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The focus of Unit 1 is three periods of Theatre history before 1920. You will research and learn about the history of Western and Non-Western Theatre and focus on Classical Greek tragedy, Elizabethan Theatre including Shakespeare and Commedia dell'Arte, Melodrama and Naturalism and Realism. You will then collaborate with other students to create three performances using scripts or other texts, and perform two group and one solo performance. You will explore and then focus on specific production roles such as acting or direction and designing - sets, costumes, props, lighting and/or sound. You can choose to focus on acting and direction or theatre design.
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