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 |
|