I am particularly interested in directing. What directing opportunities does Marietta provide?
The first directing experience for all theatre majors is a year-long course in directing (Theatre 303-304). At the end of the first course, students are required to direct an 8-10-minute scene from a play; at the end of the second course, students are required to direct a complete one-act play. Most majors take this course as sophomores. Students who have effectively completed the directing class sequence and wish further directing experiences can gain those during their junior and senior years. The usual progression is that in the first year after directing class, students direct a longer and/or more complicated one-act play. In the second year after directing class, students may direct a still longer and/or more complicated one-act. A significant number of students have directed full-length mainstage productions during their senior year. It should be noted that no student is guaranteed directing experiences beyond directing class: all student-directed productions are carefully evalua
