THEATRE: STAGING PLAY TEXTS

This workshop provides a forum for DP theatre teachers to focus on directing and designing play texts, on internal assessment, the staging play texts syllabus area and the production proposal assessment task. Participants will engage in practical activities to deepen understanding of the concepts behind the internal assessment component of the production proposal and its requirements. The workshop will also address key areas regarding teaching and the exploration and staging of play texts as well as presenting new ideas regarding how to best prepare students for the production proposal assessment task. Student samples will be used both to help understand how the criteria is applied and to demonstrate particular features of staging play texts. Participants will also practically examine a range of play texts and their staging. Participants will collaboratively generate useful resources, engage with new approaches and develop appropriate materials in a manner that supports the IB mission statement, the learner profile and other core areas of the Diploma programme.