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The Nuts and Bolts of Theatre Acting for Older Adults 
The Nuts and Bolts of Theatre Acting for Older Adults
Assessment of a theatre ensemble and performance skills
Rubric Code: G588W4
By lockharth
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Subject: Humanities  
Type: Presentation  
Grade Levels: Graduate

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  Surpasses Expectations

Student possesses exemplary skill and mastery of all techniques and values taught for a successfully delivered class performance.

3 pts

Meets Expectations

Student possesses sufficient skill and mastery of all techniques needed for a successfully delivered class performance.

2 pts

Falls Short of Expectations

Student is in need of additional skills and mastery of the techniques needed for a successfully delivered class performance.

1 pts

Far Below Expectations

Student possesses little to no skill and/or mastery of the techniques needed for a successfully delivered class performance.

0 pts

SLO#1: Collaboration
1 pts

Assessment Activity: Scene with Partner
Does the Student demonstrates an understanding of the ensemble nature of theatre as they work progressively toward a completed piece ?
Surpasses Expectations

Student readily meets a least 3 times a month with partner to rehearse.

Student always shares the stage with partner, constantly listening and lending focus on appropriate choice.

Student forms effective working relationship with director; able to communicate concerns/ask questions openly while still defering to director's public responsibility. (How/what)
Meets Expectations

*Student's has some resistance to meeting; meets a minimum of two times a month.

Students ability to share the stage is acceptable with occassional grabbing of focus or lack of listening/focus.

Student experiences some difficulty communicating concerns/ a reluctance to ask questions or deffering to director's role.
Falls Short of Expectations

Student's is unable to meet with partner for rehearsals without intervention by teacher.

Student needs prompting in terms of listening/focus (staying in character) or not grabbing focus (upstaging).

*Student seems to have little concept of how to work as a creative team: refuses to explore alternatives or exhibits defensiveness when hearing direction.
Far Below Expectations

Student incapable to attending class/ rehearsals enough to appreciate collaborative needs of theatre. Drops in on occasion or needs repeated instructions on old material.
SLO#2:Technique
1 pts

Assessment Activity: Scene/Improv with Partner
Does the student demonstrate the competence tell meaningful stories through performance as they develop a character in class performance?
Surpasses Expectations

Student incorporates script analysis readily into work: action, objective and super-objective is well-defined.(simple, specific and personal)

Student readily incorporates given stage blocking into scene/character.

Student uses stress reduction techniques in preparation.

Student easily improvises their character and it's relationship to partner's character in experiential interview by class/exhibit unique and specific character choices in inner and outer life du
Meets Expectations

*Script analysis is understood and incorporated after further review and study.

Student needs additional rehearsal/review to add blocking to lines.

Student needs reinforcement from others to structure in stress reduction techniques.

Student displays a general understanding of the character attributes through action/objective/dress choices in scene.
Falls Short of Expectations

Student never fully engages with action or objectives; lines are said but without "life beneath" or with pauses to see how audience recieves them (self-consciousness).

Student consistently misses or makes up stage movement/blocking.

Students needs repeated stress reduction assistance from teacher/rushes through process.

Student has difficulty envisioning character as exhibited by lack growth in character choices/tendency to prematurely "think" char
Far Below Expectations

Student does nothing more than reciting/reading them off the script.

Student incapable of moving on stage/physically upstages self or partner repeatedly.

Student incapable of doing stress reduction even with assistance.

Student fails to describe or exhibit character choices at all./remains self in behavior whether performing or not. times.
SLO#3:Universal and Specific
1 pts

Assessment Activity: Scene with Partner/observation as audience.

Does the student value the theatres particular power to teach the universiality of the human condition as it connects people afftectively across diverse orientations, allowing all to identify with characters different from oneself?
Surpasses Expectations

Student readily digs deeper than surface appearance(using emotional memory and imagination) in peformance of roles cast against type/roles against type observed; is capable of sympathetic and truthful portrayal or witnessing of people that are out of range of their own experience (catharsis).
Meets Expectations

Student has some difficulty identifying with "against type" roles as performed/witnessed; needs further instruction/exploration of choices to reach truthful portrayal/understanding of the characters struggles and desires
Falls Short of Expectations

Student is resistant to understanding ; attempts performance/observation but never progresses beyond initial level of choices to reach truth or identification. Soon requests something more '"exciting".
Far Below Expectations

Student is resistant to portrayal of character out of thier experience; Is "bored" or "tired" with role immediately.



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  • drama theatre theater theatrical scene



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