Romeo & Juliet Production Notebook due: _____________
All work should be typed, with the exception that blocking, directing and acting notes which are written
directly on your script. These are individual assignments, and will be graded as such.
Director’s Responsibilities (50 points)
1. Romeo and Juliet Image Board Assignment (included in this packet). (20 points)
2. Your script with all blocking and directing notes- what a line means, any props you want
the actors to use, etc. (10 points)
3. Daily journal (1/2- 1 page, typed) on how rehearsals are going. You will write these each
day after rehearsal at school. After your group’s final performance, your journal should
answer the questions listed below in the ‘reflection’ section. (20 points)
Lead Actor’s Responsibilities (50 points)
1. A 1 page paper analyzing your character and his/her objectives within the scene: What
does your character want? Why do they want it? How are they going to get what they
want? Be as specific as possible and remember that the higher the stakes, the better the
scene. Use at least 2 quotes from your scene to support your answers. (20 points)
2. A sketch, drawing or collage of a visual image or symbol that you think could represent
your character in this scene. For instance, Juliet could be a white dove. Explain in writing
(1 paragraph) why you chose this image or symbol. (10 points)
3. Your script, with blocking, text notes (paraphrasing, line interpretations, tone, etc.). (10
points)
4. A one-page reflection (10 points) of the rehearsal and performance process. Questions to
answer:
o Were you happy with your role? Why or why not?
o How did you share creative ideas with your director and other actors?
o How did you learn your lines? Was it difficult?
o Were you pleased with your group’s performance? Why or why not?
o Did this process help you better understand they play? Why or why not?
Supporting Actor’s Responsibilities (50 points)
1. Complete #s 1, 2, 3 and 4 from above (point values half, except for #4) and one of the
following (worth 20 points):
o Stage Manager: Sketch the scene’s set and provide a list of the props used and why
each prop was important to the director’s concept. Create sketches of costumes for
each character in the scene and explain how costume choices distinguish
characters and relate to the director’s concept. List music used (or that could be
used), and explain why it was chosen (how it relates to the director’s concept?).
o Dramaturge: Briefly research the time period of your scene and write a one page
paper (with Works Cited) making connections between the social or political
environment of that time period and the action of your scene. For example, if your
scene is set in the 1920’s, how does that period’s attitudes about women and family
affect Juliet’s choices and actions?
o House Manager: Create a detailed program for your scene including the names
and brief biographies of each cast member (and director) and a summary of the
action of the plot of your scene and the director’s main theme.