WACE ATAR Drama study plan

Map the practical performance assessment requirements into a written checklist of criteria you must demonstrate on stage

Select and block two monologue extracts of contrasting style, marking beats, objectives and physical score in the script

Identify the technical elements (lighting states, sound cues, set requirements) each extract would need and note them in a production log

Rehearse each extract aloud three times per session and record timing and vocal clarity notes

Rehearse both monologues to off-book standard with consistent vocal projection and articulation

Apply at least three distinct rehearsal techniques (given circumstances, emotional recall substitution, actioning) and log which shifted your performance

Film one full run of each extract and annotate the footage against your assessment checklist

Refine physical staging so movement supports intention rather than illustrating text

Analyse the full play text from which one extract is drawn, documenting context, structure and character function

Interpret the playwright's stage directions and identify where directorial choices are open versus prescribed

Rehearse the extract applying two alternative interpretations of the character's status and record the difference

Draft a short directorial concept statement justifying your staging choices with textual evidence

Compare two published approaches to staging the chosen play text and articulate how context shapes interpretation

Watch one live or recorded production and write structured production notes covering acting, design and direction

Evaluate how the production's design choices communicated period, mood and theme

Rehearse the extract incorporating one insight drawn from the production you analysed

Analyse a second live production using the same evaluation framework to build comparative fluency

Identify the stylistic conventions and practitioner influences visible in that production and name them precisely

Write timed practice evaluation paragraphs under exam conditions to build speed and structure

Cross-check your evaluation vocabulary against a glossary of drama terminology you compile yourself

Generate and workshop three devising stimuli, then select one with the strongest dramatic potential

Facilitate a structured devising process using improvisation, image work and narrative sequencing to build a 5-minute piece

Apply one practitioner's techniques deliberately within the devised work and document the influence

Draft and refine a written rationale explaining your devising choices and collaborative process

Integrate set, costume, lighting and sound choices into the devised piece and justify each against the dramatic intention

Produce a simple lighting and sound cue sheet that a technician could operate without further explanation

Run a full technical rehearsal and resolve at least three staging or cue problems identified during it

Rehearse the devised piece to performance standard with consistent energy and timing

Perform both monologues and the devised piece in a single mock assessment session and record all three

Complete a full timed mock exam covering text interpretation and live theatre evaluation

Review all written work against assessment criteria and correct the three weakest areas

Consolidate revision notes into a single condensed reference sheet for each domain