Dramatic Arts
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Rise to the challenge! Bring an exciting new performance to the stage. With a tight rehearsal schedule, the approaching nerves and thrill of the performance, are you ready? Working as a professional company, this year we will produce an immersive and interactive performance for children, called Barnacle Jack Bones and the Riddle of Fish. You will bring the story to life with puppetry, sea shanties and movement to transport the audience to a seaside village in Cornwall and reuse the town from the sea monster who has stollen all the fish. If you are interested in developing your acting skills while creating progressive, environmentally aware and innovative theatre, this is the course for you. You will work alongside a professional creative team in an external theatre venue and perform to both public and schools audiences. If would like to audition for this production, please click the button above, or email admin@morleycollege.ac.uk Audition slots will be 20 minutes long and take place at the Waterloo Centre with tutor Dominic Grant. Please email to book a slot. The production week will be w/c 1st July and you will need to be free for the following: Tuesday 1st July: Tech Rehearsals from 9am – 5pm Wednesday 2nd July: Tech and Dress rehearsals from 9am – 5pm Thursday 3rd July: Shows between 9am - 5pm Friday 4th July: Shows between 12pm - 8pm Saturday 5th July: Shows between 10am - 1pm
This course will take place in an external venue - tbc. Working in an environment that closely mirrors a professional theatre company, working on a full rehearsal of a production: examining text, playwright’s oeuvre and ‘voice’, rehearsing with the company director, including games, exercises and improvisation if and when appropriate. Performing in a public production. In order to ensure you make the best possible progress on your course, you will have regular constructive and supportive feedback from your tutor. The tutor will also set assessment activities involving student exchange of ideas and student self-assessment for all students.
Due to the level and professional expectations in this course, entry is dependent on having suitable experience and/or previous acting studies.
This course will set high expectations of its learners. Professionalism, an ability to work to timelines and the fitness, stamina & determination to see a project through will be essential. Excellent attendance and punctuality will be required from all students. This course will include some completion of activities outside of class time, e.g. preparation of favourite exercises to share with fellow students.  Study can include the use of digital resources such as film & photography, useful websites and connection with online communities of interest via social media to enhance your learning. Photography and film recording of class activities may be used in order to aid learning. These images may also be used for publicity or marketing materials produced by ¿ì²¥³ÉÈËÍø College, both online and in print. You will have the opportunity to either confirm or decline consent to being filmed or photographed.
Loose clothing, notebook, pen.