Acting

Solo __ Duet __ Group __

Comedic __ Dramatic __

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4 | Superior 3 | Excellent 2 | Good 1 | Fair

SKILLS Above standard At standard Near standard Aspiring to standard SCORE

Acting Transitions Clear articulation of Clear articulation of Moderately clear Unclear articulation of
Slating that includes name and selection; name and selection; articulation of name and name and selection;
articulation of name and intuitive transition into recognizable transition selection; transition into transitions into and
selection, transition into and between characters, into and between and between characters between characters and/
and between characters, distinctive final characters, final moment and/or final moment may or final moment are not
final moment, and moment and transition and into exit. or may not be present. evident.
transition out of character out of character into exit.
into exit.

Comment:

Characterization Character is consistently Character is frequently Character is infrequently Character is rarely

Emotional and physical emotionally and physically emotionally and physically emotionally and emotionally and
believability and believable; committed believable; committed physically believable; physically believable;
commitment to character; choices and tactics choices and tactics choices and tactics choices, tactics,
choices or tactic towards toward an objective toward an objective toward an objective objectives and a
an objective that create a prompt intuitive reaction prompt identifiable prompt some reactions relationship to a real or
relationship with real or to real or implied reaction to real or implied to real or implied implied partner(s) are
implied partner(s). partner(s). partner(s). partner(s). not evident.

Comment:

Voice Vocal projection is Vocal projection is Vocal projection and Vocal projection and
Projection, articulation, appropriately varied, appropriately varied, clearly articulated articulated dialogue are
intonation, and other and dialogue is and dialogue is dialogue are limited or absent; use of
chosen vocal techniques consistently clearly frequently clearly inconsistent; use of pitch, tempo, tone, and
that reflect the character’s articulated throughout; articulated; use of pitch, pitch, tempo, tone, and inflection rarely
emotions and subtext. use of pitch, tempo, tone, tempo, tone, and inflection sometimes communicate the
and inflection inflection usually communicate the character’s emotions and
communicate the communicate the character’s emotions and subtext.
character’s emotions and character’s emotions and subtext.
subtext. subtext.

Comment:
Movement/Staging Gestures and facial Gestures and facial Gestures and facial Gestures and facial
Gestures, facial expressions consistently expressions expressions sometimes expressions are limited
communicate appropriate
expressions, movements, communicate appropriate communicate the or absent and rarely
character emotions and
and actions that subtext; blocking is character emotions and character’s emotions communicate the
communicate the varied, purposeful, and subtext; blocking is and subtext; blocking character’s emotions
character’s emotions and reflects the character’s purposeful and reflects generally reflects the and subtext; blocking
subtext. emotions and subtext. the character’s emotions character’s emotions usually does not
and subtext. and subtext. reflect the character’s
emotions and subtext.

Comment:

Execution Concentration and Concentration and Concentration, and Concentration and

commitment to moment- to- commitment to commitment to moment- commitment to moment-
Concentration and
moment choices are moment- to-moment to-moment choices are to-moment choices are
commitment to moment-
sustained throughout the choices are sustained inconsistently limited or absent;
to- moment choices;
performance; integration throughout sustained; integration of voice, body, emotion
integration of voice, body,
of voice, body, and most of the voice, body, emotion choices rarely create a
and emotions create a
emotions create a performance; integration choices create a believable character/
believable character/
believable character/ of voice, body, and sometimes-believable relationship that tells a
relationship that tells a
relationship that tells a emotions create a character/relationship story.
story.
story. frequently believable that tells a story.
character/relationship
that tells a story.

Comment:

TOTAL SCORE
RATING
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4 | Superior 3 | Excellent 2 | Good 1 | Fair
(Score of 20-18) (Score of 17-13) (Score of 12-8) (Score of 7-5)

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 Costume
Design
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Selection: Troupe:

4 | Superior 3 | Excellent 2 | Good 1 | Fair

SKILLS Above standard At standard Near standard Aspiring to standard SCORE

Presentation Presentation thoroughly Presentation explains the Presentation offers a Presentation offers little
Explanation of the explains the functional functional and aesthetic limited explanation of the or no explanation of the
executed design, unifying and aesthetic role of the role of the executed functional and aesthetic creative process and/or
concept, creative executed design and the design, and the creative role of the executed fails to explain the
decisions, and process. creative process, process, demonstrating design and/or creative executed design and
demonstrating an in an understanding of their process, demonstrating a their contribution.
depth understanding of contribution to the unifying partial understanding of
their contribution to the concept. their contribution to the
unifying concept. unifying concept.

Comment:

Research Comprehensive and Thorough research Limited research Research fails

Evidence of research of detailed research addresses the artistic and partially addresses the to address the artistic
the given circumstances addresses the artistic practical needs of the artistic and practical and practical needs of
of the script as well and practical needs of production and aligns with needs of the production the production and/or
as artistic and practical the production and the unifying concept. and/or inconsistently lacks alignment with
needs which impact the illuminates the unifying supports the unifying the unifying concept.
design. concept. concept.

Comment:

Interpretation Design choices Design choices Design choices Design choices fail
Design choices merge the powerfully enhance and communicate the mood, partially communicate to communicate the
unifying concept with the communicate the mood, style, period, locale, and the mood, style, period, mood, style, period,
designer’s unique vision. style, period, locale, and genre of the play and locale, and genre of the locale, and genre of the
genre of the play, and align with the given play and do not distract play; choices may or may
demonstrate a unique circumstances. from the given not support the given
voice. circumstances. circumstances.

Comment:

Design Justification Comprehensive Appropriate Partial explanations Limited explanations

Connecting the design explanations justify the explanations justify somewhat connect fail to make the
choices to the artistic design choices, the design choices the design choices with connection between the
and practical needs of illuminating the and demonstrate the artistic and design choices and the
the production. connection between the the connection with practical needs of artistic and practical
artistic and practical needs the artistic and the production. needs of the production.
of the production. practical needs of
the production.

Comment:
Execution Detailed products Products communicate Products partially Products lack a clear
Products presented convey communicate and artistic ideas and choices communicate artistic focus and/or fail to
ideas and choices that enhance artistic ideas and that support the script ideas and choices and/or support the artistic
support the script and choices to provide and unifying concept. inconsistently support the ideas and choices,
unifying concept. exceptional support for the script and unifying concept. script and/or unifying
script and unifying concept. concept.

Comment:

TOTAL SCORE
RATING
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4 | Superior 3 | Excellent 2 | Good 1 | Fair
(Score of 20-18) (Score of 17-13) (Score of 12-8) (Score of 7-5)

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 Musical Theatre
Performance
Solo __ Duet __ Group __

Student(s): School:
Selection: Troupe:

4 | Superior 3 | Excellent 2 | Good 1 | Fair

SKILLS Above standard At standard Near standard Aspiring to standard

Acting Transitions Clear articulation of Clear articulation of Moderately clear Unclear articulation of
Slating that includes name and selection; name and selection; articulation of name and name and selection;
articulation of name and intuitive transition into recognizable transition selection; transition into transitions into and
selection, transition into and between characters, into and between and between characters between characters
and between characters, distinctive final characters, final moment and/or final moment may and/ or final moment are
final moment, and moment and transition and into exit. or may not be present. not evident.
transition out of out of character into exit.
character into exit.

Comment:

Characterization Character is consistently Character is frequently Character is infrequently Character is rarely

Emotional and physical emotionally and physically emotionally and physically emotionally and emotionally and
believability and believable; committed believable; committed physically believable; physically believable;
commitment to character; choices and tactics choices and tactics choices and tactics choices, tactics,
choices or tactic towards toward an objective toward an objective toward an objective objectives, and a
an objective that create a prompt intuitive reaction prompt identifiable prompt some reactions relationship to a real or
relationship with real or to real or implied reaction to real or implied to real or implied implied partner(s) are
implied partner(s). partner(s). partner(s). partner(s). not evident.

Comment:
Singing Technique
Pitch, articulation, pace,
rhythm, projection, breath
support and control that
follows the score.
Consistently on pitch, Frequently on pitch with Infrequently on pitch Rarely on pitch with
appropriate articulation appropriate articulation, with inconsistent limited articulation, pace,
and pace, precise pace, rhythm, projection, articulation, pace, rhythm, projection, breath
rhythm, and varied breath support and rhythm, projection, support and control;
projection, with skillful control; follows the score. breath support and frequently deviates
phrasing and strong control; usually follows from the score.
mechanical skills proven the score.
by breath support/control,
tone, and placement, and
use of ranges, always
follows score.

Comment:
Singing Expression Intuitively integrates Integrates voice, lyrics, Inconsistently Rarely integrates
Musical expression that voice, lyrics, and music to and music to integrates voice, voice, lyrics, and music
communicates and reflects truthfully communicate communicate and portray lyrics, and music to to communicate and
the character’s emotions and portray a believable a believable character communicate and portray a character
character through through emotions and portray a character through emotions and
and subtext.
emotions and subtext. subtext. through emotions and subtext.
subtext.

Comment:

Movement & Dance Gestures and facial Gestures and facial Gestures and facial Gestures and facial
Gestures, facial expressions consistently expressions frequently expressions infrequently expressions are
expressions, blocking, communicate appropriate communicate communicate appropriate limited/absent and
and movement/dance character emotions and appropriate character character emotions and rarely communicate
that communicate the their meanings; blocking emotions and their their meanings; blocking suitable character
character’s emotions and movement/dance are meanings; blocking and and movement/dance emotions; blocking and
and subtext.
varied, purposeful, and movement/dance are generally reflect the movement/dance does
reflect the character’s varied, purposeful, and character’s emotion and not reflect the
emotion and subtext. reflect the character’s subtext. character’s emotion
emotion and subtext. and subtext.

Comment:

Execution Concentration and Concentration and Concentration and Concentration and

Concentration and commitment to moment-to- commitment to moment- commitment to moment- commitment to moment-
commitment to moment-to- moment choices are to-moment choices are to-moment choices are to-moment choices are
moment choices; sustained throughout; mostly sustained; inconsistently limited or absent;
integration of voice, body, integration of singing, integration of singing, sustained; integration of singing, movement/
and acting technique to movement/dancing, and movement/dancing, and singing, movement/ dancing, and acting are
create a believable acting create a believable acting often create a dancing, and acting rarely integrated to
character/ relationship that character/ relationship believable character/ occasionally create a create a believable
tells a story. that tells a story. relationship that tells a believable character/ character/ relationship
story. relationship that tells a that tells a story.
story.

Comment:

TOTAL SCORE
RATING
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4 | Superior 3 | Excellent 2 | Good 1 | Fair
(Score of 24-21) (Score of 20-15) (Score of 14-9) (Score of 8-6)

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 Theatre
Marketing
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Selection: Troupe:

4 | Superior 3 | Excellent 2 | Good 1 | Fair

SKILLS Above standard At standard Near standard Aspiring to standard SCORE

Presentation Precisely explains the Clearly explains the Inconsistently explains Does not explain an
Presentation and executed design, executed design, creative the executed design, executed design,
explanation of the creative decisions, decisions, unifying creative decisions, creative decisions,
executed design, unifying unifying concept, and concept, and process. unifying concept, and unifying concept, and
concept, creative process. process. process.
decisions, and process.

Comment:

Research Comprehensive and Detailed research Some research Little or no evidence of

Evidence of research of detailed research addresses the artistic and addresses the artistic research which
the given circumstances evidence-addresses practical needs of the and practical needs of addresses the artistic
of the script as well as the artistic and production and the target the production and the and practical needs of
artistic and practical practical needs of the market and correlates to target market and the production and the
needs which impact the production and target the unifying production correlates to the target market.
design. market and illuminates concept. unifying production
the unifying production concept.
concept.

Comment:

Interpretation Design choices and Design choices and Design choices and Design and campaign
Creative assets and campaign elements campaign elements campaign elements elements lack choices
marketing choices reflect powerfully enhance and communicate the mood, somewhat that communicate the
the mood, style, period, communicate the mood, style, period, locale, and communicate the mood, mood, style, period,
locale, and genre of the style, period, locale, and genre of the script. style, period, locale, and locale, and genre of the
script genre of the script. genre of the script. script.

Comment:

Design Justification Comprehensive Examples justify the Partial explanations Limited explanations
Explanations which examples justify the creative decisions and with some examples and few examples fail
connect the creative creative decisions, connect the marketing somewhat connect the to make the connection
assets and marketing illuminating the campaign, the budget, creative decisions, the to the creative decisions,
campaign to the connection between the and the production marketing campaign, the marketing campaign, the
production concept and marketing campaign, the concept. budget, and the budget and production
the budgetary income and budget, and the production concept. concept.
expenditures. production concept.

Comment:
Execution Marketing campaign is Marketing campaign is Marketing campaign is Marketing campaign
Products presented innovative and realizable realizable with practical mostly realizable with a seems impractical
demonstrate a with exceptionally clear goals and planned planned distribution and//or disorganized
coordinated, realizable and focused goals distribution strategy. strategy. without a clear
marketing strategy. featuring a carefully distribution strategy.
targeted distribution
strategy.

Comment:

TOTAL SCORE
RATING
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(Score of 20-18) (Score of 17-13) (Score of 12-8) (Score of 7-5)
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 Impromptu

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4 | Superior 3 | Excellent 2 | Good 1 | Fair

SKILLS Above standard At standard Near standard Aspiring to standard SCORE

Comment:

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TOTAL SCORE
RATING
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(Score of 20-18) (Score of 17-13) (Score of 12-8) (Score of 7-5)
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❑ Timing Issue: (_______mm_______ss)

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