Advanced Performance and Production I
Curriculum guideline
Independent study under the guidance of a supervising faculty member and with weekly meetings required throughout the semester.
Students will be involved in the Theatre
Department productions in one of the following roles: Dramaturge, Assistant to the Director, Choreographer, Musical Director, Voice/Movement Coach, Actor, Theatre Manager, or other appropriate position as identified by the student in consultation with the Theatre Department. Guided studies projects are supervised and evaluated by a faculty member.
Before registering, students must submit an
application for approval of their guided studies project to the Coordinator of the Theatre Department.
The course content will be identified in the student’s application, which will include a preliminary list of expectations, materials and resources. The scope and content of the project must be approved by the faculty supervisor and Coordinator of the Theatre Department.
- To complete an in-depth project in a specific area of theatrical performance/production.
- To complete a comprehensive project Process Workbook documenting the project from beginning to end.
- To identify and work within the requirements of a collaborative process. Performance/production in a theatrical context is a process of collaboration. The student will demonstrate an understanding of that collaboration in her/his approach to some or all of the following: consultation, teamwork, decision-making, artistic choices and goals, management tools, strategies to facilitate ensemble success.
Evaluation will be carried out in accordance with Douglas College policy.
Evaluation will be based on the specific elements of the individual project as outlined in the approved project application. The following is a sample evaluation:
| Process Workbook (including extensive writing and reflection) | 40% |
| Attitude, Participation, Attendance (including work habits, safe work practices, respectful collaborative behaviour, quality of work, punctuality, self-motivation, peer evaluations) | 20% |
| Successful completion of the specific performance/production role designated by the project. (may involve further writing and/or verbal presentation) | 40% |
| 100% |
Textbooks and materials will be identified by the student and supervising faculty member in advance of or during the project.
Successful completion of Theatre Diploma or equivalent, or Stagecraft and Event Technology Diploma or equivalent, or permission of the Department.