ATS2297 · Musical theatre 2: Creation and performance

Overview

The unit provides you with deep engagement and insight into the creation of a new work of musical theatre, from exploratory workshops to public showing. You work with industry professionals and staff members to gain skills in writing, creation, dramaturgy and musical theatre performance. It will build on the theoretical and practical frameworks established in ATS2296/ATS3296 (Musical theatre 1: History and form) by applying those analytical and performance skills to the generation of new work in the genre.

Areas of study: Theatre and performance

Offerings

The Handbook publishes no offerings for this unit.

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. discuss the distinctive methodological issues involved in the study of the form;
2. assess the implications of dramaturgical and structural choices in the evolution of a musical theatre text;
3. apply skills in the performance and writing of the genre;
4. collaborate in a creative process from inception to execution;
5. communicate critical arguments and analyses orally and in writing, using discipline-specific language.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.