04 – Charting the Drama: A Director’s Path and the Making of Tosca
THIS COURSE IS CANCELLED
At a Glance
Time
One week:
Monday, April 6, 2026
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CT
Cost
$25.00
Location
Online with Zoom
Class limit: None
Course Description
Join acclaimed stage director, educator, and dramaturg, Joshua Borths, for an inside look at the creative, scholarly, and practical journey behind a life in opera. Drawing on a career spanning major companies, innovative education programs, and celebrated productions, Borths explores how a director shapes stories for the stage. The course culminates in an in-depth preview of his upcoming production of Puccini’s Tosca, revealing the artistic choices and dramatic vision behind this new staging.
Instructor
Joshua Borths is a stage director, writer, educator, and dramaturg. He has directed numerous professional productions to critical acclaim, given over five hundred public lectures, and written more than eight children’s operas that have introduced hundreds of thousands of young audiences to opera across the country.