Unrestricted.2016-11-142012-06-012016-11-142009-05http://hdl.handle.net/2346/11960This 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.application/pdfengPedagogyTeacherDirectorTheatreThesis