Module Details

Module Code: DRAM8007
Title: Theatre in the Community 2
Long Title: Theatre in the Community 2
NFQ Level: Advanced
Valid From: Semester 1 - 2017/18 ( September 2017 )
Duration: 1 Semester
Credits: 5
Field of Study: 2122 - Drama
Module Delivered in: 1 programme(s)
Module Description: Exploring practice and theory of community arts in contemporary Ireland: spectacle and festival as an expression of community identity
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 write proposals and evaluations for Theatre in the Community projects
LO2 demonstrate clear understanding of health and safety matters as they relate to Theatre in the Community
LO3 make masks and design large props
LO4 plan and facilitate theatre workshops for peers and clients
LO5 Contextualise Community Theatre activity in Ireland
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
13069 DRAM8040 Theatre in the Community 1
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list.
No incompatible modules listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Requirements

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
No requirements listed
 
Indicative Content
Community Arts in Ireland
Examining the current state of Community Theatre in Ireland
Theory and practice
Case studies and examination of approaches to, and praxis, in Community Theatre
Health and Safety
Health and Safety in the workplace including child protection issues
Festivals and Street Theatre
The expression of community in large-scale events- and developing skills required such as mask and large prop-making appropriate to spectacle.
Writing skills
Drafting reports, reflections and analyses related to Community Theatre
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Coursework100.00%

Assessments

Coursework
Assessment Type Practical/Skills Evaluation % of Total Mark 40
Timing Every Week Learning Outcomes 1,4
Assessment Description
Facilitation of peers
Assessment Type Written Report % of Total Mark 30
Timing Week 5 Learning Outcomes 1,2,4
Assessment Description
Report on workshop facilitation
Assessment Type Practical/Skills Evaluation % of Total Mark 10
Timing Sem End Learning Outcomes 3
Assessment Description
Design and make a mask
Assessment Type Other % of Total Mark 20
Timing Every Second Week Learning Outcomes 1,2,4,5
Assessment Description
Regular written assignments
No End of Module Formal Examination
Reassessment Requirement
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.

The University reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lab Contact Experiential study of theory and practice in Community Theatre Every Week 2.00 2
Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) Non Contact Required reading and assignment preparation Every Week 5.00 5
Total Hours 7.00
Total Weekly Learner Workload 7.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 2.00
This module has no Part Time workload.
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Drain, R.. (1995), Twentieth Century Theatre: A Sourcebook, Routledge, London, [ISBN: 0-415-09620-0].
  • Kershaw, B.. (1992), The Politics of Performance, Routledge, London, [ISBN: 041-5057-620].
  • Schechner, R.. (2003), Performance Theory, Routledge, London, [ISBN: 0415314550].
Supplementary Book Resources
  • Boal, A.. (1995), The Rainbow of Desire, Routledge, London, [ISBN: 978-0415-103-497].
  • Mason, B.. (1992), Street Theatre and other outdoor performance, Routledge, London, [ISBN: 0-415-07050-3].
  • Van Erven, E.. Community Theatre: Global Perspectives, Routledge, London, [ISBN: 0-415-19034-7].
  • Peter Smagorinsky. (2016), Creativity and Community among Autism-Spectrum Youth. Creating Positive Social Updrafts through Play and Performance., Palgrave MacMillan, [ISBN: BO1MRWAA7E].
  • Roger Wooster. (2016), Theatre in Education in Britain, Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, [ISBN: 147259147X].
  • Helen Nicholson. (2009), Theatre and Education, Palgrave McMillan, [ISBN: 0230218571].
  • Louise Burleigh. (2012), The Community Theatre in Theory and Practice, Forgotten Books, [ISBN: B00815RXW2].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
This module does not have any other resources
 
Module Delivered in
Programme Code Programme Semester Delivery
CR_GTHDR_8 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Theatre and Drama Studies 6 Elective