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Oscar Winner |
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Oscar Nomination |
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Bravo! |
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Applause |
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Polite Applause |
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Needs Rehearsal |
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| Vocal Expression | Throughout the performance: Projected well. Spoke at an appropriate rate for the character. Articulated the language as appropriate for the character. Emotion/meaning clearly projected. | Was able to be heard for much of the important sections of the text. Over 80% of the time, spoke at a rate appropriate for the character. Spoke clearly through most of the performance. Emotion/meaning projected. | Was often able to be heard. Normally spoke at an appropriate rate. Spoke clearly during much of the performance. Emotion/meaning was evident much of the time. | Projected some of the time. At times, spoke either too quickly or too slowly. Often, could not be understood. Emotion was projected some of the time. | Was rarely able to be heard by the audience. Spoke too quickly or too slowly. Rarely could be understood. Spoke with little emotion. | Could not be heard by the audience. Always spoke too quickly. Could not be understood by the audience. Spoke with no emotion. |
| Physical Characteristics | The physicality tied directly to the character being played. All gestures were motivated by characterization. Posture, movement enhanced characterization. The body was in an open position throughout the performance. Facial expression communicated emotion/meaning (exceeded expectations). | The physicality fit the character but was not always present. Most gestures were motivated by characterization. Posture, movement was appropriate to characterization. The body was open through most of the performance. Facial expression clearly communicated emotion/meaning. | The physicality presented fit the character but was often not present. Some gestures were motivated by characterization. Characterization included consideration of posture, movement. Often the body was kept open. Facial expression punctuated text. | The physicality was rarely presented. Attempts were made to include gesture. Actor adjusted posture, movement, but not with consistency. Sometimes the body was closed off from the audience. Facial expression communicated broad emotion. | The physicality was not appropriate for the character. Rare attempts were made to include gesture. Often the body was closed off from the audience. Facial expression rarely changed. | There was no physicality presented for this character. There was no blocking created. The back was kept to the audience. No change in facial expression. |
| Character Performance | The performance was completely natural. There was a clearly defined character and motivation. All lines were "over" memorized (word for word) to flow from the actor. | The performance was natural. There was a defined character with motivation. All lines were memorized word for word. | The performance was often natural. There was a character with some motivation created for the performance. Most lines were memorized word for word. | The performance was somewhat natural. There was some character created. Many of the lines were memorized word for word. | The performance was not natural. There was limited characterization and motivation. Some lines were memorized word for word. | There was no character or motivation created. Lines were not memorized word for word. |
| Technical Elements of Performance (use of stage, use of levels, simple props) | Contained exceptional uses of all the technical elements required. | Contained fine uses of all the technical elements required. | Contained the technical elements required. | Contained some of the technical elements required. | Contained few of the technical elements required. | Contained none of the technical elements required. |