Jul 08, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

THAR 4210 - Intermediate Directing


Designed as an intermediate course examining the process of directing for the stage. The focus will be on some of the same concepts studied in THAR 3210 (script analysis, table work, staging, and the rehearsal process), with a stronger emphasis on preproduction concept and collaboration with designers.

Requisites: THAR 3210
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture, 2.0 laboratory
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Apply this understanding to the formulation of successful strategies to be used in the collaborative process as it applies to set design, costume design, lighting design and sound design.
  • Develop a director’s promptbook that incorporates the various strategies for textual analysis, including a clear overview of classical Aristotelian elements, dramatic structure, and breaking the text down from the actor’s point of view.
  • Understand a director’s research techniques and the process of pre-production.


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