Feedback to send to groups for Scene Draft 1

Email all members of group in one email and cc Ms. Guarino.

Rank the following elements using this system:

 (5=excellent, 4=good, 3=satisfactory, 2=needs work, 1=weak). 

Also add brief comments to explain your ranking.

1.     Voice (words are pronounced slowly, loudly, clearly)

2.     Blocking (good movements, use of the whole stage)

3.     Character (creating a distinctive character with voice, body, etc.)

4.     Emotion (clear, powerful emotion being expressed)

5.     Build/Levels (scene has clear variations, climax, etc.)

6.     Connection (scene partners are listening and reacting to each other)

7.     Realistic Action, Emotion, and Speaking (not just reading lines)

8.     Staying Focused and in Character (not laughing, etc.)

9.     Overall

Timeline for Scenes and Written Coursework

Here are the due dates and overall timeline for this project:

January 23-26 Independent work on scene in Black Box

January 29: List of props, set pieces, costumes in Google doc along with lighting and sound cues written on copy of the script (Print out and hand in)

January 30: first drafts staged -- take video of it and post on blog. (You can use your scripts for this.)

February 2: Memorization quiz

February 9: Final drafts of scenes

February 13: Essay thesis and outline due

February 16: First draft of essay due

February 26: Final draft due

Acting Theorist Presentation

For this assignment, you will choose one acting theorist from the list on the portal (see the Topics page for this class). You will research and present on this theorist, their views of acting, some of their rehearsal techniques, and how they worked with actors to try to create good performances. Your presentation should be 10 minutes long and you should use Powerpoint or Prezi or other presentation application. One thing that you must include is either 1) an activity for the class to do that demonstrates some of this theorist's techniques or 2) a short video of someone working on these techniques. Be sure to include a bibliography of your sources -- use at least 3 sources.