Acting Shakespeare Evaluation

Names: __________________________ Grade: ______/100 _ Time: __________________________ ______________ Title:

Criteria

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Superior
Completely memorized, props and costumes used, language clear and natural, ideas and focus sharp Took time to develop motivated usiness and locking, physicalization appropriate and consistent Clear character choices, understands the lines, emotional levels shown, elieva le and honest $iction is articulate, volume, tone, pitch, and rate are used well

Excellent
Struggles temporarily with lines, some props pantomimed, costume not complete, language mostly natural !ses locking though some is unmotivated, physicalization is mostly there

Good
Occasionally forgets lines or cues, set-up is not thought through, language is forced "as locking most of the time, usiness is not used, locking is unmotivated at times, little phyicalization Character slips in and out, attempts some emotional levels $iction is sometimes articulate, volume, tone, pitch, and rate not shown with variety

Fair
Lines are halting and slow, pacing is slow, set-up is not there, language is memorized words Little locking is used, no stage usiness is used, physically the actor is on stage and not the character Shows glimpse of character, one emotional level, sounds memorized and rehearsed $iction is not articulate, volume, tone, pitch, and rate are not shown with any variety

Unsatisfactory
No preparation, no memorization, no set-up at all, no natural dialogue

Text & Preparatio n

Body

No movement occurs on the stage-actors #ust stand there, there are no physical changes Simply reciting lines, no character is shown on the stage $iction is unintelligi le

Character

Voice

Character is mostly clear, some emotional levels shown, some understanding shown $iction is mostly articulate, volume, tone, pitch, and rate varied and used throughout the piece

Overall

%iece is fun to watch, characters are easy to get involved with, feeling of the piece is true to the script

%iece is fun to watch with minimal glitches, characters are mostly there, feeling is mostly true to the script

Scene is mostly fun to watch with some pro lem spots, feeling is not &uite true to characters or script

Scene is a little hard to watch with several pro lem spots that overshadow the characters and script

Storyline is very weak and hard to watch ecause there is no ownership of the script or the characters

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