Performance Rubric

(50 points possible) Name: ________________________

CRITERIA EXCELLENT VERY GOOD GOOD FAIR POOR
Goal or objective is
Goal or objective is Goal or objective is
Goal or objective evident but
recognizable. . not easily
clear. Actor unclear. Actor
Actor pursues goals understood. Actor No goals, no
Goals/Obstacle pursues goals all appears to pursue a
most of the time is not pursuing a obstacles.
(6 points) the time evident goal some of the
evident in an clear goal and there Confusing.
in an obvious time. An obstacle
understandable is not an obvious
obstacle. or ‘fight’ is not
obstacle. obstacle.
clear.
No tactics
Effective use of Effective use of Some use of tactics,
Little use of tactics. evident
Tactics active tactics at many active tactics both active and
Not much action. throughout.
(6 points) all times through-out most inactive. Slightly
Confusing. Uninteresting to
throughout. of the scene. confusing.
watch.
Tension and Tension is Tension is mostly Tension is not Tension is not Tension is
Emotion motivated and motivated – both always motivated consistent at all– missing –
(6 points) constant characters’ or consistent characters’ characters’
throughout – objectives and throughout – some objectives and objectives and
characters’ needs are played in of the characters’ needs are not fully needs are
objectives and the scene most of objectives and played in the scene. missing in the
needs are fully the time. Emotion needs are played in Emotion is not scene. Emotion
played in the is believable and the scene. Emotion motivated and does is missing.
scene. Emotion mostly matches two is somewhat not match
is believable and of the three believable and character, play or
matches the (character, play sometimes matches style.
character, play and style). one of the three
and style. (character, play
and style).
Memorization All lines are All but a few Some choppiness Scene is choppy, Scene is not
(6 points) correct, fluid and lines are correct and some lack of many line errors, memorized.
display a and the scene is fluidity, needs needs much more
command of the fluid. more rehearsal. rehearsal.
scene.
Characterization Strong choices Good choices are Character is not Limited Character is
(6 points) are made to made to create constant and/or characterization- not present.
create character character. choices were not breaking of
fully. strong. character during
the scene.
Movement and Specific General choices Some choices are Movement is Very little
Blocking choices are are made as to made as to how choppy and feels movement
(5 points) made as to how how and when to and when to move unmotivated and/or
and when to move based on the but some overall and/or does movement that
move based on characters needs unmotivated not relate to the does not relate to
the character’s and style of the movement as well. character or the the character or
needs & tactics. scene. style of the scene at the style of the
all. scene at all.
Diction, Scene is easy Most of the scene Most of the scene Trouble hearing Scene cannot
Projection and to understand is easy to hear is easy to and be heard or
Vocal Variety and hear. All and understand understand but understanding understood
(5 points) words are clear but needs work on needs more work the scene from and is monotone.
and loud enough one of the following on two or more of anywhere beyond
to hear with (vocal variety, the following (vocal the front of the
good vocal projection or variety, projection theatre and/or
variety. diction). or diction). scene lacks any
vocal variety.
Tempo and Tempo and Tempo and Tempo and Tempo is too fast Tempo is so
Rhythm rhythm is rhythm are good, rhythm are good, or too slow and fast or so slow
(5 points) appropriate and some build but not but no clear build. there is no build. that it distracts
the scene has a strong or clear from the scene.
logical build. enough.
Focus and Give Performance is Performance is Performance is Performance is Performance is
and Take focused all the focused most of focused some of focused a small not focused at
(5 points) time. Actor is the time. Actor is the time. Actor is percentage of the all. There is no
giving and taking giving and taking giving and taking time. Actor is not give and take.
throughout. most of the time. some of the time. giving and taking. The concept of
Actor works Actor is aware of Actor is not in-sync Actor is not aware ensemble is lost.
fluidly (is ‘in- the ensemble and with the ensemble of the ensemble.
sync’) with the ‘in-sync’ most of much of the time.
ensemble the time.
beginning to
end.

TOTAL ______ (90-100=A, 80-89= B, 70-79=, 60-69=D)

GRADE _______

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