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New Writing Dramaturgy (DRAM90024)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Overview
Availability | Semester 2 |
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The subject focuses on close collaboration between the writer and dramaturg by concentrating on the practice of working with writers to develop new plays, performance texts and scores.
The subject is delivered through workshops, mentoring sessions, observation of leading writers/dramaturgs at work, and through the development and rehearsal of Master of Theatre (Writing) students’ full-length works in rehearsed readings. You will assume the leadership role of dramaturg on a new writing project and will work closely with writers and directors to make collective decisions, interpret material, give critical feedback and facilitate the creative process.
This subject requires you to select and deploy appropriate dramaturgical approaches, operate as a collaborative leading artist in a creative development process, practice critical decision making, and to reflect upon and evaluate practical learning experiences. Students in this subject are the dramaturgs for the new writing/works written by the Master of Theatre (Writing) students.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- interpret the work of an emerging writer and be conversant with its critical, aesthetic, canonical, thematic, representational and formal registers;
- communicate constructive feedback to writers and shepherd the production of new writing;
- evaluate the effectiveness of your own dramaturgical approach to new writing and your success in the role of dramaturg;
- make and justify dramaturgical decisions appropriate to the working context;
- identify the key activities and processes used by emerging writers to achieve their goals and objectives.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Wide understanding of theatre and dramatic text; critical theories about theatre and representation; some knowledge of industry practices.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Expositional introduction and synopsis of a new play, performance text or score in development.
| Mid teaching period | 30% |
Critical evaluation of a dramaturgical feedback session with a writer.
| Late in the teaching period | 30% |
Critical reflection of own dramaturgical practice.
| During the assessment period | 40% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Robert Walton Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 98 hours, comprising 12-hours of seminars, and 80-hours of non-assessment learning activities (readings, rehearsals, feedback sessions with writers etc.) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 25 July 2022 to 23 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 5 August 2022 Census date 31 August 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 September 2022 Assessment period ends 18 November 2022
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There will be specific readings according to content of plays and rehearsal processes.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Theatre (Dramaturgy) - Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024