SCENARIO – cabaret

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UAL expects 66% of your time to be working with staff on this production and 34% of your time to be spent working independently on this production.

Unit being covered by this Commission Unit 8: Collaborative Performance Project (24 credits)

• Commission issued: 4th March 2019
• Auditions: w/c 4th March 2019
• Performances
  • Production 1 (‘The Railway Children’ by Edith Nesbit adapted for the stage by Mike Kenny): 8th /9th / 10th / 11th May 2019 7.30pm in Conservatoire EAST theatre
  • Production 2 (‘Dead Famous’ by Erica Dupuy)   17th / 18th May 6.30pm in Edmunds Restaurant
  • Production 3 (‘Cabaret’ by Kander (music), Ebb (lyrics) & Masteroff (book)): 22nd / 23rd / 24th / 25th May 7.30pm in Conservatoire EAST theatre
  • Production 4 (collaborative media projects) completed for internal screening, week commencing 20th May 2019
• WordPress will be checked every week by your assessor and you should receive ongoing feedback
• Completion deadline for all WordPress work. REMINDER: if you do not complete all the required work by this date, any non-submitted work will cap your grade at a Pass.
  • Production 1: 19th May 23:59
  • Production 2: 26th May 23:59
  • Production 3: 2nd June 23:59
  • Production 4 : 2nd June 23:59
•  Duration:
  • Production 1: 7 weeks not including Easter holidays or study week
  • Production 2: 8 weeks not including Easter holidays or study week
  • Production 3: 9 weeks not including Easter holidays or study week
  • Production 4: 9 weeks not including Easter holidays or study week
• WSC ASSESSMENT APPEALS PROCEDURES 04.04.01 – synopsis (for more details ask Daniel Connor)
  • All appeals must be received in writing within ten working days of the student being informed of the assessment decision and should be addressed to the: Chair of the Assessment Appeals Board (Vice Principal Curriculum and Quality), West Suffolk College, Out Risbygate, Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 3RL
  • There are only two sets of circumstances in which the decision of a course team may be changed by a higher authority within the College. These are:
    • Material error or irregularity, which may occur in the following circumstances:
      • if there has been an administrative error
      • if the assessment process was not conducted in accordance with the programme or College regulations
    • Personal circumstances not known to the assessors or course team.
    • A student may not contest a grade unless either of the above two conditions have been met.

OVERVIEW OF THIS COMMISSION

You will be auditioning for a part in any one of the four productions making up the Summer Season throughout the week of 4th March in the Season rehearsal slot 3pm – 5pm.

Production 1 ‘The Railway Children’ by Edith Nesbit adapted for the stage by Mike Kenny directed by Poppy Stevens and Bridie Horne

Production 2 ‘Dead Famous’ by Erica Dupuy and directed by Erica Dupuy

Production 3 ‘Cabaret’ by Kander (music), Ebb (lyrics) & Masteroff (book) directed by Hannah Schofield

Production 4 Individual media projects collaborating with them for their own FMP work

The Directors will simultaneously audition all students and you will be cast by them in one of their productions. Once cast, you will rehearse with your director in the Season rehearsals in order to prepare your production for public performance. If you are cast in Production 4 you may be used in out of Season times but you cannot be used during Maths / English sessions. You will then use Season time to do your WordPress work.

In addition to practical rehearsals you will ALSO be required to carried out research as well as contribute to the non-performance aspect of this production, through costume, set, props, music editing, marketing etc. Your production will require a lot of work and effort and you need to fully understand not only the production and performance skills, which are relevant and required but also the content and context.

You MUST maintain ongoing evidence of the research, practical skills, evaluation and reflection you are undertaking on the relevant WordPress site pages and blogs.

You must ALSO identify and show your understanding of the context in which your production is being developed, rehearsed and performed on your relevant WordPress site page.