Assessment Tasks

Steps to Solo Piece:

1. Look at several theatre theorists in order to choose one theorist

   1. Document your process in your journal

2. Research this theorist and an aspect or aspects that you wish to explore. Use Primary and Secondary sources.

• 1. In Your Journal: Make Notes on Theatre Theorist's theory, any relevant context and processes

  2. Decide on an aspect or aspects of the theatre theorist's work that you wish to explore through creating your solo piece. You must use the aspect in the manner intended by the theory.

  3. In Your Journal: Make notes on your aspect(s) that include the context for the aspect(s): why is this aspect used to bring the theory to life as live theater?

3. Decide on your Content.

• 1. You may choose to use or adapt existing text, create new text or not use any text, as appropriate to the theorist, the nature of the aspect/s of theory being explored and the stated intentions for the piece.

4. Create Your Piece Through the below processes & DOCUMENT YOUR JOURNEY IN YOUR JOURNAL:

• 1. Engaging  in a process of practical exploration of and experimentation with the aspect/s of the theatre theory you have selected to develop a solo theatre piece.

  2. Identifying your  intentions regarding how the aspect/s of theatre theory will be used to inform and develop a solo theatre piece.

  3. Make  appropriate scenic and technical design element choices needed to support the presentation of this aspect/s of theory in the solo theatre piece.

  4. Your Solo Piece  may not:

     1. Damage the environment

     2. Glamorize the taking of drugs

     3. incite or condone intolerance or hatred of others

     4. include excessive or gratuitous violence

     5. make reference to, or represent, explicit sexual activity

5. Present your piece in drafts to your Peer Mentor.  

• 1. Ask your Peer Mentor to tell you if the aspect(s) are clear in the piece

  2. Develop your solo piece taking into consideration feedback from your Peer Mentor. 

  3. IN YOUR JOURNAL: 

     1. record the feedback from your Peer Mentor

     2. record your response to the feedback 

     3. record the developments you make because of the feedback.

6. Present your piece in drafts to your Class and Teacher.

• 1. Ask your Class and Teacher to tell you if the aspect(s) are clear in your piece

  2. Develop your solo piece taking into consideration feedback 

  3. IN YOUR JOURNAL: 

     1. record the feedback from your Class and Teacher

     2. record your response to the feedback 

     3. record the developments you make because of the feedback

7. Present your solo theatre piece to an audience

• 1. The theatre pieces may be presented in a formal or informal performance space as appropriate to the school’s resources and to the selected theorist and nature of the aspect/s of theory being explored. 

  2. The audience for this task can be fellow classmates, peers or an external audience selected by the student.

  3. The solo theatre piece demonstrates the use of performance and production elements appropriate to the student’s intentions and the aspect/s of theory they have selected

8. Hold a Talkback Session with your audience  to assess the extent to which the piece fulfilled the student’s intentions.

• 1. IN YOUR JOURNAL: record audience feedback and your response to the audience feedback, noting:

     1.  if your artistic intentions were achieved and how you know if they were achieved

     2. If artistic intentions were not achieved, note why you think this is true based upon the audience's feedback

9. Edit your video before writing your paper so that your time codes are correct. Editing the video means ONLY to create a video that is ONLY your piece without the introduction or talk back. NO internal cuts of your piece are allowed.

10. Write your paper.  Go to this page for paper writing instructions.