and characters. There is a clear, between characters. relationship between the characters’ established setting. They listen mostly well. characters. relationship, and/or played They listen to each other well, There may be some Characters do not the partners are not respond and REACT to each places where they don’t play with their communicating, other, especially as tactics react with each other, partner but are in listening or helping change and the scene evolves. but for the most part their own world each other as actors there are strong, and/or there are not in the scene. motivated reactions motivated and tactic changes that reactions/tactic work with the scene. changes that make sense. The student has a The student has a The student has Little to no thought character (physical character traces of a has been put to and emotional) that is believable (physical and character, character and readable to the audience. emotional) that is but it is not clearly development, and/or They incorporate their appropriate for the read by the audience, character attributes characters’ attributes throughout scene, but perhaps and/or the character portrayed are very the scene and their character is lacks consistency in the played is not unclear, confusing or appropriate for the chosen playing of it. Overall appropriate for the inconsistent. scene. Outstanding character well done. selected scene. development. Secrets Students have strong secrets that Students have a secret, Students have a Students do not have impact their character, character but they lose it secret, but they don’t a secret. reactions, and work with their occasionally or it does play it, and/or it does partner. not consistently impact not impact the scene the scene. very much. Room Students have both a room Students have both a Students have both a Students have both a conflict and a physical obstacle room conflict and a room conflict and a room conflict and a Conflict that is continuously present and physical obstacle, and physical obstacle, but physical obstacle, but & consistent, and played are mostly consistent, they do not reference neither are very Physical masterfully throughout the but they lose it once or it more than one or strong or utilized to Obstacle scene. twice during the scene. two times during the make the scene more OR Student has one or scene. interesting. the other to a Superior OR Students have OR students have ranking, but is missing one to a Good neither a room the other. ranking, but the conflict or physical other is missing. obstacle. (<5) Total: /100
and played characters. There is a clear, established setting. They listen to each other well, respond and REACT to each other, especially as tactics change and the scene evolves. between characters. They listen mostly well. There may be some places where they don’t react with each other, but for the most part there are strong, motivated reactions and tactic changes that work with the scene. relationship between characters. Characters do not play with their partner but are in their own world and/or there are not motivated reactions/tactic changes that make sense. the characters’ relationship, and/or the partners are not communicating, listening or helping each other as actors in the scene. The student has a character (physical and emotional) that is believable and readable to the audience. They incorporate their characters’ attributes throughout the scene and their character is appropriate for the chosen scene. Outstanding character development. The student has a character (physical and emotional) that is appropriate for the scene, but perhaps lacks consistency in the playing of it. Overall well done. The student has traces of a character, but it is not clearly read by the audience, and/or the character played is not appropriate for the selected scene. Little to no thought has been put to character development, and/or character attributes portrayed are very unclear, confusing or inconsistent. Secrets Students have strong secrets that impact their character, character reactions, and work with their partner. Students have a secret, but they lose it occasionally or it does not consistently impact the scene. Students have a secret, but they don’t play it, and/or it does not impact the scene very much. Students do not have a secret. Room Conflict & Physical Obstacle Students have both a room conflict and a physical obstacle that is continuously present and consistent, and played masterfully throughout the scene. Students have both a room conflict and a physical obstacle, and are mostly consistent, but they lose it once or twice during the scene. OR Student has one or the other to a Superior ranking, but is missing the other. Students have both a room conflict and a physical obstacle, but they do not reference it more than one or two times during the scene. OR Students have one to a Good ranking, but the other is missing. Students have both a room conflict and a physical obstacle, but neither are very strong or utilized to make the scene more interesting. OR students have neither a room conflict or physical obstacle. (<5) Total: /100