Highlights: ; A two-year, plus thesis MFA Directing program ; Significant directing opportunities; five practical projects ranging in scale from studio projects with limited tech to a full-scale thesis production on the mainstage in the Timms Centre for the Arts ; Guidance from master teachers with extensive experience as professional directors, who offer diverse approaches to directing ; Four in-depth seminars on directing, plus access to a variety of graduate seminars with other grad students on a range of topics
The M.F.A. emphasis in Directing program at UC Irvine is dedicated to the idea that theatre should challenge and expand the mind, move the soul, and delight the spirit. We are committed to training professional directors who want to make this kind of theatre in the 21st Century. It is not enough to have a bright idea, an inspiration. A director must have the skills to evaluate and develop the idea, articulate and inspire others with it, and guide a production to a fully developed realization. A director must be able to make difficult decisions, ...
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The Master of Fine Arts degree in Production with an emphasis in Directing provides aspiring directors a rigorous three-year curriculum. The first year of the Production/Directing program...
Dedicated to artistic experimentation and innovation, the selective, rigorous MFA Directing Program prepares experienced directors to put forward a personal vision for the theater and...
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Our program seeks to: ; Extend, intensify, and focus the director’s theatrical versatility, sensibilities, scholarship, and imagination. ; Enhance artistic expression, critical thinking, communication, and directing skills through hands-on, mentored experiences within a wide range of directing opportunities and classroom instruction. ; Explore creative collaborations to tell important stories to today’s audiences. ; Create inclusive and accessible forms of theatrical expression for the next generation and envision possibilities for new artistic leadership in American theatre.
Columbia offers MFA degrees in Acting, Directing, Playwriting, Dramaturgy, Stage Management, and Theatre Management & Producing.