TH2711 - Live Performance Writing
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | School of Creative Arts (pre 2015) |
This subject introduces the student to the specifics of writing for the stage as a creative art and to the language of theatre. It provides students with an understanding of performance writing. Students will participate in a series of writing exercises that will lead to the creation of a monologue and/or two hander. Students will also work with selected texts and have their work read by actors.
Learning Outcomes
- develop the basic skills of writing for theatre;
- experience applying the techniques learned towards the realisation of a performance text;
- explore the dimensions of stage craft and theatricalisation.
| Prerequisites: | 12CP OF LEVEL 1 SUBJECTS |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | TH2103 |
Availabilities | |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 28-Aug-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Robyn Glade-Wright |
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| Assessment: | tutorial attendance and participation (10%); drafting process (10%), performance text (30%) (40%); essays (20%); writing tasks (30%). |
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.