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URTA graduate school Rubric Code: U6B6B9 By tizlar Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Arts and Design Type: Assignment Grade Levels: Undergraduate

URTA AUDITION MONOLOGUE CHECK LIST Enter rubric description
	Unsatifactory 0 pts	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Maturity and Emotional Range Enter description	Unsatifactory Fails to submit and/or does not meet criterion.	Poor The audition role selected greatly challenges the student's range and is from material with which the student DOES NOT feel familiar or feel comfortable.	Fair The audition role selected challenges student's range and is from material with which the student feels familiar and feel comfortable.	Good The audition role selected meets student's maturity and emotional range and is from material with which the student feels familiar and feel comfortable.
Context Enter description	Unsatifactory Fails to submit and/or does not meet criterion.	Poor Student has limited knowledge of the play and does not understand the character in the context of the play.	Fair Student has skimmed the entire play and understands the character in the context of the play.	Good Student has read the entire play and understands the character in the context of the play.
Sources	Unsatifactory Fails to submit and/or does not meet criterion.	Poor Student has perused and selected material from monologue	Fair N/A	Good Student shy's away from discovering material in monologue collections
Comfortable, middle range	Unsatifactory Fails to submit and/or does not meet criterion.	Poor Student capabilities are greatly challenged.	Fair Material selected is challenging; character does not fit comfortably within the student's middle range. Risk-taking is geared to interpretation and presentation rather than casting.	Good Student selects pieces that maximizes their assets and minimizes their weaknesses. Character fits comfortably within student's middle range. Risk-taking is geared to interpretation and presentation rather than casting.
Singing/ Optional	Unsatifactory N/A	Poor N/A	Fair N/A	Good Presents a 30 second music selection (in addition to 3 minute selection) Selection displays your range well Note: Only sing if you are a trained singer. None of URTA's MFA programs recruit for Musical Theatre specifically. A bad song after a good acting audition can leave doubt in the auditors' minds.
Range and contrast
	Unsatifactory 0 pts	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Selection of Pieces and contrast	Unsatifactory Fails to submit and/or does not meet criterion.	Poor Fails to apply contrasting elements in auditioning such as: dramatic/comedic; prosaic/poetic; urban/rural; etc., rather than age.	Fair N/A	Good Considers contrasting elements in auditioning such as: dramatic/comedic; prosaic/poetic; urban/rural; etc., rather than age. * Considers content from Greek plays as well as Shakespeare’s contemporaries and those of the Restoration
Mood, etc.	Unsatifactory Fails to submit and/or does not meet criterion.	Poor Selections fails to contrast in mood, intention, rhythm, emotional level, content, etc.	Fair Selections contrasts in at least two of the following below: mood, intention, rhythm, emotional level, content, etc.	Good Selections contrasts in mood, intention, rhythm, emotional level, content, etc. (variety/ consistent)
Climatic material	Unsatifactory Fails to submit and/or does not meet criterion.	Poor Student embraces climactic material that requires great depth or intensity of emotion.	Fair N/A	Good Student avoids climactic material that requires great depth or intensity of emotion as there is not enough time to achieve the emotional peaks effectively and honestly.
Passive Pieces	Unsatifactory Fails to submit and/or does not meet criterion.	Poor Student fails to steer clear of dull and passive pieces which dwell on character or plot exposition.	Fair N/A	Good Student effectively steers clear of dull and passive pieces which dwell on character or plot exposition.
Dramatic Conflict	Unsatifactory Fails to submit and/or does not meet criterion.	Poor Student selects pieces with involve narrative storytelling and memory pieces; The select is inactive and fails to overcome obstacles.	Fair Selects material does not contain consistent opportunity in which the character is actively involved in overcoming obstacles in order to fulfill an immediate objective or intention. Selected pieces contain active intentions, yet inconsistently. i.e. What does your character want? What is he/she doing to fulfill that “want?”	Good Selects material in which the character is actively involved in overcoming obstacles in order to fulfill an immediate objective or intention. Selected pieces contain active intentions. i.e. What does your character want? What is he/she doing to fulfill that “want?” *Narrative storytelling and memory pieces tend towards inactivity.
Beginning/Middle/End
	Unsatifactory 0 pts	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Beginning/middle/end	Unsatifactory Fails to submit and/or does not meet criterion.	Poor Both selections require explanations and does not have a clear beginning, middle and end.	Fair One selection is self-explanatory with a clear beginning, middle and end.	Good Both selections are self-explanatory with a clear beginning, middle and end.
Transitions	Unsatifactory Fails to submit and/or does not meet criterion.	Poor Transitions are jarring and/or illogical. The Who, What, Why, When or Where of the piece, is not clear through editing or staging.	Fair The Who, What, Why, When or Where of the piece, is clear through editing or staging Transitions are logical, yet abrupt and jarring.	Good Transitions are smooth and logical. The Who, What, Why, When or Where of the piece, is clear through editing or staging.
Over-done	Unsatifactory Fails to submit and/or does not meet criterion.	Poor Student considers material without consciously considering trends and popular/ well-known selections	Fair N/A	Good Student considers material and works to uncover the trend and avoid over-done selections.
One Person Shows	Unsatifactory Fails to submit and/or does not meet criterion.	Poor Student avoids using one-person show material * Student avoids using original material.	Fair N/A	Good Student avoids using one-person show material * Student avoids using original material.
Overall impression
	Unsatifactory 0 pts	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Attention-getters	Unsatifactory Fails to submit and/or does not meet criterion.	Poor Student embraces attention - getters/ sexually explicit or extremely offensive material	Fair Student subtly inserts attention - getters/ sexually explicit or extremely offensive material	Good Student avoids attention - getters/ sexually explicit or extremely offensive material as the material is a reflection of taste. “you are what you present.”
Positive Impression	Unsatifactory Fails to submit and/or does not meet criterion.	Poor Student fails to showcase their students talents in the material selected; character loses; character is the victim; there is no "reversal of fortune."	Fair Student presents strong writing, material, selection contrast, transitions, a beginning, middle, and end etc.; yet the character does not win	Good Student leaves a positive impression; entire audition package works to showcase the students talents.
Strong Writing	Unsatifactory Fails to submit and/or does not meet criterion.	Poor Poor writing	Fair Writing is mediocre	Good Student embraces strong writing. * Good writing will always serve you better than mediocre writing. You know the expression, “you are what you eat?” Here,
Monologue previously used	Unsatifactory Fails to submit and/or does not meet criterion.	Poor Student ignores the audition requirement and attempts to presents the material as it was in production.	Fair N/A	Good If using a performance piece in production, (a practice considered unwise by most auditors), student completely reworks the monologue to suit the audition situation.
Relationship
	Unsatifactory 0 pts	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Engaging communication	Unsatifactory Fails to submit and/or does not meet criterion.	Poor Student selects selections which require implied responses from the other character(s).	Fair N/A	Good Student avoids selections that require implied responses from the other character(s). Student creates an active relationship with the character they are engaging in their scene (as monologues directed to another character are more effective than internal or inner-directed soliloquies).

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