TH3962:03
Practical Theatre Studies 3B
Townsville
HECS Band 1
26 hours. Ten hours are for independent projects. Semester 2.
Throughout the subject, theory is combined with practice in a physical exploration of the performance properties of texts. Students will also undertake studies in theatre criticism and review writing.
Learning Objectives:
- to demonstrate an understanding of selected playwrights within an historical/contemporary context;
- to apply skills in the analysis and interpretation of selected texts as frameworks for performance;
- to translate intellectual discovery into stage action by exploring physical ways of dealing with text.
Assessment by seminar participation (20%); essay (2,000 words) (40%); project (20%); examination (20%).