Drama and Theatre Studies

Assessment

The course encourages a critical, reflective response to theatre, using live theatre productions and play texts as stimuli. You will study five performance texts in total and the methodologies of two influential theatre practitioners. You will be making, performing, and interpreting. You are required to participate in three performances, one devised, one as a group member from a performance text, and one text performed either individually or with a partner during the A-Level. Component 1: Devising – 40% of the qualification Working as a theatre company you will devise an original theatre performance. You will initially study both a given performance text through teacher-led practical workshops and a key theatre practitioner as stimuli. There are two parts to the assessment; a portfolio and the devised performance in front of a live audience. This is internally assessed. Component 2: Text in Performance – 20% of the qualification You will be part of a group performance of a theatre text selected by your lecturers. You have the option of selecting an acting or design role. You will also perform a monologue or duologue from a different published theatrical text. These are both externally assessed by a visiting examiner and performed in front of live audiences. Component 3: Theatre Makers in Practice – 40% of the qualification – Written examination Section A: Live Theatre Evaluation. Students will analyze and evaluate live theatre. You will answer one extended response question. Section B: Page to Stage. You will answer two extended response questions based on an unseen extract from the performance text set by the exam board. You will answer the questions from the perspectives of a performer and a designer. You will demonstrate how you intend to realize the extract in performance. This will initially be studied during Year 12 and explored through practical workshops and a mock examination. Section C: Interpreting a Performance Text. You will have studied another set of texts prescribed by the exam board. You will demonstrate your re-imagined directorial concept that will communicate ideas to a contemporary audience. You will also have studied another theatre practitioner and will need to outline how they have influenced your overall production concept. This will be studied during Year 13.