advisor:		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
Directing II Sequence
PRF 681	DIRECTING II	3
PRF 682	DIRECTING II	3
PRF 683	DIRECTING II	3
Topics in Scene Study Sequence
PRF 617	DIRECTING: SCENE STUDY	3
PRF 618	DIRECTING: SCENE STUDY	3
Directing Seminar Sequence
PRF 691	DIRECTING SEMINAR	3
PRF 692	DIRECTING SEMINAR	3
PRF 693	DIRECTING SEMINAR	3
Acting II, Classical Sequence
PRF 611	GRADUATE ACTING II: SHAKESPEARE	4
PRF 612	GRADUATE ACTING II: ACTIVISM & COMMUNITY	4
Rehearsal and Perfomance II Sequence
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
Directing Seminar Sequence
PRF 691	DIRECTING SEMINAR	3
PRF 692	DIRECTING SEMINAR	3
PRF 693	DIRECTING SEMINAR	3
Thesis Project Sequence
PRF 781	THESIS PROJECT IN DIRECTING	9
PRF 782	THESIS PROJECT IN DIRECTING	9
PRF 783	THESIS PROJECT IN DIRECTING	9
Rehearsal & Performance III
Select one of the following:		5
PRF 762	REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE III
PRF 763	REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE III