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THE TASK

You are a theatre company with only 3 days to create and stage an entire

production!

You will have a director(an A-Level Theatre Studies student), one or two

assistant directors and a mentor(a member of the Drama Department

teaching staff).

You will be given a story, a Greek Myth, as a starting point and a style to

work in.

As a group, you are responsible for all aspects of the production. You will

be competing against the other groups and the winning group will

receive a terrific prize.

It is up to you and your director to organise your team and to make sure

that every aspect of the production is completed.

You must:

Perform a 10 minute version of your story to an audience in the theatre.

Create set, costumes, lighting and sound

Design and run an advertising campaign for your production

Create a programme for your production

Create a display of your work which the audience will look round

before the performance

Organise and run the Front of House so you can look after youraudience

Do all this to a budget - your director will have details of the budget.

You will be able to use other members of staff to support you but

remember:

It is YOUR work and you are responsible for it!

Dont let your audience down!

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THE DESIGN

You have a free hand to design the show as you wish but remember, it

has to be practical.You have to make it in time for the performance.

There will be staff on hand to support you - Mrs Daw for costume, Mr

Yarwood for technical design, the Art Dept and CDT Dept for set and

other construction/design but they are NOT there to do it for you. They

are there to help you to achieve your ideas.

Your director should have prepared the staff for any major design

elements in advance - particularly if equipment needs to be bought or

hired.

The best advice would probably be to make your design striking but

simple.

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THE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN

As a group, you must design and run an advertising campaign for your

production.

Think about how you can create a buzz around your show so its the one

everyone wants to see.

Your campaign MUST include a poster.

Youll probably want to use traditional methods like leaflets and flyers

but you could use more modern methods too. You could think about

websites, video, interviews on podcast etc.

You could think about running small events during the project to get

everyone talking about your show.

Negative advertising will be forbidden - you may NOT say or present

anything negative about the other teams.

You will have to pitch your campaign ideas to the judge(s) at 12 oclock

on Day 3 (Wednesday). This is your chance to persuade the judge(s) that

you have created the most effective campaign. This will be an important

factor in deciding the winner.

Mrs Christmas will be on hand to advise you about your campaigns.

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THE PROGRAMME

You must write and produce a programme to accompany your

production. You should assume there will be an audience of about 150

people (though not everyone will want a programme).

A programme must include a cast and company list - listing all the parts

played by the actors and all the non-performing roles people have taken.

Beyond that, use your imagination to try to make your programme the

best - it will also be an important factor in judging the winner.

You might want to include a summary of the story you are telling. Many

programmes have biographies of the actors and designers - saying what

plays they have been involved with in the past. Some programmes will

include interviews, often with the designers and they may include some

of the research.

Think about the form your programme will take - will it be a traditional

booklet? Will you go for a more innovative form?Again, Mrs Christmas will be on hand to advise you with your

programmes.

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THE DISPLAY

Each group will be given a room to use as Headquarters for the whole of

the 3 days.

An hour before the final performance, you must open up your room to

the public so the audience can come to see your work displayed. This will

include design work, research and anything else you think would be

interesting.

You will need a Front of House team to host this event, welcomingguests to the room and showing them around.

You might think about how you can make your event stand out from the

others. Will you have music playing, projections etc? You might want to

provide your guests with some refreshments?

Your Front of House team will also be responsible for making sure the

audience gets back to the theatre in time for the performances.

Of course, some audience members will go straight to the theatre soyoull need to think about how to direct them to your room.

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DEADLINES

Getting a play to the stage on time is a big undertaking - so its VITAL

you meet the following deadlines.

You are free to organise your team and your time as you think best - but

these deadlines ARE COMPULSORY.

Day 1 (Monday)

10am - Roles within the group decided, list given to mentor

1pm - Storyline agreed and initial design ideas discussed with mentor

2.30pm - 10 minute presentations of design ideas to Mrs Daw, Mr

Yarwood and the Art Dept(timetable of presentations to be published on the day)

4.30pm - First performance to mentors

Advertising campaign and programme ideas presented to Mrs

Christmas

Day 2 (Tuesday)

1pm - Final technical requirements to Mr Yarwood.

4pm - Run-through in costume to mentors.

Day 3 (Wednesday)

9am - Mock presentation of advertising campaign to Year 9 tutors

11am - Prompt copies to be completed

12pm - Final presentation of advertising campaign and programme

2pm - 5pm Tech/Dress rehearsals (order to be announced)

5pm - Rooms open for public

6pm - Performances

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