INTRODUCTION TO ACTING
Name: _________________________________
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SCRIPT PREVIEW
Directions: As you read your play, complete the categories/questions below to give you a good outline of the script.
You may use this Script Preview as an outline for an oral presentation to the class to introduce them to the play.
(SECTION 1= 1 point each)
Play Title: _____________________________________ Playwright: ____________________________
Publisher: _____________________________________ Date Written: __________________________
What movie rating would you assign to this play?
(circle one)
G
PG
PG 13
R
(SECTION 2:= 1/2 points each)
Number of male roles:
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Number of female roles: ___________
Number of roles for either:
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Total number of roles:
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(SECTION 3 = 2 points each)
List Acts and Scenes OR the method used to identify various sections of the play
(i.e. Act I, Scenes 1-3; Act II, Scenes 1-2; etc.)
 Status Quo:
What was the world of the play like BEFORE the Inciting Incident?
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 Inciting Incident:
What was the “ignition” of the play — the action that started the story?
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 Rising Actions/Complications:
List some complications the protagonist experiences during the play.
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 Climax:
What is the resolution of the action—the moment when the hero(ine) has succeeded or NOT?
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 Falling Action/Denouement:
What is the “tying up of knots” or resolution of loose ends following the climax?
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 New Status Quo:
What is the new world of the play following the denouement?
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Plot your play by Act, Scene (i.e. I, 2) (SECTION 4 = 3 points)
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(SECTION 5 = 2 points each)
Scenery: List some of the MOST important scenery requirements for the play.
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Props: List some of the MOST important prop requirements for the play.
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Costumes: List some of the MOST important costume requirements for the play.
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Special Effects: (lighting, sound, etc): List some of the MOST important scenery requirements for the play.
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Character Appeal: What about your character appeals to you?
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Audience Appeal: Why would people your age enjoy this play?
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Basic Action: “This play is about THE PROTAGONIST/HERO who ACTION VERB AND DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HERO DOES against
THE ANTAGONIST/VILLAIN and by so doing RESOLUTION OR CLIMAX OF THE PLAY AND FATE OF HERO.” (SECTION 6 = 3 points)
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