Preliminary 2026-2027 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Apr 17, 2026  
Preliminary 2026-2027 Yavapai College Catalog

FMA 218 - Directing for Stage and Media

 


Description: The art of theater direction for stage and media productions and the director's role. This course is crosslisted with THR 218.

Prerequisites:  



Corequisite:  



Credits: 3
Lecture: 2
Lab: 2

Course Content:
  1. Scripts
  2. Staging, blocking, ground plans
  3. Composition, movement, and tempo-rhythm
  4. Critique
  5. Artistic vision
  6. Casting
  7. Director's prompt-book
  8. Organization and rehearsal
  9. Scene presentation

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Analyze dramatic literature. (1)
  2. Stage a theatrical play or media sequence. (2-5, 8, 9)
  3. Cast actors in a play or media content. (2-6)
  4. Breakdown a script for planning, rehearsals, and division of labor and needs. (7)
  5. Present a completed concept of a play or screenplay sequence. (9)

Required Assessment: