A survey of international theatre from Ancient Theatre to Contemporary Performance. The conceptual, critical understanding of plays, productions, and the formal characteristics of different types of performance.
This paper introduces students to some of the most important movements, authors and styles of theatre from ancient times through to contemporary performance. We look at not just the content of works - what is said in them - but also form - how it is said. THEA 221 is a core second-year paper in Theatre Studies at the University of Otago.
| Paper title | Theatre: Ancient to Contemporary |
|---|---|
| Paper code | THEA221 |
| Subject | Theatre Studies |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $955.05 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- THEA 122
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- Contact
- More information link
View more information on the School of Performing Arts website
- Teaching staff
Paper Co-ordinators: Professor Stuart Young and Ryan Hartigan
- Paper Structure
This subject is largely taught through lectures and seminars.
Further information on teaching arrangements is given in the course outline, which is updated annually.
- Teaching Arrangements
Assessment is a combination of critical writing and oral presentations, with the options of a) performances of scenes and b) re-imagining and rewriting of classic texts.
Further information on assessments is given in the course outline, which is updated annually on the basis of student feedback and other changes.- Textbooks
Required Texts:
- Beckett, Samuel, Waiting for Godot (Grove)
- Bertolt, Mother Courage and Her Children, trans. Kushner (Methuen)
- Chekhov, Anton, tbc
- Euripides, The Bacchae in The Bacchae and Other Plays, trans. Davie (Penguin)
- Ibsen, Henrik, Hedda Gabler in Plays Two, trans. Meyer (Methuen)
- Kane, Sarah, Crave (Methuen)
Other texts may be prescribed, including supplementary texts for group projects.
- Course outline
Please contact the School of Performing Arts for a copy of the most recent paper profile.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship,
Communication, Critical thinking, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- Students who successfully complete the subject will gain basic literacy in key theatrical authors, styles, forms, and terms, as well as skills in research, essay writing and communicating knowledge and ideas.
