Program Overview

THM308 Production Workshop

This project-based subject is designed to critically engage students in the processes of theatre production. This subject consolidates and extends the skills that they have gained through previous study and practice - especially those skills which are required to sustain graduates as innovative and knowledgeable practitioners within professional arts/media contexts.

Subject Outlines

Subject Outlines and assessment tasks are updated each session.

Availability

The subject is available in Session 1, with classes held on the Bathurst Campus.

Enrolment Details

Continuing students should consult the relevant resources for current offering details: THM308. Where differences exist between the Handbook and the relevant resources, the latter should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

The grading system for this subject is HD/FL.

Duration

The subject is one session in duration.

School

The subject is offered by the School of Communication and Creative Industries.

Enrolment Restrictions

The subject is restricted to students enrolled in the following programs:

• BA (Communication - Theatre Media)
• Bachelor of Communication (Theatre/Media)

Assumed Knowledge

Students are assumed to have completed THM208.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

• be able to undertake one or more production roles in a full-scale theatrical production
• be able to articulate a sophisticated, theory-sensitive understanding of production practices associated with the production phases of artistic direction and project management for main stage, non-standard venues, and the theatricalisation of diverse social and cultural performance events
• be able to design a project and plan for the production management of that project by preparing a written concept proposal that defines a communication strategy, production role descriptions, schedules for managing the project, set model, budget, and media kit

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:

• Live and/or mediated production procedures relevant to the roles and responsibilities of production managers, associate directors, designers, stage/site managers, performers, dramaturgical researchers
• Creation of production documentation for the management of live and/or mediated performative events
• Developing a case study report that employs theory-sensitive concepts to analyse a full-scale theatrical event, its production process, and its performative outcomes
• Research strategies for successfully developing and pitching a project proposal