10 Drama - SCAFFOLD
Teacher
Subject
Term
Task
10 Drama
Directorial Concept
Unit
Learning Goals
To develop an understanding of a Dramatic Concept and how to create personal directors vision.
Scaffold
Create a Directorial Concept for your play or scene.
Play and scene selection:
Performance Style
What style will the play be performed in? Why have
you chosen this style? Consider why it might be
interesting, relevant or important for your audience.
Themes and issues
What are the themes and messages of the play?
Which ones do you think will be most relevant to
your audience? Why?
Target audience
Who is your intended target audience? Why is this
play appropriate for them? Why this scene? Why
these characters?
Performance Space
Where will the play be performed? Why is this an
appropriate space for your performance?
Set Design
Which scenes will you design a set for? What are the
locations of the scenes? What is the predominant
mood or atmosphere of the play? How can colour,
shape, scale of set pieces etc help establish symbol
and atmosphere?
You are able to
present your set
design as a
diorama, model or
perspective
drawing.
Costume design
Which characters will you design costumes for?
What are the features of each character’s
personality? How will colour, garment and texture
portray personality? What are the dramatic needs of
the characters in each scene and how will the
costume design support personality? What are the
dramatic needs of characters in each scene and how
will the costume design support these? How will you
convey time period, season or occupation?
You may draw or collage your
costumes and annotate your design
choices beside.
Stimulus / Resources
Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Attachments
‘Theatrical Conventions and performance styles’ hand out
Task sheet
Success Criteria