Module Information
Module Identifier
DR33930
Module Title
PRODUCTION IN PRACTICE 2
Academic Year
2009/2010
Co-ordinator
Semester
Semester 1
Pre-Requisite
DR33830 or DR34030
Pre-Requisite
Normally, students wishing to progress to DR33930 will have convinced the examiners of their aptitude for further study at this level
Other Staff
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | The rehearsal process: development and progress throughout the period of preparation and rehearsal | 35% |
| Semester Assessment | The active manifestation and development of rehearsal work in public performance | 35% |
| Semester Assessment | Assessed oral examination and notebook. The notebook is not formally assessed but may be referred to during the oral examination | 30% |
| Supplementary Assessment | As with most of the level 3 modules of this kind offered in the Department, it is not possible for the students to completely re-sit any components missed. However, in accordance with established Departmental practice, if a student is unable to complete their participation in the production and the workshops for accepted medical or other valid reasons, then an essay requiring reflection upon those components of work which were not completed may be set in lieu of those components. The scale of this essay will be determined by the Director of Teaching according to the percentage of incomplete work (to a maximum of 6000 words). In the case of any problems, then the Director of Teaching will consult with the Dean | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Brief description
Students will work on an approved Departmental production of a dramatic text during a seven-week intensive period arranged during the second half of the first semester of the students' third year. They will work on a project significantly different from the one encountered in DR33830 as part of the performance and/or stage management/directing or production team under the guidance of an experienced staff director or approved guest practitioner. The production will be presented to the public as part of the Department's 'practical semester'. The rehearsals for this project will be designed to develop and enhance the skills, methodologies and techniques for interpreting text encountered during Level 2 pre-requisite modules offered to Drama students during their second year as well as those experienced in the pre-requisite module DR38830.
wishing to act in the project should normally have attained at least 60% in DR22620, Acting 2.
Students following this module will be expected to complete a research in practice presentation during the rehearsal process.
wishing to act in the project should normally have attained at least 60% in DR22620, Acting 2.
Students following this module will be expected to complete a research in practice presentation during the rehearsal process.
Aims
Students will be allocated as either actors, members of the stage management or production team and/or assistants to the staff director or combination of the above and work intensively for seven weeks on an approved Departmental project. These allocations will be chosen and agreed through a formal interview with the Department's Director of Learning and Teaching and Senior Production Manager. The project will be led by an experienced practitioner who will construct an appropriate rehearsal methodology specifically designed for the project.
Content
THIS MODULE IS AVAILABLE TO SINGLE HONOURS DRAMA STUDENTS ONLY
During rehearsals students will encounter and experience appropriate theatre games, improvisations, exercises and workshops, which will be specifically designed to aid each student's understanding of interpreting text for performance and help them to fulfill the requirements specified by his/her allocation. These projects will be performed either in the Aberystwyth Arts Centre or in one of the Departmental performance venues or an appropriate site-specific location. There will be a total of five public performances of the performance/project which will give an opportunity for parents, friends and members of the public to view the practical work of the Department. During the rehearsal process, students will be advised to keep a working notebook documenting significant developments and challenges they have encountered. At the end of the project, students will participate in an oral examination during which they will analyse and appraise their experiences of the module. Students will be required to keep a working notebook in which they will critically appraise the process.
During rehearsals students will encounter and experience appropriate theatre games, improvisations, exercises and workshops, which will be specifically designed to aid each student's understanding of interpreting text for performance and help them to fulfill the requirements specified by his/her allocation. These projects will be performed either in the Aberystwyth Arts Centre or in one of the Departmental performance venues or an appropriate site-specific location. There will be a total of five public performances of the performance/project which will give an opportunity for parents, friends and members of the public to view the practical work of the Department. During the rehearsal process, students will be advised to keep a working notebook documenting significant developments and challenges they have encountered. At the end of the project, students will participate in an oral examination during which they will analyse and appraise their experiences of the module. Students will be required to keep a working notebook in which they will critically appraise the process.
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | N/A |
| Communication | The development of communication skills is intrinsic to all aspects of performance. The ability to interact effectively with members the company and other people encountered during the preparation process. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Progress throughout the rehearsal process and the ability to reflect critically on individual achievement attained. |
| Information Technology | Students may choose to make use of on-line materials to locate data and documentation relevant to their research, but this skill will not be separately assessed. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | Students may choose to make use of on-line materials to locate data and documentation relevant to their research, but this skill will not be separately assessed. |
| Problem solving | These skills are developed as the students respond to the different challenges that emerge during the rehearsal and performance process for the project. |
| Research skills | These skills are developed through preparation for rehearsals and the workshops, although these skills are not directly assessed. |
| Subject Specific Skills | The module will enhance and develop the student¿s understanding of the potential of theatre as a means of communicating with specific audiences. |
| Team work | The development of team working skills is intrinsic to all group performance situations. Team leadership skills also form an important part in the assessment. |
Reading List
Recommended BackgroundAlfreds, Mike (2008) Different Every Night Nick Hern Books Primo search Barba, Eugenio (1991) A Dictionary of Theatre Anthropology - The Secret Arts of the Performer Routledge Primo search Barker, Clive (1989) Theatre Games Methuen Primo search Barton, John (1984) Playing Shakespeare Methuen Primo search Bartow, Arthur (ed) (2008) Handbook of Acting Techniques Nick Hern Books Primo search Berry, Cicely (2001) Text in Action 2nd Virgin Publishing Primo search Berry, Cicely (1993) Voice and the Actor 2nd Virgin Publishing Primo search Boal, Augusto (1992) Games for Actors and Non Actors Routledge Primo search Caldarone, Marina (2004) Actions: The Actor's Thesaurus Nick Hern Books Primo search Callery, Dymphna (2007) Through the Body Nick Hern Books Primo search Callow, Simon (1991) Acting in Restoration Comedy Applause Theatre Books Primo search Campbell, Patrick and Adrian Kear (2001) Psychoanalysis and Performance Routledge Primo search Carey, David and Rebecca Clark Carey (2008) Vocal Arts Workbook and DVD A&C Black/Methuen Primo search Chamberlain, Franc (2003) Michael Chekhov Routledge Primo search Chekhov, Michael (2005) The Path of the Actor Routledge Primo search Chekhov, Michael (2002) To the Actor: On the Technique of Acting Routledge Primo search Cook, Orlanda (2004) Singing With Your Own Voice Routledge Primo search Davies, D. Garfield and Antony F Jahm (2004) Care of the Professional Voice Routledge Primo search De Mallet Burgess, Thomas and Nicholas Skilbeck (2000) The Singing and Acting Handbook Routledge Primo search Deer, Joe and Rocco Del Vera (2008) Acting in Musical Theatre Routledge Primo search Dennis, Anne (2007) The Articulate Body: The Physical Training of the Actor Nick Hern Books Primo search Donnellan, Declan (2007) The Actor and the Target Nick Hern Books Primo search Hagen, Uta (1991) A Challendge for the Actor Macmillan Primo search Hall, Peter (2003) Shakespeare's Advice for the Players Oberon Books Primo search Hodge, Alison (1999) Twentieth Century Actor Training Routledge Primo search Houseman, Barbara (2008) Tackling Text and Subtext Nick Hern Books Primo search Huxley, Michael and Noel Witts (Eds) (1996) The Twentieth Century Performance Reader Routledge Primo search Kayes, Gillyanne (2004) Singing and the Actor Routledge Primo search Linklater, Kristin (2006) Freeing the Natural Voice Nick Hern Books Primo search Machlin, Evangeline (2006) Dialects for the Stage Routledge Primo search Merlin, Bella (2003) Konstantyn Stanislavsky Routledge Primo search Merlin, Bella (2007) The Complete Stanislavsky Toolkit Nick Hern Books Primo search Moseley, Nick (2006) Acting and Reacting: Tools for the Modern Actor Routledge Primo search Richards, Thomas (1995) At Work with Grotowski on Physical Actions Routledge Primo search Rodenburg, Patsy (1998) The Actor Speaks: The Voice and the Performer Methuen Primo search Scales, Prunella and Timothy West (2007) So You Want to be an Actor? Nick Hern Books Primo search Stafford Clark, Max Letters to George Nick Hern Books Primo search Stanislavski, Constantin (2004) An Actors Handbook Routledge Primo search Walter, Harriet (2007) Other People's Shoes Nick Hern Books Primo search Zarrilli, Phillip (1995) Acting (Re) Considered Routledge Primo search Zarrilli, Phillip (2008) Psychophysical Acting: An Intercultural Approach After Stanislavski Routledge Primo search
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6