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THEA301 The Classic Play and Performance Now

Updated: 08 May 2012
Credit Points 6
Offering Not offered in 2013
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites 12cp in THEA units
Co-requisites None
Restrictions THEA200
Notes

offered in even numbered years
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Susan Fell (sfell@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit deals with the challenges faced by theatre practitioners working on plays from the past, as a consequence of changes in theatre conventions and social contexts; and the development of appropriate modern approaches to the performance of classic plays. The unit examines scripts and their contexts from the European tradition from the Greeks to the 19th century.
Materials Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. describe the major historical changes in European theatre practice since the 5th century BC;
  2. read a script with an understanding of the theatre conventions which applied at the time of its writing;
  3. demonstrate an understanding of the relationships between the content and structure of a script and the world in which its playwright lived;
  4. identify significant similarities and differences between the world in which a play was written and the modern world;
  5. describe the significant features of a modern production of a classic play; and
  6. analyse a play from the past in terms of current understandings of social relationships and responsibilities.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
This unit provides an extensive coverage of the major contours of Western theatre history from the point of view of the theatre practitioner. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Theatre Studies encourages a range of written communication skills in class presentations, online discussions and essay writing. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Students are encouraged to develop a greater global perspective by thinking about the history of western theatre and its portrayal of different ways of performing culture. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students will require and practise information literacy through the use of both conventional and new means of researching information about the plays studied. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students who develop an appreciation for theatre will also develop the skills for ongoing life-long learning about theatre practice and everything that relates to it. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
Much of the work for assessment will involve problem solving; confronting problems and finding innovative and original solutions for them is important in both practical and research activities in theatre. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Because play scripts deal with issues confronted by people living their lives in fictional worlds that parallel the world in which we live, theatre practice should always focus on and explore ethical questions of social responsibility. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Theatre is always a collaborative exercise involving performers, backstage workers and audiences; it thus demands and rewards high levels of skill in the area of teamwork. 		True True True
   

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