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Acting: Monologue/Scene Acting

Acting mastery project using Stanislavsky techniques

Rubric Code: PXB53WC

By padraigd

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Subject: Arts and Design

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Stanislavsky Monologue
	Needs work 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Very Strong 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Memorization	Needs work Scene/monologue is not memorized. Frequent ad-libs. Using script or needs Needs excessive prompting.	Fair Needs a fair amount of prompting, stops frequently	Good Scene is moderately memorized. Occasional adlibs. Only needs occasional prompting.	Very Strong Scene is memorized, but not word for word. Some paraphrasing	Excellent Scene is memorized. Text holds to what is written. No prompting
Physical Action	Needs work Little to no thought is given to the design of the physical action as it relates to character's intention/objective. Movement appeared unrehearsed and arbitrary.	Fair Physical action is very broad and nonspecific. Action doesn't always support intention of the character.	Good Attempt to execute action in a broad sense, but lacks moment to moment work between the characters in the situation.	Very Strong The action is well-thought out, fulfills the intention, demonstrates work on units and beats.	Excellent The physical action is logical and meaningful, as well as creative, fulfilling the intention of the character.
Stanislavsky techniques	Needs work Techniques are non-existent or random.No sense that a theory has been used and is being put into practice.	Fair Only a general idea of techniques. A vague sense that a theory has been used and is being put into practice.	Good Technique recognition but does not convey them to the audience clearly. Some sense that that a theory has been used and is being put into practice.	Very Strong Conveys most techniques to the audience, but may not do so clearly all the time. A strong sense that a theory has been used and is being put into practice.	Excellent Successfully identified techniques and portrays them clearly to the audience. A overwhelming sense that a theory has been used and is being put into practice.
Believability	Needs work Unable to bring a level of honesty and truthfulness to characterization. Lacked authentic interaction with partner.	Fair Deep investment in character and situation is inconsistent.	Good Demonstrates the character in this situation fairly consistently. Lacks deep connection to character and situation.	Very Strong Clearly demonstrated this character and motivation in this situation throughout the scene.	Excellent Expertly demonstrates this unique character in this situation. Level of investment in character conveys honest and truthful.
Voice Production	Needs work -No evidence is present in actors use of vocal traits. -Actors do not display variety in pitch, rate and quality -Actors never use projection, enunciation, correct pronunciation and articulation -Actors never use vocal intensity and flexibility -Actors never heard and understood	Fair -Actors seldom use vocal traits - Actors seldom display variety in pitch, rate and quality - Actors seldom use projection, enunciation, correct pronunciation and articulation - Actors seldom use vocal intensity and flexibility - Actors seldom heard and understood	Good -Actors sometimes use vocal traits - Actors sometimes display variety in pitch, rate and quality - Actors sometimes use projection, enunciation, correct pronunciation and articulation - Actors sometimes use vocal intensity and flexibility - Actors sometimes heard and understood	Very Strong Actors almost always use vocal traits - Actors almost always display variety in pitch, rate and quality - Actors almost always use projection, enunciation, correct pronunciation and articulation - Actors almost always use vocal intensity and flexibility - Actors almost always heard and understood	Excellent The actors use vocal traits to create the characters and mood of the performance. Actors display variety in pitch, rate, and quality. Projection, enunciation, pronunciation and articulation are all of superior quality. Vocal in tensity and flexibility are used to highlight the dramatic/comic element of the performance. All actors can be heard and understood.

Keywords:

Scene, acting, mastery, Stanislavsky

Subjects:

Arts and Design

Types:

Presentation

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