TH2720 - On the Edge of Text

Credit points:	03
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	Discipline of Theatre

This subject looks at selected contemporary plays from Europe and America, from the perspective of the <b>actor</b>, <b>director</b>, <b>designer</b>, and <b>spectator</b>. Students will analyse selected plays as <i>potential</i> performance texts and will examine the physical properties of text through practical exploration. This will involve acting set pieces and/or provide a model for designing or directing selected plays for an imagined production.

Learning Outcomes

• analyse contemporary plays within a social, political and historical context;
• realise the performance text within the framework of a rehearsed reading of selected scenes in any set text;
• lead a seminar on selected aspects of the performance text that involves researching the play's production history;
• participate in and contribute to seminar discussions;
• explore the physical properties of texts.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to use and interpret different media.

Availabilities
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2009
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Michael Beresford
Lecturer:	Miss Victoria Carless.
Contact hours:	39 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	tutorial attendance and participation (20%); performance 1 (20%), performance 2 (20%) (40%); essays (20%); assignments (20%).

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