DR21610 - THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ACTING 2

Module Identifier

DR21610

Module Title

THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ACTING 2

Academic Year

2004/2005

Co-ordinator

Mrs Joan G Mills

Semester

Semester 2

Other staff

Mr Richard A D Cheshire

Pre-Requisite

DR21510 Optional for both Single and Joint Honours students, Students wishing to take this module MUST have attained at least 60% in DR21510 and convince Examiners of their ability to fulfil course requirements

Course delivery

Practical

Approximately 50 hours

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Assessment	Practical Exercise (Monologue 30%, Duologue 30%)	60%
Semester Assessment	Group Presentation	20%
Semester Assessment	Classwork	20%

Learning outcomes

Typically, upon completion of this module, the student should be able to:

Understand the key principles of a number of acting and rehearsal methodologies, which are distinct to those applied to psychological realism.
Employ a range of conceptual and rehearsal procedures and modes of exposition appropriate to the presentation of different theatrical styles and genres.
Notate and document the theatrical procedures of training and rehearsal, encountered in the module(not assessed).

Aims

To develop students' understanding of the use of voice and movement as modes of theatrical exposition.
To develop and extend the work of DR21510, by assessing a range of alternative acting and rehearsal methodologies.
To demonstrate a conceptual and practical understanding of the potential challenges of working in different theatrical styles.
To keep an analytic record of work undertaken in the form of a working notebook (not assessed)

Content

During the workshops, students will work with a number of practitioners who are experienced in different areas of theatre practice, and will be asked to investigate and experiment in a variety of theatrical styles. They will also be introduced to the basic principles of voice projection, and encouraged to develop their own vocal skills. The workshops will culminate in individual and small group presentations to be presented at Gregynog. Students will be expected to contribute approximately 85 pounds towards the cost of accommodation and food at Gregynog which will be held during 28th April-2nd May 2005.

For information on due dates for submission of assessed work, please refer
to the departmental web pages at http://www.aber.ac.uk/tfts/duedates.shtml

Reading Lists

Books
** Essential Reading
Barba, Eugenio (1991) The Secret Art of the Performer Routledge
Spolin, Viola Improvisation for the Theatre
Zarrilli, Phillip (1995) Acting (Re) Considered Routledge
Eddershaw, Margaret (1996) Performing Brecht: 40 Years of British Performances London: Routledge,
Hagen, Uta (1991) A Challenge for the Actor Macmillan
Boal, Augusto (1992) Games for Actors and Non Actors Routledge
Callow, Simon (1985) Being an Actor Harmonsworth: Penguin Books
Essential reading
The Department has a supplementary booklet recommending reading lists for all practical modules.
Extracts from texts will be distributed in workshops

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 5