Overview
In this unit you will continue to develop an advanced level of technical, creative and performance skills within the context of the presentation of a publicly performed theatrical work. You will have the opportunity to broaden your technical, creative and performance skills in theatre through participation in various creative projects. This may include collaborative or solo creative projects, as well as those with a social innovation goal. You will be required to document the outcomes of this project as part of your personal performance website that you will build upon throughout your course. The building of the content within this website will enable you to critically reflect on your development as a theatre practitioner and to showcase your knowledge and skills to reach your desired career outcomes.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisite: 72 credit points
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2025
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
- Work independently in the preparation of material for rehearsals and performance
- Work collaboratively to create all aspects of a theatre production, including performance, technical and creative tasks as assigned
- Synthesise new ideas into performance, technical and creative roles at a post-graduate level
- Execute, during public performance, various technical and performance roles at a post-graduate level, and in a manner appropriate to the genre of theatrical work and the assigned role
- Participate and actively contribute to a creative project that enables you to enhance your performance, technical and/or creative skills in theatre
- Maintain a professional theatre practitioner website that synthesises knowledge of self and theatre disciplines to map career and learning outcomes.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment - 75% | ||||||
| 2 - Project (applied) - 0% | ||||||
| 3 - Portfolio - 25% | ||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | ||||||
| 2 - Communication | ||||||
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | ||||||
| 4 - Research | ||||||
| 5 - Self-management | ||||||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | ||||||
| 7 - Leadership | ||||||
| 8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
j.brown@cqu.edu.au
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1 Practical Assessment
Task:
- You will be required to undertake performing/technical roles in the major production(s) for term 2.
- Performing roles (all solo and ensemble roles) are allocated by the guest director for the production after the completion of the designated audition period.
- Technical roles are allocated by the guest director in conjunction with the course coordinator. Expressions of interest for specific technical roles may be sought by the unit coordinator, and you may choose to nominate for one of these roles.
Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence agents (Gen AI)
Within this assessment, the use of Microsoft Copilot, Chat GPT or other Gen AI agents is as follows:
• No Gen AI use at any point during this assessment.
Exam Week Friday (24 Oct 2025) 11:45 pm AEST
This assessment must be submitted by the specified due date and time. Due to the nature of this task, the standard 72-hour grace period does not apply. We recognise that unexpected circumstances may arise, and encourage students to reach out as early as possible if they are experiencing difficulties, so that appropriate support or adjustments can be considered in line with university policy.
Exam Week Friday (24 Oct 2025)
All students will be assessed according to the following criteria and weightings:
Intensive production period
- Punctuality and personal preparation for rehearsals 20%
- Ability to take direction 20%
- Ability to synthesize new ideas into performance/technical roles 10%
- Ability to maintain correct rehearsal discipline 20%
Intensive performance period:
- Ability to maintain correct performance discipline 10%
- Ability to execute performance/technical roles 10%
- Efficient completion of allocated bump-out tasks 10%
- Work independently in the preparation of material for rehearsals and performance
- Work collaboratively to create all aspects of a theatre production, including performance, technical and creative tasks as assigned
- Synthesise new ideas into performance, technical and creative roles at a post-graduate level
- Execute, during public performance, various technical and performance roles at a post-graduate level, and in a manner appropriate to the genre of theatrical work and the assigned role
2 Project (applied)
This is a pass non-graded assessment. You need pass this assessment to pass the whole unit THTR28003 Production 6
For this assessment you need to successfully complete two micro-credentials designed to assist you in your future career as theatre practitioners.
- PDC111202 Number Crunching for Creatives
This online micro credential will introduce essential account keeping requirements for the sole trader. Students will be introduced to simple and effective use of excel spreadsheets for keeping records of cashflow, profit and loss, and will learn about other record keeping recommendations such as receipts and logbooks. This online micro-credential provides a non-creditable micro-credential and digital badge which can be shared to your social networks and displayed in your professional portfolio.
Duration: 3 hours online self-paced learning.
- PDC111206 Designing your Creative Business
This micro-credential provides resources to build knowledge, skills, capability, and sustainability in small arts business development in Queensland. The course will outline the knowledge and skills required to start, grow and consolidate a small business. Fundamentals of business design, development and sustainability will be covered. This online micro-credential provides a non-creditable micro-credential and digital badge which can be shared to your social networks and displayed in your professional portfolio.
Duration: 3 hours online self-paced learning.
Week 12 Monday (6 Oct 2025) 11:45 pm AEST
Exam Week Friday (24 Oct 2025)
- Successful completion of PDC111202 Number Crunching for Creatives
- Successful completion of PDC111206 Designing your Creative Business
- Participate and actively contribute to a creative project that enables you to enhance your performance, technical and/or creative skills in theatre
3 Portfolio
Develop a professional performer website
- Choose a template from freely available website creation software
- Add your head shot and a minimum of 15 other performance photos
- Include your contact details
- Include a performer's bio suitable for a theatre program
- Include a longer performer's bio suitable for a website
- Include a curriculum vitae (CV) suitable for an audition
- Include details of your creative project from this term including description & photos
- Include your performer showreel.
Presentation format
Upload a Word document with your name, student number and a URL link to your website.
Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence agents (Gen AI)
Within this assessment, the use of Microsoft Copilot, Chat GPT or other Gen AI agents is as follows:
- Gen AI can be used for content editing
WORD COUNT for written assignments: The word count is considered from the first word of the Introduction to the last word of the conclusion. It excludes the cover page, abstract, contents page, reference page and appendices. It includes in-text references and direct quotations.
Week 6 Monday (25 Aug 2025) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 8 Friday (12 Sept 2025)
No Assessment Criteria
- Maintain a professional theatre practitioner website that synthesises knowledge of self and theatre disciplines to map career and learning outcomes.
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
