Theatrical Performance and Narrative · Theater Performance
Script Analysis and Interpretation
Deconstructing dramatic texts to identify themes and determine how to translate written words into action.
Key Questions
- 1How can different directorial choices change the meaning of the same script?
- 2What clues does the playwright provide about the world of the play?
- 3How do motifs in a script manifest visually on stage?
Common Core State Standards
NCAS: Responding TH.Re7.1.HSAccNCAS: Performing TH.Pr4.1.HSAcc
Grade: 10th Grade
Subject: Visual & Performing Arts
Unit: Theatrical Performance and Narrative
Period: Theater Performance
Suggested Methodologies
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