Program Recognition
•Bullet: Highly selective program admitting one to two directors per year
•Bullet: Three-year, 60-hour terminal degree
•Bullet: Targeted to mid-career theatre artists with proven professional experience
Training
•Bullet: Directing students work closely with the MFA in Theatre Playwriting program — directing and developing new work in classroom, workshop and production settings
•Bullet: Curriculum balances traditional scripted directing with generative, adaptive, devised and community-based approaches
•Bullet: Year One: fundamentals — script analysis, working with actors, staging and composition
•Bullet: Year Two: development of interpretive skills for new and existing work
•Bullet: Year Three: professional theatre internship and MFA thesis
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: UTNT (UT New Theatre) — annual showcase of new plays written and directed by Playwriting/Directing students
•Bullet: Collaboration with Michener Center for Writers
•Bullet: Biennial Cohen New Works Festival features over 30 original student works
Degree Structure
•Bullet: 36 credits studio, theory and skills coursework
•Bullet: 12 credits electives
•Bullet: 6 credits applied practice
•Bullet: 6 credits thesis
