Date of Award
Spring 6-2017
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Theatre Arts
First Advisor
Elizabeth Portes
Second Advisor
Damon Kiely
Abstract
A director needs more than inspiration to guide their work. During grad school, I learned, abandoned, modified and re-embraced many tools for directing in order to develop my own process. In this paper, I examine the revelations and challenges that arose from my coursework and the plays I directed at The Theatre School: Circle Mirror Transformation by Annie Baker, The Lady From the Sea by Henrik Ibsen, The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, Tender by Nikki Bloom, We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as South West Africa, from the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884-1915 by Jackie Sibblies Drury, and The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls by Meg Miroshnik. I came to grad school to learn THE RIGHT WAY TO DIRECT PLAYS.This thesis documents my discovery that there is no such thing.
Recommended Citation
Kraft, Erin, "The Right Way to Direct a Play" (2017). The Theatre School MFA in Directing Theses. 4.
https://via.library.depaul.edu/tts/4