Interdisciplinary Arts 0272 - Directing Lab 2

In this advanced directing course, students will explore the many ways that directors approach text. We will begin by reading a single play, and doing exercises inspired by the book 'Backwards and Forwards' (see Textbook Information). In the second part of the course, we will be partnering with a diverse group of contemporary, professional playwrights. Each student will cast and direct a short piece written by one of the writers and, in order to sharpen their collaborative skills, discuss the rehearsal process with the playwright twice. In the final section of the course, students will direct interview-based theater pieces created and performed by members of Talya Kingston's 'Documentary Drama' course (IA-0275). Pre-requisite: a directing or directing/design course at Hampshire or another of the five colleges.

Multiple Cultural Perspectives Independent Work