What is it and why should I do it?
This subject offering aims to provide students with an opportunity to explore the world of theatre and explore either stagecraft, acting or both. By collaborating with peers you will devise a play from a chosen transcript and perform to an audience in the evening. Choices for stagecraft are lighting, publicity, sound, costume design, set design and more. Whether you are choosing to act or not you will develop skills to interpret times and places beyond your own and make great connections with your peers. Feedback from students is that they like having as enjoy a subject they can move in, make lots of creative choices and work with others to create a sustained project. Looking forward to seeing you in the theatre soon.
What will I do in class?
You will participate in warm ups, games, improvisations, research, design tasks and meetings, rehearsals and performances to audiences outside class of a play that you develop over the semester. You will work with others rehearsing scenes and/or designing costumes, sets, props, lighting, sound and promotion and attend some rehearsals outside class. You will also complete a research task and a reflection.
How do I satisfactorily complete the unit?
You will complete a minimum of two written / multimedia tasks including a research task and a reflection. You will be assessed on your contribution to the productions though your participation by attending rehearsals and participatiion as an actor and/or in a "backstage" role as a designer or Lighting and Sound operator.
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