DR39610 - THE PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT (PRODUCTION ANALYSIS 1)

Module Identifier

DR39610

Module Title

THE PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT (PRODUCTION ANALYSIS 1)

Academic Year

2004/2005

Co-ordinator

Ms Patricia A Rhodes

Semester

Semester 1

Other staff

Dr Alison Forsyth, Mr Richard A D Cheshire

Pre-Requisite

Compulsory for Single Honours Drama students.

Course delivery

Lecture

10 Hours

Seminars / Tutorials

10 Hours

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Exam	2 Hours	50%
Semester Assessment	Essay of 2500 words	50%

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:

Examine some of the methods for analysing productions of plays in performance.
Apply these methods to selected productions
Examine the 'performance history' of selected texts and previous production choices made.
Deepen students' understanding of the challenges and difficulties of presenting two of the texts studied for modern theatre audiences.

Brief description

This module is designed to enable students to reflect on and analyse the production choices made during selected theatre visits as part of this course. Lectures and seminars wil focus on the texts interpreted and the contribution of the various practitioners' roles in the theatrical process paying close study to the work of the directors, actors and designers during both the rehearsal and performance processes.

Aims

In this module, students will acquire a methodology for the identification and analysis of the different components that come together in production. These include the contribution of the directors, designers and performers. These will be considered in isolation, in relation to each other, and in so far as they contribute effectively to the realization of the text in the consciousness of the given audience.

Content

Content:

This module is for single honours students only.

The lectures and seminars will focus on the text chosen for performance. Several of these will be third-year productions of texts performed as part of the Department's English-medium practical semester and the others will be performances scheduled to be seen on the theatre visit/s arranged for this module. The dates for the London theatre visits for the 2004/05 session are Thursday 16th - Saturday 18th of December 2004.

Students should bear in mind their own responsibility for acquiring their experience of the relevant text and bringing it to bear in the analysis of separate production events. The lectures and discussions arranged with theatre practitioners are designed to be generally helpful and informative, but they should not distract attention from the proper focus of the module which is firmly on the personal experience and analysis acquired and developed by the individual student.

Students should be aware that they are expected to contribute towards the cost of the theatre visits. It is estimated that this will be approximately #150 (arrangements can be made with the departmental administrators to spread this cost over up to 3 instalments).

Reading Lists

Books
READING LISTS WILL BE AVAILABLE ONCE THE THEATRE PROGRAMME HAS BEEN DECIDED.

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6