Formal Play

ACTING IN A FORMAL PLAYUnderstanding the ScriptAuditioning and Rehearsing

Analyzing a CharacterUnderstanding Relationships Among CharactersDeveloping a Character’s Voice

UNDERSTANDING THE SCRIPT

The theme, or meaning of the play The relationships among characters The mood or atmosphere of the play The setting of each scene and act The sequence of events The climax, or highest point of interest

AUDITIONING AND REHEARSING

Participating in Auditions:

Practice reading the part aloud, not silently.

Think about how the character should look and how you can make yourself look more like the character.

Think about how the character would sound, and practice reading his or her voice.

ATTENDING REHEARSALS

ANALYZING A CHARACTER

An author may reveal the motivations and personality of a character through:

Stage directions that say what the character looks and sounds like

What the character says and does What other character say

What is your character’s place in the total play? Is he or she the protagonist, the main character, in the play? Or is he or she the antagonist, the main opponent of the protagonist?

If your character is neither the protagonist nor the antagonist, what is his or her relationship to these characters?

UNDERSTANDING RELATIONSHIPS AMONG CHARACTERS

What is your character’s relationship to minor characters in the play?

If there are family relationships, what are they like? Are they tense and distrustful? Supportive?

What is the background of these characters’ relationship? Why do they like or dislike one another?

UNDERSTANDING RELATIONSHIPS AMONG CHARACTERS

DEVELOPING A CHARACTER’S VOICE

Projection

Rate

Pitch

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