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Theatre Arts Rehearsal and Performance Rubric Theatre ARts Performance Rubric Rubric Code: W23299C By memememeiii Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Arts and Design Type: Presentation Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Scene Rehearsal & Performance
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Memorization How well does the actor memorize lines?	Poor Actor does not memorize the monologue or lines from dialogue.	Fair Actor memorizes some or most of the monologue or dialogue but does not learn all lines.	Good Actor memorizes, but the delivery is uneven with pauses, stutters or backtracks	Excellent Actor completely memorizes his/her monologue or lines of dialogue and delivers smoothly.
Participation Does the actor consistently engage and participate (work) as an equal member in rehearsals?	Poor Actor never engages and participates/works during rehearsal times.	Fair Actor sometimes engages and participates/works during rehearsal times.	Good Actor usually engages and participates/works during rehearsal times.	Excellent Actor consistently participates/works during rehearsal times.
Preparedness Does the actor attend (or reorganize/make up for missed) rehearsals and come personally prepared with supplies?	Poor Actor was not personally prepared (script, props, costumes) for rehearsals and had excessive absences.	Fair Actor was minimally personally prepared (script, props, costumes) for rehearsals and had several absences.	Good Actor was somewhat personally prepared (script, props, costumes) but may have had some absences. Did not always have materials.	Excellent Actor was fully personally prepared (script, props, costumes) and present for all rehearsals and performances.
Rehearsals Does the actor organize, collaborate and focus on the work/needs of rehearsals?	Poor Rehearsals were not planned, communication was unclear and actor was rarely focused on the needs of the rehearsal.	Fair Rehearsals were not planned and communication was somewhat unclear, but actor was pretty much focused during rehearsals.	Good Rehearsals were planned, but actor was not always clear with communication (cast/peers/teacher) and was not focused 100% of the time, though mostly attended to the needs of rehearsal and worked hard.	Excellent Rehearsals were planned and communicated to cast/peers/teacher and actor spent the entire allotted time rehearsing productively.
Ensemble Attitude/Teamwork How does the student work with others including the whole class/project?	Poor Awareness and empathy towards other cast members is non existent. Actor has no concept of how to work as a group member. Actor shows no ability to adapt and share responsibility for the project/group. There is no effort made to create artistic work based on techniques taught in class.	Fair Actor's awareness and empathy towards other cast members is weak. Actor seems to have little concept of how to work as a team; instead, defers or delegates most of the work on to others in the group Actor shows little willingness to adapt and share responsibility for the project/group. Struggles to implement techniques and approaches to acting/directing taught in class.	Good Actor's awareness and empathy towards other cast members is acceptable. Actor's attainment of teamwork and achievement of goal to work effectively together is acceptable. Actor is adaptable and shares responsibility for the project/group. Techniques taught in class are explored and some are implemented.	Excellent Actor's awareness and empathy towards other cast members is very apparent. Actor's attainment of teamwork and of the goal to work effectively together is superlative. Actor takes on significant, consistent responsibility for the project/group and is committed to exceptional, artistic outcomes. Works to apply techniques, theory and directorial approaches taught in class.
Perseverence/Effort How well does the actor participate collaboratively, ask for clarification, engage in work and persevere when challenged?	Poor Level of participation and collaboration is limited. Needs support to make effective use of time. Demonstrates limited engagement with subject matter. May need repeated reminders to follow classroom rules and procedures.	Fair Listens and participates cooperatively during discussions and practical drama work. Attends to work, engages with subject matter and perseveres with some support from teacher or peers. Follows classroom rules and procedures with minimal teacher support.	Good Participates actively in discussions and practical work, and engages with subject matter. Works cooperatively and contributes to group leadership. Perseveres when challenged, maintains a steady work rate and a positive attitude. Consistently follows classroom rules and procedures.	Excellent Listens and participates actively, energetically, and thoughtfully. Consistently demonstrates cooperation, consensus building, leadership, self-motivation and self-discipline.
Focus Does the actor retain focus throughout the entire performance?	Poor Actor does not listen and respond to others on stage. Performance is not believable.	Fair Actor listens to and responds to others on stage, but concentration is incomplete.	Good Actor listens to and responds to other characters on stage. Concentration complete. Remains in character. Believable.	Excellent Actor listens to and responds to other characters on stage. Concentration complete. Remains in character. Smooth line delivery and transitions. Believable.
Physical Characterization Does the actor use the body (including face) to aid in the development character intent and delivery of lines? (incl. stage business and habits)?	Poor Character is not different from self. Not believable. Breaks character, or no character created. No movement or habit choices are present.	Fair Character is slightly different from self. Movements show age and physical condition. Performance had character breaks. Movement choices are present but are not clear, consistent, or connected to the character.	Good Character is different from self. Movements show age, physical condition, personality and attitudes. No character breaks. Movement and habit choices are clear but not consistent or connected to the character.	Excellent Character is different from self. Facial expressions reveal thought and action. Movements show age, physical condition, personality and attitudes. No character breaks. Movement and habit choices are clear and consistent and are connected to the character.
Voice Does the actor use his/her voice as an instrument to propel their performance?	Poor Words muffled and unclear. Monotone. Words pronounced incorrectly. Actor cannot be heard or understood.	Fair Words clear. Varied rate and volume. Voice somewhat reflects character. Words pronounced correctly. Actor can sometimes be heard and under- understood and no adaptations are made for the character. There is no distinguishable character - we hear the student as the student.	Good Words clear and well-projected. Varied rate, volume, pitch and pause. Voice fits character. Words pronounced correctly. Actor can be consistently heard and understood, but adaptations are not made for the character. There is little evidence of a distinguishable character.	Excellent Words clear and well-projected. Varied rate, volume, pitch and pause. Pitch and inflection match character. Voice fits character. Words pronounced correctly. Actor can consistently be heard and understood. Appropriate adaptations are made for the character created.
Blocking How well does the actor avoid blocking him/herself or others?	Poor No effective blocking is used in the scene by the actor. The actor moves without reason and blocks self and others in the scene/s.	Fair Actor does not move on cue and lacks any sense of motivation for (reason for) movement.	Good Actor moves when intended, but the movement is not motivated (or done for a reason clear in the scene).	Excellent Actor moves when and where s/he is intended to with clear motivation (reason).
Staging/Composition How well does the actor/s create pleasing stage compositions/pictures?	Poor Actor/s does not organize to stage the piece, but rather creates the staging during rehearsals or at the last minute in performance. The blocking is not at all effective.	Fair Actor/s stages the piece without much thought to character objectives (motives), tactics or stage picture. The scene is chaotic but there is some evidence of blocking.	Good The actor/s stages the piece with some thought but the stage picture is sometimes muddled or ineffective.	Excellent Actor/s stages the piece effectively using the principles of blocking. Stage pictures are interesting to watch.
Overall Performance How well does the actor perform as a solo actor and/or within an ensemble, using all the techniques and tools available to the actor?	Poor Limited ensemble interaction. Props, costume, and/or set decoration not used as directed.	Fair Fair ensemble interaction. Some use of props, costume and set decoration.	Good Good ensemble interaction. Good use of props, costume and set decoration.	Excellent Excellent ensemble interaction. Excellent use of props, costume and set decoration.

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