Drama and Theatre Studies

Course summary

The Drama and Theatre Studies course is designed to encourage students to pursue their interests and develop skills in a range of practical drama elements such as acting, costumes, setting, masks and technical design. Students will read a variety of plays from different periods and genres and will be encouraged to develop their own interpretation from a performance perspective. AS Level Component 1 ? Performance Workshop Students will be either assessed on either acting or design. Students will participate in the creation, development and performance of:1. an extract from a text of the student's choice2. a piece of theatre based on a reinterpretation of a second extract from a different social, historical or cultural context using the techniques and working methods of either a theatre practitioner or theatre company. All students must produce: - a realisation of both performances or designs ?a creative log - an evaluation of the process of creating and realisation of the reinterpreted extract only. A2 Level Component 1 Theatre Workshop Students will be assessed on either acting or design. Students will participate in the creation, development and performance of a piece of theatre based on a reinterpretation of an extract from a text chosen from a list supplied by WJEC. The piece must be developed using the techniques and working methods of either an influential theatre practitioner or a recognised theatre company. Students must produce: - A realisation of the performance or design - A creative log