INTEGRATED PROGRAMME IN MANAGEMENT (IPM)

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AY 2023-24 TERM: VIII

TITLE OF THE COURSE: MANAGEMENT LEARNING THROUGH THEATRE
PRODUCTION
CREDITS: 2 SECTION: 1

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Instructor/s No.
Shweta Kushal C202 shweta@iimidr.ac.in +91-731-2439572
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 INTEGRATED PROGRAMME IN MANAGEMENT (IPM)
AY2023-24 BATCH: 2021-26 TERM: VIII

TITLE OF THE COURSE: MANAGEMENT LEARNING THROUGH THEATRE

PRODUCTION
CREDITS: 2 SECTIONS: 1

Faculty
Telephone
Name of the Faculty Blok/ Email
Number
Room No.
Shweta Kushal C202 shweta@iimidr.ac.in +91-731-2439572

CONSULTATION TIME FOR STUDENTS

Name of the Faculty Timing
Every Monday 4 pm
Shweta Kushal
to 6 pm

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Theatre practices have long been established as ways to create and add value in the classroom for
diverse aspects of learning. Right from basic skills to advanced insights, theatre has proved
beneficial and rewarding for educational purposes. It is also known to instil innovation,
leadership, resource-management and empathy, among other qualities, in learners. Keeping this
in mind, this course focuses on the manner in which an entire theatre production provides deep
management insights in a practical form. Moving across the process, the course will cull out
learnings from it to equip the students with core management related concepts and ideas.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

1) Providing exposure to a full theatre production to provide insights about various aspects
2) Learnings on leadership, attention to detail, and long-term vision setting through
different stages of a theatre production
3) Culling out insights on teamwork, motivation, and hard work to optimise on achieving
goals

PEDAGOGY/TEACHING METHOD:

The pedagogy will largely rely on classroom discussions and reflections on various aspects of the
theatre production. Various examples and experiential interventions will supplement the learning
making it more nuanced. The strong emphasis on peer learning will further enhance these insights.

EVALUATION

Individual Component Group Component Weightage

Self-reflexive learning (ongoing) 30
Monologue 20
Class Participation 10
 Final Production 30
Peer Review 10
Total 100%

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

IIM Indore believes in Academic honesty.

Academic dishonesty or misconduct is cheating that relates to an academic activity. It is a
violation of trust between the Institute and its stakeholders. Plagiarism, fabrication, deception,
cheating and sabotage are examples of unacceptable academic conduct. Please consult the
Programme manual for the section on academic dishonesty.

SCHEDULE OF SESSIONS

Module I: Storytelling, narrative construction, and long-term goals

Module Objective: This module will demonstrate the manner in which a good story and
consequent narrative construction with appropriate resources can lead to better mapping of
long-term goals
Session 1 Choosing a Script: Telling a good story

Objective: To explain how the identification of the right story can be beneficial in setting
long-term goals by means of script identification for production

Readings: Zak, P. J. (2014). Why your brain loves good storytelling. Harvard Business
Review. https://hbr.org/2014/10/why-your-brain-loves-good-storytelling

Sessions 2 Audition and Casting

Objective: To study how capabilities are identified, mapped effectively and tasks
delegated for pursuing long-term goals through auditions and casting

Readings: Landry, L. (2020). How to delegate effectively: 9 tips for managers. HBS
Online. https://online.hbs.edu/blog/post/how-to-delegate-effectively

Module II: Attention to detail and hard work: the two mantras for success

Module Objective: This module breaks down the various aspects of attention to detail and hard
work that contribute to the overall success of any goal, making it easier to achieve through
consistent effort
Sessions 3 The Devil is in the detail 1: Costume, Props and Set

Objective: Understanding how attention to detail generates impact while contributing to the
long-term goal as it furthers the narrative constructed

Costumes, Lighting and Sound: Supplement to Unit 2 of Dr. Brian Ray’s THEA 1100
Readings: – Theatre Appreciation. https://alg.manifoldapp.org/read/costumes-lighting-
sound/section/70496d95-5809-4b01-88c9-de715610118e

Every Frame a Painting. (2015). Lynne Ramsay: The Poetry of Detail.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjY9kf7TuUU

Activity: Instructor intervention and experience sharing.

Session 4 Devil is in the detail 2: Character development

To demonstrate the value of accurate delegation through appropriate character

Objective: development and mapping capabilities

Readings:
Stanislavski, C. (1989). Excerpts from An Actor Prepares. Taylor & Francis.

Session 5 The grunge work: The Rehearsals

Objective: To study the process of the rehearsal in order to understand the centrality of hard
work and consistent effort in achieving objectives and goals

Readings: Ian McKellen analyses Macbeth Speech (1979).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGbZCgHQ9m8&t=86s

National Theatre. (2012). The Importance of Rehearsal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TSHBY3N52w

Module III: Leadership, Managing Talent and Taking the team along

Module Objective: This module will study how the various aspects and roles of a leader,
understanding and motivating star performers as well as regular contributors is mandatory to
the overall success of an endeavour
Session 6 The Star Performer: Managing extraordinary talent

Objective: To understand ways to motivate and channelise the energies of the star performer for
overall success

Readings: Nerdwriter. (2016). Westworld: What makes Anthony Hopkins great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kSGkGKwp9U

Sessions 7 Taking the team along

Objective: To highlight the necessity of correct instructions and expectation setting for
teammates through understanding the importance of the behind-the-scenes and
backstage workers

Readings: Waller. S. Selling Backstage: The key to engaging your team.

https://resources.strategiccoach.com/the-multiplier-mindset-blog/selling-backstage-
the-key-to-engaging-your-team

Activity:
Instructor Intervention and experience sharing
Session 8 The Director/Leader: With great power comes great responsibility

Objective: To delineate the manner in which the director controls multiple aspects and outcomes
of the production just like a management leader

Hitchcock. A. (n.d.). Direction. Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Alfred-

Readings: Hitchcock-on-film-production-1989444/Direction

Instructor’s Notes

Module IV: The Big Picture

Module Objective: This module will study the last stage of a theatre production, the show, and
will draw learnings of how focusing on the big picture is key to becoming a successful leader

Session 9 The Show 1: The big picture and context

Objective: To understand how setting the context of the big picture focuses the energies of a
team towards defined outcomes

Readings: To be or not to be. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw_zDsAeqrI

Excerpts from The Phantom of the Opera. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IJ-
Dqm9E-8

Session 10 The Show 2: The whole is greater than the sum of its parts

To learn that the overall outcome is a collective effort and impact is achieved through
Objective: effective teamwork realising the leader’s vision

Behind the Scenes with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Readings: https://artsandculture.google.com/story/zAURq2dw0I6qLA?hl=en-GB

Activity:
Instructor Intervention and Experience Sharing