Rubrics For Script Reading One Act Play
Rubrics For Script Reading One Act Play
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EXCELLENT PROFICIENT SATISFACTORY BEGINNING
STRUCTURE Play thoughtfully Play follows the Play attempts to Play does not
follows the proposed structure, follow structure, but have a clear
proposed structure, and there is a sections are beginning,
and there is a clear beginning, middle, somewhat unclear. middle, and
beginning, middle, and end. Scene changes are ending.
and end. The play does not added
The play opens in open in media res, unnecessarily.
media res, and and there may not Scene changes are
there is some type be closure at the added
of closure at the end. unnecessarily.
end. The entire play is
The entire play one scene.
takes place in one
scene.
DIALOGUE Dialogue is realistic Dialogue is Dialogue is hardly Dialogue is
and interesting. somewhat realistic realistic or extremely
Lines are short; and interesting. interesting. Lines unrealistic.
characters interrupt Lines are short; may be wordy, and
one another, characters characters speak
answer questions, occasionally too
and change interrupt one politely/formally.
subjects. another, etc.
FOCUS Performance is alive Flashes of Performance is Performance
and explores the spontaneity and mostly consistent inconsistent.
bounds of form. style enliven solid and relatively
performance. smooth.
ENUNCIATION All words are clearly Most words are Some words are Wors are not
AND VOLUME enunciated. clearly enunciated. clearly enunciated. clearly
Presentation is Most of the Some of the enunciated.
easily understood. presentation is presentation is Presentation is
Volume projects comprehensible. comprehensible. incomprehensible
well. Volume is adequate. Volume is too low. .
All audience Voice is inaudible.
members can easily
hear the
presentation.
STAGE Script illustrates Script illustrates Script has some
DIRECTION appropriate, developing stage stage directions, but Few if any stage
developed stage directions. Actions was not directions are
directions in italics. in performance may thoughtfully written.
not be written. developed in
writing.
TIME The presentation The presentation The presentation The presentation
MANAGEMEN meets the length exceeds the only meets half of meets less than
T criteria demands of the the demands of the half the demands
length criteria length criteria of the length
criteria