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Drama 102-Prompt Books To evaluate Group's understanding of staging a scene from a play Rubric Code: P3C4B6 By patdarb Draft Private Rubric Subject: Arts and Design Type: Project Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Directing
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Above Average 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Concept given circumstances- tone- mood insights into the scene	Poor little or no thought into where in time and space they have set the play or why	Fair Gone pretty much with what is written in the play- no thought put into the play	Good went with the conventional concept but explained why they made the choices they did	Above Average went with the conventional concept or changed it slightly but clear thought process behind the choices	Excellent went with old or new concept- really a lot of detail into the choices made that continue throughout the prompt book
Casting An understanding of the character and their concept and finding the right person to play the role	Poor Just found bodies to fill the roles- some may not be at all appropriate	Fair found bodies to fill the roles some attempt was made to at least get the right age and type of actor.	Good went with known actors/ people and their work or character helps to further the casting choice	Above Average really researched the character and the actor playing the role and matched the qualities to each other.	Excellent Made interesting acting choices with a deep understanding of the character they are trying to cast and the body of work of the actor
Dramaturgy
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Enter Title (N/A)	Enter Title (N/A)
Background of the Play information on the time the play was written and the playwright and how their background influences the work	Poor only the information presented in class - rehashed	Fair evidence of new information and research on the playwright and the time it was written	Good new information that is relevant to the particulars of the scene	Enter Title	Enter Title
World of the Play any particular details that will inform the play-ie was there a war on that influences how people think/feel	Poor retelling of the scene with little or no insight	Fair real research done on the characters- relevant personal history- and on the time the play is set	Good research done on the characters- on the time the play is set and research on how that impacts the subject matter of the scene	Enter Title	Enter Title
Structure of the Play where in the play does the scene happen and what effect does that have on the scenes before and after it on the staging	Poor no thought into where the scene fits into the play and what it's meant to do	Fair explanation of where the scene is in the play but not much on what that means in the arch of the play	Good understanding of what the scene is about and what needs to happen in order for the rest of the play to happen	Enter Title	Enter Title
Design
	Poor 1 pts	Good 2 pts	Excellent 3 pts	Enter Title (N/A)	Enter Title (N/A)
Set what kind of stage - whether they have everything they need to do the scene- details	Poor basics furniture on the set- some elements or items missing	Good all needed elements are present and arranged in an ok picture	Excellent all elements are present- details that reveal concept and the world of the play- stage picture is taken into account-	Enter Title	Enter Title
Costume how the characters are dressed- appropriate to class/style- and how colour affects that	Poor basic covering of the body of actors - little thought into colour and texture	Good good detail of costume- appropriate for the period- colour and texture play a role	Excellent costumes really researched and detailed for period - fit with the concept of the director and colour and texture play a role in defining the character	Enter Title	Enter Title
Lights what effect lights have - is it a light or dark scene- day or night and how lights affect mood	Poor a realization that lights are needed but not really a part of the overall plan.	Good some light changes and ambient light choices have been made	Excellent lights are used to create a tone and mood in the scene -either from the top of the scene or demonstrated as the scene changes	Enter Title	Enter Title
Sound Do you need sound in the play and if so how you use it	Poor no thought into ambient sound or sound cues of any kind	Good key sounds are present in the scene- phones ringing etc.. but no other thought about sound	Excellent ambient and key sounds have been identified and incorporated into the scene	Enter Title	Enter Title
Acting
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Above Average 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Character Analysis who they are- history- class- character traits/flaws	Poor bare bones character facts-that just pertain to the scene- not a complete character analysis- no history	Fair some history and traits looking at some of the detail from the play-	Good age- class- history in the play- traits and flaws	Above Average as before but in the world of the play and how the character is seen by others and how that influences the character	Excellent as before with the addition of how they see them selves and how that drives their objective
Character Arch where they are at this point in the play- what they want- what is at stake for them - what their obstacles are.	Poor very little understanding of how the scene impacts the character's journey	Fair some understanding of the what happened before the scene and how that impacts what happens next	Good a direct connection between what happened before to the character and how that impacts this scene.	Above Average an understanding of what happened before the scene and how that impacts this scene ... then how this scene leads the character into the next scene.	Excellent as before and how this leads to a deeper and more complete understanding of the character
Scene Breakdown
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Above Average 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Scene Breakdown scene broken down into units and beats	Poor work not done completely - either beats or units identified but not both	Fair beats and units are identified in a reasonable way	Good beats and units are identified and clearly reflect the shifts in the scene	Above Average	Excellent
Concept of production the overall concept is displayed in the choices they have the characters make- the mood created by lights and sound and it is detailed in specific places in the scene	Poor paper work not done well - no concept of the production stated or how it relates to the scene	Fair paper work and concept stated- the work is consistent with the concept but not very detailed	Good concept clearly stated and paper work done- consistent with the overall concept.	Above Average Concept stated -paper work done and consistent with concept...many details that highlight the concept- like tone/tempo and mood changes	Excellent all of the previous plus a clear idea of how the scene fits in with what happened before it and how it builds into the scene after it.
Objectives the objectives of each of the characters are identified so that we can see the conflict in the scene	Poor no real understanding of this concept	Fair some idea of what objectives are and at least one stated for each of the characters in the scene	Good Good idea of what objectives are and several are clearly stated for each of characters as they progress through the scene.	Above Average	Excellent

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Arts and Design

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