CLASS DESCRIPTION
This four-week course offers students a comprehensive exploration of the director’s role in theatre. Through hands-on exercises and collaborative projects, students will learn how to transform a script into a fully realized production.

Key topics include understanding the director's responsibilities and identifying what to delegate, selecting and interpreting scripts with respect, and developing a clear rubric for evaluating acting and scene work. The course also emphasizes staging techniques, both with and without set pieces, and provides practical guidance on auditioning and working effectively with actors.

As a culminating experience, students will cast and direct short plays featuring participants from the Acting for the Stage course, putting their skills to the test in a dynamic and supportive environment.

This course is designed to equip aspiring directors with the tools, techniques, and confidence to craft compelling theatrical experiences.

INSTRUCTOR
Andrew Munz is the Artistic Director of Tumbleweed Creative Arts and is one of the most prolific playwrights in Jackson Hole. Recent productions include THE BLACK IBIS and THE IMPORTANCE OF WILD COUNTRY, as well as SAGA: A NEW NORDIC MUSICAL, all produced by Tumbleweed at the Pink Garter Theatre. Other productions include COWBOYS LIKE US: A FAIRY TALE, TRÖLLASKAGI, and the five productions comprising the famed I CAN SKI FOREVER series. Raised in Jackson, Munz also studied at The Second City, iO Theatre and The Annoyance Theater in Chicago, IL. 

SESSIONS
Wednesdays, Feb 5 - 26, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

COST
$300