Drama Studio One
Performance Centre studios and workshops
Stage Lighting & Sound Equipment and software
Blackboard
Library
IT software
Smartboards

A PERFORMANCE length no longer than 2.0 HOURS weighted at 50% [Learning Outcomes 1,4]
You will be marked on your individual contribution within the group performance as either an actor, director or production member in the execution of the play and your application of the pre-production and rehearsal process in the finished product.

A CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT weighted at 50% [Learning Outcomes 2,3]
You will be individually assessed at key points in relation to the role which you undertake- specific details of this will be in the Handbook and on Blackboard. This will also include your overall attendance, punctuality and commitment.

Key Information Set Data:
50% practical exams (skills assessments and presentations)
50% coursework

This module will involve students in the study, preparation, rehearsal and performance of a classic playtext.
Students will study the professional approach to the production process during the pre-production and an intensive rehearsal and performance period. Under the guidance of a professional theatre director, students will examine the approaches required in the production and performance of a major work of dramatic literature.
Students on the Technical Stage Production pathway will undertake Lighting, Sound and Stage Management roles alongside the Drama, Performance and Theatre Arts Students who will undertake Acting and Directing roles. (It is intended that the productions will be staged in an "empty space" format with minimal costumes but under negotiated circumstances it may be possible for students on either pathway to undertake the module as a settings and/or costume designer/maker or in a marketing & foh management role.)
Punctuality, attendance and preparedness for work will be part of the continuous assessment of the student's understanding of the importance of creative collaboration
Following technical and dress rehearsals, the module will culminate in public performances.
There will also be a theatre visit to study the staging of a professional production of a classic text.

Students will undertake relevant tutorials and/or workshops in their specialist area. Prior to the rehearsal period, performers and directors will explore how to prepare a classic play for performance as well as verse speaking and classical acting techniques. Technical Theatre Arts Students will work on the technical development, stage management and scenography of the production.
A final intensive four-week rehearsal period will then take place, two thirds of which will be scheduled during the Easter Vacation (simulating the day-to-day rehearsal timescale of professional theatre practice). Students will attend some student-led independent rehearsals. Punctuality, attendance and preparedness for work will be part of the continuous assessment of the student's understanding of the importance of professional standards in creative collaboration.
In addition to the assessed public performances, there will be assessed rehearsal run-throughs.

Key Information Set Data:
60% scheduled teaching and learning activities
40% guided independent learning

Brook P. (1993) There are no Secrets:Methuen
Caldarone M. (2004) Actions: The Actors Thesaurus:NHB
Donnellan D. (2005) The Actor and the Target:NHB
Fazio L.(2000) Stage Manager:The Professional Experience:Focal Press
Ford Davies O.(2007). Performing Shakespeare:NHB
Freakley & Sutton. (1996) Business in the Performing Arts:Hodder & Stoughton
Hagan U. (1973). Respect for Acting:John Wiley and Sons
Houseman B. (2002) Finding Your Voice:NHB
Kaye and Lebrect.(2009) Sound and Music for the Theatre:Focal
Keller M. (2003):Prestel
Mitchell K. (2008) The Director's Craft:Routledge
Oddey & White. (2006) The Potentials of Spaces:Intellect
Rodenburg P. (2007) Speaking Shakespeare:Routledge

Audition (for students undertaking performing roles)
Interview (for students taking assistant director, marketing or 'designer' roles)