Monologue Rubric NAME______________________________________________________________

MONOLOGUE_____________________________________________________________________________

EXCELLENT:You get the part!

10 points each

GOOD:You get a call back!

8 to 9 points each

FAIR:You might get a call back but don’t call

us, we’ll call you.

6 to 7 points each

WEAK:Let’s try this again.

5 to 0 points each___ All lines spoken with appropriate feeling & enthusiasm.

___ Excellent facial expression___ Clear sense of the character’s reality.___ Very well blocked and carefully rehearsed.

___ The character is played clearly and is believable

___ Location of the scene and situation are definitely clear___ Strong gesturing and hand movement used___ Clear Objective

___/ 20 Overall effort shows tremendous preparation and consideration

___ Most lines spoken with some appropriate feeling.

___ Good facial expression___ Some sense of character’s reality___ Fairly well blocked…perhaps too much inactivity; blocking lacked variety or too much random hyperactivity; fairly well rehearsed -- some gaps in the scenes evident.___ Character is somewhat clear and distinct. Needs more development; somewhat believable. ___ Location and situation is fairly clear ___ Some gesturing used

___ Fairly clear objective

___ / 20 Overall effort is good and shows preparation.

___ Lines spoken with some feeling or emotion. Energy, emotion inconsistent___Little facial expression used.___ Lacking a clear sense of the character___ Some blocking evident…mostly just random movements. Some rehearsal evident, although mostly line readings.

___ Character is not at all believable.

___ Location and situation not clear.

___ No gesturing or hand movements used.___ Objective was unclear/ confusing

___ / 20 Overall effort is fair. You need to give this much more attention and preparation.

___ Hmm. Used the script.___ Relatively no emotion or feeling in monologue.___ No facial expression___ No sense of character

___ No attempt to block or plan the scene. Too static (too much sitting/standing.) Rehearsal was generally brief.

___ It was you saying lines for the most part (no character present)

___ Little or no sense of location or situation___ No gesturing or hand movements.___ No objective

___ /20 Overall effort is insufficient for this class.

TOTAL GRADE FOR PERFORMANCE__________________________