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TR411, Advanced Directing
Syllabus TR411 ADVANCED DIRECTING SYLLABUS...
SPRING 2013 ............PROF TURNEY
OFFICE: Labuda 122.... EXT 1629 .......
MWF 1-3; TTh 10-11
wayne.turney@desales.edu ....... www.wayneturney.20m.com/advanceddirecting.htm I.
Course Description The course is a continuation of fundamental principles, basic
vocabulary, and project-based of the art and craft of directing. The course will
focus on the special problems of non/anti-realistic plays as well as classical
plays with special emphasis on the plays of William Shakespeare. It provides a
foundation for directing in the theatre and for the development of aesthetic sensibility
in the performing arts. II. Course Objectives On completing the course,
the student will be able to:
| A. Analyze and interpret non/anti-realistic works of dramatic literature
B. Analyze and interpret classical works of dramatic literature
C. Scan
dramatic verse and explicate the implications of scansion for staging
D. Work
collaboratively to create a dramatic performance
E. Communicate with clarity
F. Apply directorial concepts and vocabulary | III. Course
Requirements|
A. Attendance at all class meetings and performances.
B. Participation
in class exercises and critiques.
C. Project presentations.
1. Each student will prepare two directing projects as to be presented
as part of the Act II Series. The first project will be a scene or cutting from
the non/anti-realistic theatre. The second project will be a scene or cutting
from the classical theatre. The student is to choose the scene with the approval
of the instructor.
2. Each student will prepare and submit on the day of
performance: a promptbook, including research and analysis.
3. Each student
will prepare and submit not later than three days after each performance
a. A final rehearsal schedule signed by both stage manager and director
b. A rehearsal journal, discussing problems encountered in specific rehearsals
as well as tactics and solutions for dealing with those problems.
c. Responses
to critiques of classmates and the instructor.
d. An evaluation of what was
learned by the director from the project. | | D.
Critiques. Each student will be assigned one of her/his colleagues' projects to
critique. She/he will be expected to thoroughly analyze the entire play from which
the scene or cutting is taken including (but not limited to) the structure, historical
context and production history of the play. The student will present his/her critique
to the class. A guideline for these critiques will be distributed. |
IV. Grading:
Participation 10%
First Promptbook 10%
First Project 15%
First Rehearsal Journal 10%
First Critique 10%
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Second
Promptbook 10%
Second Project 15%
Second Journal 10%
Second Critique
10% |
93-100 A
90-92 A-
87-89 B+
| 83-86 B
80-82 B-
77-79 C+ | 73-76 C
70-72 C-
67-69 D+ | 60-66 D
0-59
F
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