A practical guide to verbatim theatre

Who should attend?

• Theatre practitioners and creative writers interested in working with verbatim material in their creative practice. 
• Secondary drama teachers interested in verbatim theatre.
  

Course content

Verbatim theatre is an innovative approach to storytelling that values lived experiences and writes these into performance. Often involving interviews and time spent immersed in a community, this short course offers a practical guide to writing a play using the methods of verbatim theatre. 

This course will introduce students to;

• Verbatim theatre intentions, ethics and approach
• Approaches and strategies for community engagement
• Skills for interviewing and documenting stories
• Practical activities to adapt verbatim interview material into a script or performance
• Writing personal stories into performance
• Rehearsing a verbatim play  

Learning outcomes

On completion of this short course students will have learned to:

• critically analyse the intentions and ethics of verbatim theatre practice

• create an informed and comprehensive approach to making their own verbatim-inspired work

• apply strategies for interviewing and writing within a verbatim theatre process. 
  

Assessment

Successful completion of an online quiz.

Credit

• 1 short course is equivalent to 1 unit of credit. 
• Students will receive a certificate of achievement. 
• Students may study four short courses, complete an optional assessment task and receive the equivalent of 4.5units (one topic).  
  

Professional Certificate in Creativity or Professional Practice

Mix and match any four courses of your choice and gain a Professional Certificate in Creativity or Professional Practice.