WJEC/Eduqas GCSE Drama: Designing Drama

Unit/Component 2: Performing Theatre / Performing from a Text In your group, you will interpret a playscript. You will prepare and perform two key extracts from the text. Your teacher can guide and support you; a visiting examiner will assess you. This component covers AO2 and is worth 60 marks. Artistic intentions You must also produce a written explanation of approximately 150 words that outlines: • how you intended to interpret the scenes • how the text was edited to create the final performance. Practical design requirements For the choice of the four design roles, you need to produce: Lighting: At least four different lighting states Sound: At least four different sound cues Set: One set, which is dressed and includes props Costume: One full costume with hair and make-up. This assesses AO3 and is worth 45 marks. As part of Section A, you will be asked to describe and justify how you would use given design elements in a performance of your chosen set text. These design-based questions are worth 18 marks. Section A: Set text THE WRITTEN EXAM Unit/Component 3: Interpreting Theatre There is a written exam at the end of the course that lasts 1 hour 30 minutes. ✓ The evaluation You will also write an evaluation of your final design in performance. It is worth 15 marks for AO4. You will have 90 minutes, under supervision, and can have two sides of A4 bullet-point notes with you. As well as identifying your chosen stimulus and practitioner or genre, there will be three sections to your evaluation. You are required to analyse and evaluate : 1 the realisation of your design in the final performance 2 how your own design skills contributed to the effectiveness of the performance 3 your individual contribution to the performance, including how well you fulfilled your initial aims and objectives (referring to your stimulus and practitioner/genre). This assesses AO4 and is worth 15 marks. Section B gives you the choice of writing about an element of performance or a given element of design from a live theatre production you have seen. You will reflect on your experience as an audience member. This will include analysis and evaluation of production style and how a design element was used to create meaning. Section B: Live theatre review 9