NM3702 - Contemporary Theatre Production

Credit points:	03
Year:	2012
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Creative Arts

Available to All Students

This subject heightens vocal, movement, acting or production skills for live text-based performance. Students work as actors with a substantial text to sustain characterisation or undertake a major production role in a directed contemporary play for public presentation. Acting students will also undertake a minor production role eg production/stage manager, marketing, lighting, sound, props, set, costume design, devised multimedia/video production.

Learning Outcomes

• apply performance or production skills to a substantial text;
• apply theoretical paradigms in a production role for public performance;
• analyse and document the performer or production contribution to the performance process.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The ability to evaluate that information;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to work individually and independently.

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 22-Mar-2012
Contact hours:	13 hours lectures 26 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	performance project (40%); essays (20%); seminar research paper (20%); workshop tasks (20%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.