DIRECTING SPECIFIC CRITERIA LEVEL ONE LEVEL TWO LEVEL THREE LEVEL FOUR LEVEL FIVE

STAGING The performance does The performance The performance The performance The performance goes
not exemplify an exemplifies a minimal exemplifies an exemplifies a complete beyond an
understanding of the understanding of the understanding of the understanding of the understanding of the
principles of blocking, principles of blocking, principles of blocking, principles of blocking, principles of blocking,
use of space, use of space, use of space, use of space, use of space,
triangulation, and triangulation, and triangulation, and triangulation and triangulation and
visual focus. visual focus. visual focus. visual focus. visual focus to create a
unique vision.
CONCEPT Direction does not Direction conveys Direction conveys Direction conveys Direction extends the
convey meaning of the meaning of the script meaning of the script meaning of the script meaning of the script
script or communicate and communicates the and the director’s and director’s vision is and the director’s
the director’s vision director’s vision with vision with communicated with vision is
with purpose and some purpose and considerable purpose complete purpose and communicated with
clarity. clarity. and clarity. clarity. exceptional purpose
and clarity.

RHYTHM The director has not The director has The director has used The director has The director has
used the arc of the play somewhat used the arc the arc of the play to completely used the completely used the
to build climax and of the play to build build climax and arc of the play to build arc of the play to build
communicate climax and communicate climax and climax and
resolution. communicate resolution. communicate communicate
resolution. resolution. resolution.
WORLD OF THE The director has not The director has lead The director has lead The director has lead The director has lead
PLAY lead the company to a the company to a the company to a the company to a the company to a
believable somewhat believable mostly believable completely believable completely believable
inpterpretation of the interpretation of the interpretation of the interpretation of the and inspired
world of the play. world of the play, world of the play. world of the play. interpretation of the
world of the play.