ENSEMBLE ACTING: Blocking and Character Development …

ENSEMBLE acting : Blocking and Character Development STEP 1: SCRIPT SELECTION 1. Select scripts that portray three-dimensional characters - Scenes written to be scenes often have characters that can feel like cardboard - Try editing a scene from a full-length play for well-rounded characterizations - Most importantly, the characters must change and grow throughout the scene 2. Select scenes that have emotional range - Too much tragedy for 15 minutes can feel tedious give the audience a break - The most successful scenes will infuse a combination of comedy and drama - If you can make the audience laugh and cry in the same scene, you are golden - Every good scene is like a roller coaster keep the audience on the roller coaster for 15 minutes 3. Find scenes that match the skill set of your potential actors - Get to know your potential speech team members and find their strengths - It is important to give actors opportunities to show range, but you also want to set them up to be successful - 90% of directing is casting SCRIPT RESOURCES Samuel French Dramatists Play Service Playscripts, Inc.

ENSEMBLE ACTING: Blocking and Character Development STEP 1: SCRIPT SELECTION 1. Select scripts that portray three-dimensional characters - “Scenes written to be scenes” often have characters that can feel like cardboard - Try editing a scene from a full-length play for well-rounded characterizations

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