Bristol UWE - Module specification: COMMUNITY THEATRE TOURING/SUPPORTING PERFORMANCES/UNDERSTUDY

University of the West of England

MODULE SPECIFICATION

(Revised November 2002)

Code: UATPA9-30-2 Title: Community Theatre (Touring)/ Version: 3

Supporting Performance/ Understudy

Level: 2 UWE credit rating: 30 ECTS credit rating: 15

Module type: Professional Practice

Owning Faculty: Faculty of Creative Arts/Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Field: Professional Acting

Faculty Committee Approval: Q & S Committee Date 7^th October 2009

Valid from: Sept 2009 Discontinued from:

Contributes towards: BA Hons Professional Acting

Pre-requisites: All level 1 modules relevant to the above award

Co-requisites: None

Excluded combinations: Any Stage Management Modules.

Learning outcomes:

On satisfactory completion of this module the student will be able to:

Knowledge and Understanding

• Demonstrate a good standard of performance skills in a full-length play on tour

• Understand the techniques for reading and interpreting full-length plays.

• Understand the needs and requirements for understudy skills

Intellectual Skills

• Research and explore a range of possibilities in communicating a given role to a wide range of audiences

• Communicate, discuss and engage creatively with the artistic requirements and interpretation of the production as made explicit by the director and other members of the production team.

Subject / Practical Skills

• Rehearse a full-length play, taking direction, and engaging fully with the other members of the company.

• Demonstrate the ability to perform to a good consistent standard on tour.

• Apply good self-management and good self-discipline on tour.

Transferable Skills

• Maintain a good standard of concentration and performance focus in a variety of performance situations and locations.

• The ability to work reliably and consistently under pressure.

• Adapt performance and characterization to a wide variety of venues and audiences;

Syllabus outline:

The syllabus will cover; acting; mime; combat; dance; music - reading, singing, playing; scenery-handling - get-in/fitup/strike/get-out/pack; scenery maintenance; care, use and maintenance of costumes; care, use and maintenance of props.

Teaching and learning methods:

Students will have the opportunity to learn through rehearsals, workshops, group classes and performances on a community-scale tour around the West Country. The tour performs in a wide variety of types of venue developing the actor’s ability to adapt their performance to different audiences and settings. Students may be required to understudy other roles in public productions during this term.

Reading Strategy

Students are encouraged to become familiar with the subject area, and texts specific to the module, through reading lists and reference material provided. Lists are updated annually to maintain currency and relevance. Each department holds texts and reference material, as well as the general access provided to the Schools library and access to the Internet. The specifically vocational nature of training and study, combined with the project based nature of learning on the course, may require that students are guided to reading and research material in the first instance by the module leader.

NB: BOVTS students do not have access to UWE Libraries and UWE OnLine

Indicative sources:

The primary source for this module will be the text of the play, eg. David Copperfield.

Students are expected to be avid listeners and viewers of theatre, film, television and radio drama.

Background research material will depend entirely on the period, style and character involved in the script.