2024 Spring THEATER 163 001 LEC 001

Spring 2024

THEATER 163 001 - LEC 001

Formerly Dramatic Art 163

Stage Directing

Directing Craft and Social Engagement

Timmia DeRoy

Jan 16, 2024 - May 03, 2024
Tu, Th
02:00 pm - 03:59 pm
Class #:33052
Units:3

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 8
Enrolled: 7
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 15
Waitlist Max: 5
No Reserved Seats

Hours & Workload

3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials, and 6 hours of outside work hours.

Other classes by Timmia DeRoy

Course Catalog Description

Study of principles and practice of stage directing.

Class Description

Students will learn techniques of staging, working with actors, and situating productions in time, place, and space. Culminating in a showcase, this class will prepare students to direct their own productions that contribute to society in meaningful and grounded ways. They will engage was frameworks including trauma informed best practices, intimacy choreography, and race and gender conscious casting. Students will learn the craft of the director, in context of the history and contemporary realities of the role.

Class Notes

Placement in Theater 162 and 163 is through interview only. All interested students should attend the first day of class to participate in the interview process. Students are encouraged to sign up for interviews in advance at tdps.berkeley.edu/callboard. Students who are placed in the course will re.. show more
Placement in Theater 162 and 163 is through interview only. All interested students should attend the first day of class to participate in the interview process. Students are encouraged to sign up for interviews in advance at tdps.berkeley.edu/callboard. Students who are placed in the course will receive enrollment information from the instructor. show less

Rules & Requirements

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Requirements class fulfills

Meets Arts & Literature, L&S Breadth

Reserved Seats

Current Enrollment

No Reserved Seats

Textbooks & Materials

See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.

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