One-Act Play Rubric



Festival of Dionysus: The One Act Play

Deadlines:

Due Thursday, Oct. 30: A completed draft of your one-act play (5pts.)

Due Thursday, Nov. 7: Final gradable version ready to be staged. (15pts.)

Due Thursday, Nov. 14: Your group’s performance in our class competition. (5pts, with 3 EC points for the group that wins, 5 for the playwright.)

Requirements:

Your one act play should be about ten pages, about 10 minutes in duration when performed. Your script should be in standard play format. There are several acceptable formats out there. If you want, use this one:

Your script should be free of all errors in grammar and spelling. I will use the Winter One-Acts rubric, below, to grade your play.

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| |Score: 3 |Score: 2 |Score: 1 |

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| |Thought-provoking and relevant,|Has potential but requires |Unclear, or implies a harmful |

|Theme | |development. |message. |

| |substantially explored. | | |

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|Plot |Just complicated enough, and |Intriguing and fully realized. |Too simple, or too complicated,|

| |paced well to reach a dramatic | |or just doesn’t make sense. |

| |climax. | | |

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|Characters |Features intriguing relatable |Original, sympathetic |Flat, vague or cliché |

| |characters. The protagonist |characters need more | |

| |confronts |development. | |

| |a conflict and as a result is | | |

| |changed in some small or large | | |

| |way. | | |

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|Dialogue |Economic. Witty. Each |Serviceable. Gets the point |Unintentionally stiff and |

| |character’s voice is |across with occasional flashes |contrived. Sounds like the TV. |

| |distinctive. |of humor or cleverness. | |

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|Staging |Staging, though minimalist, |Mostly practical and effective,|Staging is not described, or |

| |creatively enhances the drama. |but may need simplification or |too difficult to stage. |

| | |clarification. | |

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|Entertainment Value for a Family |Thumbs up! (Explain why.) |The playwright’s intended |All in all the play, though |

|Show | |effect is achieved. |skillful in ways, doesn’t work.|

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