Certificate in Directing and Devising
The Certificate in Directing and Devising provides skills in leadership, creation, and collaboration for theatre making.
Directing and Devising – Certificate
Certificate in Directing and Devising
Offered as an Academic Certification
Directing and Devising are two vital, though diverse, approaches to the leadership of a theatre project. The Certificate in Directing and Devising for Theatre provides students with a focused curriculum in these two contemporary methodologies. The role of the theatre director requires the ability to lead collaborators in the performance, design, and production areas towards a unified vision. Devising, or collaborative creation, is an ensemble-based method of creating a performance, requiring intensive teamwork and communication. Students will learn to work both collaboratively and as leaders in the theatre creation process.
Degree Fit
Program Preparation
The Certificate in Directing and Devising is open to degree-seeking students at SOU. Any student interested in collaboration toward the creation of works for stage or screen or taking a leadership role in such collaborations will succeed in this certificate.
Degree Roadmap
Every Directing and Devising student will take courses in Directing for the Stage, Directing for the Screen, Devising, Playwriting, and Acting. Beyond meeting the core curriculum, Direction and Devising students may choose from amongst a wide variety of electives from Theatre, Art, Digital Cinema, Creative Writing, and Music.
Concentrations
Students will concentrate their certificate studies in either Directing or Devising.
Guided Pathways
Contact: Gretchen Kirkpatrick, Theatre Administrative Program Assistant – 541.552.6346 – kirkpatrg@sou.edu
Associate Degree Paths
Associate of General Studies, Art Interest, RCC – Theatre Arts AA Transfer, PCC – Theatre AA Transfer, UCC
Similar Majors
Theatre BFA – DCIN – EMDA
Similar Minors & Certificates
Certificate in Costume and Character Design – Certificate in Lighting Design and Technology – Certificate in Musical Theatre – Certificate in Production Fabrication – Certificate in Scenic and Environment Design – Certificate in Shakespeare Studies – Certificate in Theatre and Arts Management
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Contact the Theatre Program
SOU Theatre Program
1250 Siskiyou Blvd.
Ashland, OR 97520
541.552.6181
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