Students are required to complete a minimum of 75 credits during a
three-year residency. The student does a majority of the work in a
closely monitored relationship with the faculty. During the three-year
program, the candidate learns classroom theory, collaborative skills,
directs in class, and directs a public performance in each term of the
first two years. The directing program requirements include courses in
directing (theory and practice), acting, design, movement, and stage
combat. The directing candidate works with M.F.A. and B.F.A. actors,
designers, playwrights, and stage managers, all of whom are working in
training programs with artistic aims similar to those of the directing
program. The work culminates in a third-year thesis production.
