Character Sketch

Music Theatre: Character Sketch

Look fors: creativity, logical plausible conclusions about your character, usefulness for your own use as an actor.
DUE: October 3, 2011
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In order to play a character in a convincing way, you must consider his/her motivation. Developing an understanding of why certain characters do what they do or say what they say, helps the actor make effective choices for dramatic movement, facial expressions and voice.

Create an extensive BIOGRAPHY for your character or if you are not playing a character, choose one character in the play using information provided in the script as well as your own imagination. ANY creative form you choose:

→Scrapbook
→ Narrative Story
→ Article for People Magazine
→ Diary Entries
→ Scripted Interview for The Biography Channel
→ Memory Box
→ and the list goes on . . .
BE CREATIVE!!!

Include all of the information below:

a) Personal Information: Name, Age, DOB, Height, Weight, Appearance.
b) Family: How does your character’s past effect how they are feeling/behaving now?
c) How does your character move? (eg. quirks, qualities, voice, gestures, habits, etc.)
d) What is the relationship of your character to other characters on stage? How do other characters interact with your character? What clues in the script help to explain these relationships? (choose a few of the most important relationships to examine)
e) Favorites: Food, Colour, Music, Movies, Books, etc.


** Information about your character not inherent in the script must be created by YOU. Try to give as many specific examples as possible and include any additional information that you feel is relevant to understanding your character.

***You will present your Biography to the class and hand it in for evaluation on the DUE DATE!!!