Production Theatre Skills (9717.4)

This unit will require first year students to consolidate the skills and knowledge acquired in acting, vocal, and body studies and related theatre history/theory. They will integrate them in an exhaustive rehearsal process that will culminate in a full production of a devised performance combining text and physicality for a short public season.

Students will be exposed to the process of lighting and sound design implementation and stage management through participation in technical rehearsals.

Students will engage in text analysis and research activities for the duration of the rehearsal process to explore and study the performance text in-depth.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Employ acting, vocal and body techniques in a theatre production;
2. Employ research and text analysis in a theatre production;
3. Demonstrate an ability to work in an ensemble within a real world theatre environment; and
4. Apply communication skills in an academic/creative environment.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

9711 Performance Skills 1

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.