Wednesdays 1:25-4:25pm
Instructor: Gil McCauley Office Hours: Mondays 1:30- 4:30pm(or by appointment)
Office: FAC109/Phone: 545-6815/Email: gilmac@theater.umass.edu
DIRECTING STUDIO is a graduate student forum for peer response and interaction to support the production work of each participant. In addition to that function, it is our aim to expose the graduate director to experiences and artists that can help them to develop the strategies and sensibilities necessary for a sustained professional life as an artist/ director. To that end, the class will work on devised directorial projects and interact with experienced artist/directors and other theatre practitioners whose work we feel will be of considerable value to the graduate director. As well, the class will view and discuss the work(in-class and departmental) of their peers(and when possible outside work that the group has seen) on an ongoing basis.
REQUIREMENTS include participation in assigned directorial projects and workshops, viewing performances and fulfilling duties in ongoing production work.
THE SCHEDULE of activities is evolving and flexible. However, we will meet at the regularly scheduled time, in the regularly scheduled place unless other notification is given. We will not meet on the following Wednesdays: March 19 and April 23. The last day of class is May 14. All assignments and projects must be completed before this day and all requested supporting materials handed in by the 5 o'clock on this day.
SCHEDULE(All sessions and assignments subject to change)September 4 Introduction of course & participants & discussion of teaching & workshop assignments
September 11
September 18
September 25
October 2
October 9
October 16 NO CLASS(Monday class schedule)
October 23
October 30
November 6 NO CLASS(Gil in New York)
November 13
November 20
November 27 NO CLASS(Thanksgiving Travel Day)
December 4
December 11 Wrap-up and evaluation
