School of Performing Arts

Acting Theatre Design & Production

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PERFORMING ARTS KEY FACTS UCAS code BA Acting - W410

Location Carmarthen Campus

Course length 3 years full-time

Entry requirements You will be invited to visit the University to discuss the course.

Entry is based on individual merit.

Career opportunities • Acting • Corporate role play and training • Applied Drama • Education • Postgraduate study/research

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Acting About the course

Typical modules

BA Acting is an innovative and exciting undergraduate programme designed for those students with aspirations towards a career in the performance industry. The degree carefully balances vocational actor training with contextual study and the creative exploration of performance theory.

The range of transferable and presentational skills is significant and applicable in a range of employment contexts.

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BA Acting students will follow an intensive programme of practical study which blends the acquisition of performance skills with performance methodology and contextual studies.

Key features

The first year concentrates on the student’s development as a performer, with modules in voice, movement and dance, acting and devising, whilst the second year tests these skills in a variety of theatrical genres and contexts. The final year is entirely production-based with a series of public productions culminating in a final performance project and e.showcase.

Voice Musical Performance Acting Improvisation and Devising Movement Theatre Styles Performing Shakespeare Popular Song and Dance Touring Theatre Site-specific Theatre Main-house Performance Performance Industry

• Graduate student productions at the University and on tour • Study abroad available in the USA • Professional directors and other theatre practitioners are regular contributors to the course • Touring theatre companies visit the University regularly • Theatre visits to major UK theatres to enhance your knowledge and experience • Rigorous training, practical study, a supportive atmosphere and personal attention • Excellent facilities including the 375seat Halliwell Theatre with its accompanying studios and workshops • Opportunities to work with professional theatre companies and practitioners in order to develop your skills and career prospects • Extensive team of theatre professionals work within the School as directors, designers and specialist tutors

Theatre Design & Production About the course

Key features

BA Theatre Design and Production is now firmly established as a leading programme in the training of designers, scenic artists, stage managers and technicians. Its pyramid structure builds upon a broad foundation of production skills in areas such as costume, stage management, scenic construction and scenic art. The second year concentrates on the application of these skills in a variety of design contexts before students specialise in a particular discipline for an entirely production-based final year. The principle of developing graduates skilled in more than one area, with a firm foundation in the methodology of theatre-making is central to the teaching. Work placement modules in the final year have increasingly led to employment opportunities and graduates are currently working in a range of theatres from small-scale touring companies to large-scale opera companies.

• A fully equipped professional theatre - the Halliwell Theatre and its adjoining workshops, studios, wardrobe department, props department, scenic construction and paint workshop • Appropriate technical facilities for professional theatre training • Productions and projects at the University and on tour • Study abroad available in the USA • Professional directors and specialist theatre professionals are regular contributors to the course • Touring theatre companies visit the University regularly • Visits to major UK theatres to enhance your knowledge and experience • Graduates are extremely well prepared for work in a range of theatre contexts including smallscale touring, community theatre arts and the collaborative arts in general • Excellent facilities including the 375seat Halliwell Theatre with its accompanying studios and workshops • Opportunities for performance and production • Specialist theatre professionals are regular contributors to the programme as visiting tutors

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Scenic Construction Stage Management Costume and Props Model-making and Scenic Art Lighting and Sound Design Principles Design Process Design Realisation Staging the Action Individual Theatre Practice Touring Theatre Site-specific Theatre Main-house Theatre Exhibition and Portfolio

PERFORMING ARTS KEY FACTS UCAS code BA Theatre Design & Production W460

Location Carmarthen Campus

Course length 3 years full-time

Entry requirements You will be invited to visit the University to discuss the course.

Entry is based on individual merit.

Career opportunities • • • • • • • •

Theatre Design Theatre Technician Scenic Art Scenic Construction Stage Management Wardrobe Supervisor Events Management Postgraduate study/research

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Further Information For further information please contact: Mair George m.george@tsd.ac.uk 01267 676669 Or visit our website at www.tsd.ac.uk/en/schooloftheatreandperformance