Key facts

UNE unit code: THEA307

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Start
  • Trimester 1 - On Campus
  • Trimester 1 - Online
Campus
  • Armidale Campus
24/7 online support
  • Yes
Intensive schools
  • Yes
Supervised exam
  • No
Credit points
  • 6

Unit information

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As an actor you must have a deep and critical understanding of the theories underpinning a variety of contemporary actor training techniques. In this advanced unit you will survey the most significant and influential approaches to actor training from Stanislavsky to the present.

You will participate in practical workshops which exercise your skills in generating and interpreting text for performance, paying particular attention to voice, movement, textual interpretation and improvisation.

When studying this unit you will be expected to work collaboratively and productively as a member of an ensemble and demonstrate professional and ethical conduct in your theatre practice.

Offerings

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Teaching period
Mode/location
Trimester 1On Campus, Armidale Campus
Trimester 1Online

*Offering is subject to availability

Intensive schools

StartFinishDurationAttendanceOfferingsNotes
10 April 202413 April 20244 daysMandatory Intensive SchoolTrimester 1, OnlineStarts 10am on the first day. Finishes at 4pm on the final day. The full timetable for the school will be distributed at the first session. This school is for Online students only.

Enrolment rules

Pre-requisites
any 36cp or 12cp in THEA units or candidature in MA (Theatre and Performance)
Restrictions
THEA407
Combined units

Notes

offered in even-numbered years

Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.

Unit coordinator(s)

Julie Shearer

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. identify and critically analyse the theoretical underpinning of a variety of contemporary actor training techniques;
  2. communicate effectively in written, oral and performance modes;
  3. effectively employ performance skills including voice, gesture, movement, interpretation and interaction;
  4. demonstrate creative judgment and critical thinking in identifying and solving performance problems and structuring material for presentation/performance;
  5. demonstrate and apply performance skills and creative judgment to a variety of textual sources; and
  6. demonstrate professional and ethical conduct in their theatre practice and scholarship and work collaboratively and productively as a member of an ensemble.

Assessment information

Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

TitleMust CompleteWeightOfferingsAssessment Notes
Assessment 1Yes30%All offerings

Performance 1

No. Words: 1500 (equivalent)

Assessment 2Yes30%All offerings

Performance 2

No. Words: 1500 (equivalent)

Assessment 3Yes10%All offerings

Structured forum and class participation.

No. Words: 1000 (equivalent)

Assessment 4Yes30%All offerings

Reflective Essay

No. Words: 1500

Learning resources

Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

Actor Training

ISBN: 9780415471688

Hodge, A. (ed), Routledge 2nd ed. 2010

Text refers to: All offerings

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