2005: The purpose of my online production books was to assist myself, cast and crew during pre-production and rehearsal periods. After the show is over I use webpages for my classes: directing, acting, drama.
There are several Chekhov's one-act comedies I use for class projects in my acting-directing projects (finals): Wedding, On the High Road, Proposal, Bear. [public domain]
Theatre majors create a “capstone” project in their senior year, combining practical work with written reflection in which students address the problems and solutions of their project. Thesis projects may be tied to a Mainstage production, a student-directed production, or involve non-production research. Students undertake a wide variety of projects, including directing, design, acting, dramaturgy, management, administration and playwriting. A faculty or staff advisor, based on the area of the project, mentors each senior.
Anatoly Antohin THR 435 Advanced Stage Direction M, W 10.30--12.00 Lab Theatre Office Hrs: M-W 1-2 PM Phone: 474-7754 Home: 455-6149 mailto:ffaga@uaf.edu
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This course will be focused on the art (science) of stage direction -- a brief history of its development, functions of the director, and components of the art. Specific areas to be studied are script analysis, composition, working with actors, and organizing a production. The student will direct two scenes and a number of shorter performance assignments dealing with focus, movement, and prop. There are two prompt books (for midterm and final exams), scene analysis, rehearsal schedules, and one written critique of a UAF Spring 99 production viewed in performance. Two tests on Dramatic and Performance theory. THR 331 Fundamentals of Direction is required.
TEXTS:
Advanced Directing Master-File
THE DIRECTOR'S VISION Louis Carton THE EMPTY SPACE, Peter Brook
(The above are on CLOSED RESERVE for THR 435.)
Please read all three plays right away as they will be used as examples throughout the course.
ATTENDANCE
Each student will be allowed one absence without penalty. After one, each subsequent non-excused absence will result in lowering the final grade for the course by 5%.
GRADES
Attendance/participation & discussion 15% Performance projects (scenes): Midterm and Final exams 25% + 25% Written assignments
25% Tests 5% + 5%
ALL ASSIGNMENTS (written or performed) WILL BE SUBMITTED ON TIME OR PENALIZED 5% FOR EACH LATE DAY. LATE WORK FROM DIRECTORS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. All written assignments, unless otherwise noted, are to be typed double-spaced.
PERFORMANCE PROJECTS may include:
-a silent scene -a focus assignment -a period assignment -a movement assignment
First Scene: a short scene from Hamlet, Inspector General or
Three Sisters directed with the Acting students for the Midterm.
Second Scene: scene(s) from "Beyond Therapy" by Christopher Durang (pending)
WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS may include:
-a scene analysis (graph & domino
list) -1 play critique from a directorial standpoint -a written response to Brook's THE EMPTY SPACE -2 promptbooks (one for each scene) including analysis of scene, play, characters, rehearsal schedule, ground-plan, graphs, prop/light/costume plots, rehearsal diaries, etc.
PRODUCTIONS CRITIQUE REQUIRED
You are required to see the three shows of the Spring season, select one for your directorial analysis. You are required to write one critique which must be submitted before the discussion in class. (See
a critique checklist/format in THR 435 Master File).
1/27 Director's Homework: Thoughts and Notes (see Pre-Production.
First Scene -- Conceptualization First Film Directing Saturday: Script Development Workshop Jan. 30, 1pm
Week 3: Drama: Slow Reader
2/1 Text and Subtext: Dramatic and Performance Composition. Focus Scenes Due/Begin Blocking.
4/14 Director: Self-Management and Self-Organization. Director is not a profession, but style of living! Class project: scenes
Week 13: Testing
4/19 Rehearsals and Demonstrations. Scene development. See Scene Study
4/21 Improvisation for Directors
Week 14: Death of Director
4/26 Scenes Run-Through. "Director must die in his actors" (Stanislavsky).
4/28 Prompt Book Due Apr. 30 (Fr.), May 1 (Sat.) Public Presentation: Lab Theatre
Final Exam: May 4-7
EXTRA CREDIT For anyone who wants it, you may report on any book related to theatre directing in a written fashion. Glossary and lists of Recommended reading are in the Master File 435. Watch videos on "Film and Drama" (THR 334 W). Familiarize yourself with the Advanced Acting Class!
If you have never used web-pages for your classes, go to Online page, which could explain how to navigate my website. Go to THR 435 Class Page and submit your email and phone numbers.
Visit Advanced Acting
class page; you will be working with them. How? (See Adv. Dir Notes). Also, see our Spring'99 calendar Theatre
UAF for dates of the Spring season; you are required to write about UAF shows. [This class is not offered anymore, you have to take Thesis in Directing for graduation.]
