Dramatic Action and Characterization · Theater Performance

Script Analysis and Subtext

Learning to look beneath the written word to find a character's true motivation.

Key Questions

  1. 1What is the character saying versus what they actually want?
  2. 2How does the setting of a play dictate the way a character moves?
  3. 3What clues does the playwright give us about a character's past?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9ADR6C01
Year: Year 6
Subject: The Arts
Unit: Dramatic Action and Characterization
Period: Theater Performance

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