EA321-6-AU-LO:
New Plays
2020/21
East 15 Acting School
East15 (Loughton) Campus
Autumn
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
Thursday 08 October 2020
Friday 18 December 2020
30
24 September 2020
Requisites for this module
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This final year BA Acting and Contemporary Theatre module, builds on the creative writing work students have undertaken in their second year. New plays will be selected by the module tutors and the Head of Course from students' own self-authored work, to be performed in a production for public audience, as festival of new work which is titled the Debut Festival. Through the process of creating the New Plays you will be given opportunities to take on a range of roles and responsibilities, which could include writer, actor and/or director, experiencing and learning the versatility that characterises the professional contemporary theatre arena. This festival has given birth to several award-winning plays.
Module Aims:
• To put into practice taught acting and technical skills
• To apply skills to an original, text-based work
• To inspire students’ own creativity and initiative
Learning Outcomes:
• Expansion of acting skill (stretching and widening your acting abilities)
• Textual comprehension of new and untried texts. (understanding and interpretation of language plot & characters).
• Skills integration in original, text-based work (ability to utilise varied disciplines within the context of the project).
• Creativity & innovation (creative responses to task, to opportunity, to playing partners and to direction) in the staging of a piece of text-based work.
• Ensemble contribution in a range of production roles and responsibilities (participation in and contribution to all elements of work).
• Flexibility & response to change (willingness to play, take risks, change habits and break boundaries): collaborating between actors, writers and directors.
• Commitment (involvement and consistency) in the creation of original, self- created work.
• Self-assessment of performance in new plays (awareness of own strengths and weaknesses and ability to respond creatively to criticism)
• Achievement of the aims of the project (accomplishment of ensemble and personal goals) in new and untried plays.
Productions will be led by students as directors, guided by a professional director, an established playwright and the Head of Course. You will put into practice the taught acting skills you have developed during Years One and Two and test the boundaries of your own creativity by applying your skills to the interpretation of untried texts. The process of mounting the productions will provide students with experience of collaboration between actors, writers and directors. By the end of the module you will have participated fully in creating and mounting a piece of original, text-led work.
Learning and Teaching Methods:
* Students work with tutors in group classes, workshops and rehearsals
* Learning also takes place in feedback and group discussion on performances
* Independent study and research
* Verbal formative assessment and tutor feedback is given in group session
* Students receive written summative assessment and tutor comments at the end of the module
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Assessment:
• Holistic continuous assessment through observation of contribution to class work, rehearsals and performance.
• The assessment criteria for this module are the extent to which students can demonstrate advanced understanding of the module Learning Outcomes.
• Compliance with the Professional Code of Conduct
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
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Module supervisor and teaching staff
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Ms Joyce Henderson
Joyce Henderson
Freelance Theatre Maker
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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