Writing Drama (WRT3105)
School of Communication and Arts - Edith Cowan University
Semester 2 / 2013

Texts

Don Wilmeth and Christopher Bigsby. The Cambridge history of American theatre
y separately published work icon Contemporary Australian Plays Russell Vandenbroucke , London : Methuen , 2001 Z869352 2001 anthology drama musical theatre (taught in 1 units)
y separately published work icon Playing with Ideas : Australian Women Playwrights from the Suffragettes to the Sixties Susan Pfisterer , Carolyn Pickett , Strawberry Hills : Currency Press , 1999 Z370667 1999 selected work criticism (taught in 1 units)
y separately published work icon Companion to Theatre in Australia Victoria Chance , Philip Parsons (editor), Paddington : Currency Press Cambridge University Press , 1995 Z96168 1995 reference criticism biography (taught in 1 units)
y separately published work icon See How It Runs : Nimrod and the New Wave Julian Meyrick , Sydney : Currency Press , 2002 Z964501 2002 single work criticism (taught in 1 units)
y separately published work icon Workers' Playtime: Theatre and the Labour Movement Since 1970 Alan Filewod , David Watt , Sydney : Currency Press , 2001 Z1536491 2001 single work prose (taught in 1 units)
Richard Eyre ans Nicholas Wright. Changing Stages : A View of British Theatre in the Twentieth Century.
Peter Brooks. The Empty Space.
y separately published work icon Entertaining Australia : An Illustrated History Katharine Brisbane (editor), Sydney : Currency Press , 1991 Z153014 1991 anthology criticism prose (taught in 5 units)

'Generously illustrated coffee table-format book which examines the development of Australian culture through a chronological presentation of the performing arts. It is a result of five years of the publisher's continuing Performing Arts in Australia project. The editor is the co-founder of Currency Press, a writer and theatre critic. Extensively indexed.' (Publication summary)
y separately published work icon Griefbox and Other Plays Susan Bradley Smith , Applecross : Salt Publishing , 2001 Z1336094 2001 selected work drama (taught in 1 units)
Antonin Artaud. The Theatre and its Double.
y separately published work icon Performing the UnNameable : An Anthology of Australian Performance Texts Richard James Allen (editor), Karen Pearlman (editor), Sydney : Currency Press Real Time , 1999 Z856792 1999 anthology drama poetry extract (taught in 1 units)
Sam Smiley. Playwriting : The Structure of Action.

Degrees

Bachelor of Arts

Description

This unit will offer the student an opportunity to develop an existing strength in writing drama. The work of established writers in the genre will be the starting point for the workshops in which students will be encouraged to explore a range of subjects and styles in the development of their own writing. There will be an emphasis on twentieth century and contemporary, English-language drama, and, within that, on current Australian playwriting.

UNIT CONTENT

- Research published plays and historical and critical commentary, with an emphasis on the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

- Playwriting skills.

- Academic essay writing skills and conventions.

- Role-playing and workshopping of students' plays.

- Teamwork and peer evaluation skills.

- Creative arts research.

Assessment

Grading Schema 1

On campus assessment:

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Completed play 50%

Analytical essay 30%

Workshop participation 20%

Other Details

Offered in: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Levels: Undergraduate
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