11 Drama

Course Overview

Term 1
Students will participate in a process of learning about drama elements through practical workshops in both film and theatre contexts. Each tri-weekly mini project will have a practical outcome. The students will submit their best two workshop outcomes for Assessment 1 (10%).

Term 2
Students will identify a topical, relevant issue that they would like to explore in a small group through devised theatre. This idea should be selected from personal experience, the local community in which we live, or a current issue facing society today. Students will submit a statement of intention for this, and explore how best to portray this idea in dramatic form. Students will enhance their devised performance through staging conventions such as lighting, properties, set pieces, costume, and/or make-up. Assessment 2 (20%)

Term 3
Students will workshop extracts from three plays/scripts including an NZ play. In each workshop there will be a series of process, performative, and evaluative tasks that engage with the skills needed to bring the script to life, as well as developing a contextual understanding of each text. Assessment 3 (20%)

Term 4
Using the work created in Term 2 and 3, students will continue to refine a devised and scripted piece for performance in front of a live audience. Community engagement, and how their work will be viewed and valued will inform their selection of works. Students will be assessed on both their rehearsal process, as well as their resolved final performance pieces. Assessment 4 (50%)