ACP207 - Director's Workshop
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Miles O'Neil |
| Prerequisite: | Must have completed one credit point at level 1 from ACD, ACI, ACP or ACV coded units plus any other level 1 unit |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 3-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit explores influential works from the Western dramatic canon while examining their cultural contexts, assumptions, and lasting impacts on contemporary theatre practice. Students will analyse dramatic elements of plot, story, character, theme and language with reference to different systems of rehearsal, and examine the strengths and limitations of these systems for post dramatic and devised performance. Focussing on the roles of director and dramaturg for contemporary performance, the unit provides students with workshop exercises and practical strategies for reading, rehearsing and performing dramatic texts, and includes a live performance of a chosen scene in the final week of the trimester.
Learning outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Work collaboratively to read about, research into and communicate roles of director and dramaturg for contemporary performance | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Evaluate playtexts from the Western canon and beyond, and critically discuss in relation to dramaturgical theory to support your arguments | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Work collaboratively to analyse, rehearse and perform scripts and plays | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Reflect on cultural contexts, assumptions, and lasting impacts on contemporary theatre practice with consideration of Indigenous Knowledges and perspectives | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: In-class pesentation and workshop | 800 words or equivalent | 20% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 2: Research Paper | 1200 words or equivalent | 30% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 3: Performance Project | 2000 words or equivalent | 50% (group performance 30%, individual reflection 20%) | Information not yet available |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for ACP207 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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