Bringing together theory and practice: The director as teacher in academic theatre

Abstract

This thesis is about bringing theatre theory and practice together through the director’s role as a teacher in academic theatre. Directing texts and programs were researched to provide the past and present views of the director as a teacher for academic theatre. The need for the director to perform as a teacher is established as well as using the production as a teaching tool. Numerous teaching opportunities are explored as well as methods for training the director as a teacher.