Courses & Units
Playing Text FPB236
Introduction
How can you play around with a play? This unit explores the evolution and interpretation of dramatic texts, using the concept of play to explore the range of interpretive practices that move the text from page to stage. Working with a range of texts, both classical and contemporary, you will analyse how theatrical texts have developed historically, and how texts speak to each other within the theatrical canon. These traditional modes of textual analysis will then inform a deeper critical engagement with the varied ways that theatrical texts are interpreted and performed through vocal delivery, physical movement, spatial design, lighting, sound, and other various dramaturgical practices. In this subject you will develop skills to draw out the themes and ideas in texts, as well as their social and historical contexts through scholarly research, and put these into practice through interpretive performance.
Summary
| Unit name | Playing Text |
|---|---|
| Unit code | FPB236 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | College of Arts, Law and Education School of Creative Arts and Media |
| Discipline | Theatre |
| Coordinator | Doctor Asher Warren |
| Available as an elective? | Yes |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Intermediate |
Availability
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Semester 1 | On-Campus | International | Domestic | |
Key
- On-campus
- Off-Campus
- International students
- Domestic students
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Key Dates
| Study Period | Start date | Census date | WW date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | 26/2/2024 | 22/3/2024 | 15/4/2024 | 2/6/2024 |
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Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate knowledge of critical theory and industry practice related to the interpretation of texts for performance.
- critically compare a range of texts for performance.
- analyse the realisation of theatrical texts with reference to their social, cultural and historical contexts.
- identify the social and ethical issues that inform and are embedded in texts for performance.
- develop skills in the use of creative practice to inform the interpretation of texts.
Fee Information
| Field of Education | Commencing Student Contribution 1,3 | Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3 | Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3 | Domestic Full Fee 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100103 | $1,118.00 | $957.00 | not applicable | $2,695.00 |
1 Please refer to more information on student contribution amounts.
2 Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
3 Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
4 Please refer to more information on eligibility for FEE-HELP.
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Requisites
Prerequisites
FPB130 Performance Skills or FPB114 Dramatic Interactions AND FPB132 The Theatre Machine or FPB144 Movement for PerformersTeaching
| Teaching Pattern | On campus (Hobart and Launceston) Weekly workshop( 2 hrs) Weekly online tutorial (1hr) In addition: Self-directed learning (3-4 hrs), Self-directed rehearsal (1-2 hrs) (9 hours total weekly). |
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| Assessment | Task 1: Performative Reading and Exegesis. (25%)|Task 3: Scholarly Essay (35%)|Task 2: Performance (40%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes. |
Links | Booktopia textbook finder |
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