Drama

GCSE Drama is an exciting, inspiring and practical course. The course promotes involvement in and enjoyment of Drama, as performers and/or designers. Students will also attend live theatre performances allowing them to become informed and thoughtful audience members. By taking part in all these activities, learners will also develop a range of essential life skills which will help them succeed in any career they choose.

If you choose to study for a GCSE in Drama, you must be prepared to:

· Act in front of an audience

· Complete design tasks (set design, costume, lighting & sound)

· Work as part of a group on a regular basis.

· You must also be prepared to complete written activities that are an essential part of this course.

· Contribute to class discussions and workshops

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What will I learn?

· How drama is created, including all the acting and stagecraft skills that are required to put on a high quality piece of Drama (this doesnt read well) All the acting and stagecraft skills required to create and perform a high quality piece of Drama ?

· How to create & develop a character and then play this character in a performance

· Life and social skills that are highly valued in any walk of life including teamwork and confidently presenting yourself in public

· Script work

· How to devise a piece of theatre

Is Drama right for me?

YES!..If you enjoy:

• expressing yourself in an active and exciting way

• working practically in a group including rehearsing in your own time.

• contributing your ideas and taking those of others on-board

• exploring ideas by putting yourself in other people’s shoes

• playing many parts in different imaginary situations

• creating your own drama work

• looking at plays written by other people

…. then GCSE Drama is the right subject for you!

Assessment format

Component 1 – Devised Theatre: 40%

· Devised group performance of a piece of Drama made up by you from a stimulus, in the style of a famous Drama practitioner (approx. 10 mins Acting or Design skill)

· Portfolio of Evidence created/collected through the process (900 words broken up into 4 sections)

· Written Evaluation (1hr 30min timed essay)

Component 2 – Scripted Theatre: 20%

· Scripted group performance marked by an external examiner (Approx.10mins Acting or Design skill)

Component 3 – Interpreting Theatre: 40%

· Written examination at the end of the course on performances you have been to see live and a play script you have studied in class.

Drama Specification

Career Oportunities

Choosing GCSE Drama allows you to access jobs in the Performing Arts industry such as:

- Actor

- Director

- Lighting or Sound designer

- Costume, Hair and Makeup designer

- Set Designer

- Stage Manager

- Producers

In GCSE Drama you also learn a varied number of transferable skills such as team work, emotional maturity and communication skills. These transferable skills can also help you access jobs such as:

- Teaching

- Law

- Publishing

- Politics

- Translation

- Science

- Journalism

- Running your own business

- Events management

- Community work