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Module title: Script Analysis For Actors
SCQF level: 11:
SCQF credit value: 20.00
ECTS credit value: 10
Module code: CLP11163
Module leader: Donna Soto-Morettini
School School of Arts and Creative Industries
Subject area group: Generic - School of Arts and Creative Industries
Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added
Description of module content:

Throughout the module, you will work in small tutorial groups to explore a range of plays from Greek drama to the present day. You will undertake contextual research and carry out detailed literary analysis of form, style, structure, language, and thematic ideas, while also examining the specific production challenges each play presents in practice.Weekly peer led analytical presentations will support collaborative knowledge building, allowing you to investigate the relationships between language, character, and narrative, and to test your ideas through structured discussion. These sessions create an inclusive, dialogic learning environment in which diverse perspectives contribute to a shared understanding of dramatic storytelling.The module culminates in an individual presentation in which you analyse a chosen play in terms of its production demands and propose a series of creative, practical solutions. Both your presentations and the resulting peer exchange form a significant part of the learning experience, enabling you to integrate theoretical insight with practical dramaturgical reasoning.
Learning Outcomes for module:

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Critically analyse and synthesise a range of theories and concepts in dramatic playwriting, demonstrating advanced understanding of the contexts in which plays are produced and received.

LO2: Exercise independent judgement and demonstrate originality in articulating a critically informed point of view on the production issues and challenges posed by dramatic texts.

LO3: Interrogate, conceptualise and resolve complex creative problems in play structure, content, and story, applying advanced dramaturgical reasoning.

LO4: Demonstrate detailed and critical insight into the interrelationships among character, dialogue, plot, theme, and visual/aural elements within dramatic storytelling.

LO5: Evaluate and critically engage with current research and scholarship in dramatic literary theory, situating your own creative and analytical practice within contemporary debates.
Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2026/7, Trimester 1, In Person,
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: In Person
Location of delivery: MERCHISTON
Partner:
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Donna Soto-Morettini
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Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)NESH Description
Face To Face Seminar 36 Weekly seminar/lectures will focus first on the elements of play analysis, both in literary and practical terms. Ensuing weeks will allow autonomous learning groups to present their analyses on a number of differrent plays to their cohort for discussion. You will be contributing both to presentations and subsequent discussions
Online GROUPIND_STUDY 164 You will work in autonomous learning groups to analyse plays both from a literary and a practical point of view (with particular focus on the challenge the plays set for the actor). You will be presenting your group's findings in seminar and participating in discussion, working through the analytical skills acquired through early lectures.
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words Description
Project - Written 50 1~2~3~4 Week 13 , WORDS= 2000 words You will present your written work in the form of a PowerPoint presentation which will focus on a chosen set question. You will be demonstrating your ability to link the practical work of acting to your analysis of the play, and your ability to articulate creative practical solutions to challenges set by your chosen play. Your presentation will be followed with 'viva' questions from the assessing tutors and each presentation including questions will take approximately 15 minutes.
Discussion/Participation 50 1~2~3~4 Exam Period HOURS= 36 Along with seminar lectures on elements of dramatic texts (specifically on form, character, narrative, dialogue, etc), you will be working within an autonomous learning group to present your findings on specific plays. Presentations and lectures will be followed by full class discussions, in which you are expected to contribute fully.
Component 1 subtotal: 100
Component 2 subtotal: 0
Module subtotal: 100

Indicative References and Reading List - URL:
CLP11163 Script Analysis for Actors
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