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Overview

Exploring performance practices and an introduction to the dramaturgical and devising skills required to create a Shakespearean concept performance targeting a specific community audience.

About this paper

Paper title Shakespeare Text to Performance
Subject Theatre Studies
EFTS 0.2500
Points 30 points
Teaching period Not offered in 2026 (On campus)
Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $2,441.25
International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
Prerequisite
72 300-level ENGL or THEA points (including THEA 351)
Eligibility
Enrolments for this paper require departmental permission. View more information about departmental permission.

You will be advised once a decision has been made.
Contact

spa@otago.ac.nz

Teaching staff

Convenor: Associate Professor Suzanne Little

Textbooks

Please contact the School of Performing Arts office (spa@otago.ac.nz) for a copy of the most recent paper profile.

Course outline

Please contact the School of Performing Arts office (spa@otago.ac.nz) for a copy of the most recent paper profile.

Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete the paper will:

  • Demonstrate versatile vocal technique appropriate to the demands of Shakespearean performance
  • Work responsibly and with complicity within a creative production ensemble
  • Demonstrate dramaturgical writing and devising skills appropriate to the creation of a concept Shakespearean performance
  • Perform Shakespearean verse and prose, displaying a thorough understanding of the form

Overview

Exploring performance practices and an introduction to the dramaturgical and devising skills required to create a Shakespearean concept performance targeting a specific community audience.

About this paper

Paper title Shakespeare Text to Performance
Subject Theatre Studies
EFTS 0.2500
Points 30 points
Teaching period Not offered in 2027 (On campus)
Domestic Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set
International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
Prerequisite
72 300-level ENGL or THEA points (including THEA 351)
Eligibility

Enrolments for this paper require departmental permission. View more information about departmental permission.

You will be advised once a decision has been made.

Contact

spa@otago.ac.nz

Teaching staff

Convener: Associate Professor Suzanne Little

Textbooks

Please contact the School of Performing Arts office (spa@otago.ac.nz) for a copy of the most recent paper profile.

Course outline

Please contact the School of Performing Arts office (spa@otago.ac.nz) for a copy of the most recent paper profile.

Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete the paper will:

  • Demonstrate versatile vocal technique appropriate to the demands of Shakespearean performance
  • Work responsibly and with complicity within a creative production ensemble
  • Demonstrate dramaturgical writing and devising skills appropriate to the creation of a concept Shakespearean performance
  • Perform Shakespearean verse and prose, displaying a thorough understanding of the form
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