CHARACTERANALYSISWORKSHEET

CHARACTERNAME:FrancesHalladay
ACTORNAME:HannahMachiorlete
1.CHARACTERAGE:27
2.PHYSICALCHARACTERISTICS
Voice:lowyetfeminine,slighteffectsofsmoking,thatofateenager
Posture:casual,curvedback
Walk:casual,playful,bumbling
DistinguishingMarks:oftenseenwithaleatherjacket
PhysicalDescription:messyblondhair,tall,wellbuilt

3.OCCUPATION:danceapprentice,standbyperformer,waitress,residentassistant,eventuallya
choreographer
4.INTERESTS:moderndance,spendingtimewithfriends(Sophie),drummingonbuckets,meeting
people,andbeingsilly

5.BELIEFS:(Religiousandotherwise)
Ibelieveinlove,eventhoughIthinkImundateable.

6.AMBITIONS:
(BasedonyourSuperObjective)
Idreamtobeahighprofiledancer,thoughImoftenneverreallyinthespotlight.
7.Whereareyoufrom?
suburbsofSacremento
8.Whoareyourparents?Whatdidtheydo?Doyouhaveanysiblingsorothercloserelatives?Who
arethey?

9.Whatisyourfavorite:(explain)
A.Color?:
B.Food?:Frenchfood,pizza
C.SongorTypeofMusic?:DavidBowie
D.Play,Movie,Book,TelevisionShowand/orRadioShow?:(Dependingontheperiodof

theplay,youmightnotbeabletoanswerallofthese.)

10.Whatisyourbodylead?(Whatbodypartleadsyourmovementthruspace)
Ileadwithmyheadtoengagemyselfintheconservationandbecausemypostureishorrible.

11.Whattypeofanimalareyoumostlike?Explain.
IdsaythatImlikeadog,notbecauseIslobberallovermyselforchasecars,butbecauseIam
alwaysoptimisticaboutthefuture,evenifthingsgetrocky.Iamsoloyal,aswell.Ihavemybest
friendSophie,whoIcanbegoofywith,likeadoganditsowner.Iwillstandbyhersideuntilthe
dayIdie.
12.Whataresomeimportantitemsorimagesassociatedwithyourcharacter?
SomeimportantitemsassociatedwithFrancesismessyblondhairpulledbackinabun.Thiscanbe
associatedwithherdanceprofession,butalsometaphoricallycanbeinterpretedasadesiretobeput
together,butnotappearingtobethatway.

13.Howisthischaracterdifferentfromyou?[Onefullparagraph]
Francesisdefinitelymoreplayfulandsociablethanme.HerrelationshipwithSophieisincredibly
intimateandshehasnotroublesharingaboutherselftonewpeople.Despitebelievingthatnooneis
abletobeinlovewithher,shestillbelievesintheconceptforthedistantfutureanddesirestohave
it.Iamnotasinterestedinromanticlove.ShealsodoesnotplanforthefutureasmuchasIdo.
ThoughIdodream,Idonotdreamasmuchasshedoes.

14.Howisthischaractersimilartoyou?
IdeeplyrelatetoFrancesdesiretobecomeaperson,feelingthatwearefallingbehindwhileour
friendsraceaheadintheadulthood5000,sotospeak.Whenshespeaks,shetalksabouther
accomplishmentsinhigherregardsthanwhatsmeritedbecausethatsallthatshehas.Idothisas
well,andwishtobesuccessful,thoughbothofourintentionsareslightlyfoggy.Ourown
immaturityanddesirestobegreatareoutweighedbyourinabilitytocarryoutplans.

15.Whatisthecharactersrelationshiptotheothercharactersintheplay?
FrancesisbestfriendswithSophieandfriendswithBenji,whomeventuallybecomesaloveinterest.

Sheisanapprenticetotheleaddanceinstructor.

OTHERCHARACTERRELATIONSHIPFEELINGSTOWARDHIMORHER
Sophieismysoulmate,thoughwerebothstraight.ShethinksthatImnottryinghardenoughto
matureandthatImtooattachedtoher,butImjustafraidoflosingherandmyspark.Benjiisthis
otherguythatIlivedwith,andheisinterestedinme.HethinksthatImabitofadisaster,buthes
slowlygettingoverthat.

16.

SUPEROBJECTIVE:Iwanttobecomeasuccessfuldancer.Iwanttomakeit.

OBJECTIVE(S):Togetaleadingroleinthedancecompanysproduction,meeta
nicemanthatwilllovemeunconditionally,getanapartment,stayfriendswithSophie

SUPEROBSTACLE:Myinabilitytochangewhereitmatters(understandingwhatIm
capableofandacceptingmyself).
OBSTACLE(S):attachment/fightswithSophie,nostableplacetolive,being
overshadowedatmydancecompany,myimmaturity

TACTICS:makingnewfriendsforplacestostay,practicingdance,doingotherjobsto
becomemorefinanciallystable,drinking

17.Onanothersheetofpaper,writeadetailedcharacterhistory.Itmustbetypedorwrittenneatly
inpen.(1fullpageminimum)
FranceslivesinBrooklynwithherbestfriendSophie,butlongstomovetoTribecaand
becomeasuccessfuldancer.AftermovingoutofherapartmentwithBenjiandLevtoaTribeca
apartment(thatshecannotafford),shebeginsherquesttobecomewhatshechildishlydreamsof,
takingonthetropeofstrugglingartist.Thatdoesntlastlongasbeinganapprenticeatadance
companydoesntnecessarilypaythebills,butshestumblesbacktoherhometownofSacrementoto
visitherparentsforChristmas,eventuallycomingbacktoworkforheralmamaterVassarasa

residentassistant.Workingasastandbyandclerkforadancecompany,shedoeswhatevershecan
todanceinfrontofcrowds,butisnevernoticed.Stillbroke,feelingabandonedbySophie,andfar
behindonherdreams,shegoestoParisfortwodaysasanimpulsiveadventure,butsleepsthrough
thesecondday.ShemovesbacktoNewYorkCity,evenmoredisconnectedfromSophieand
friends,herquirkyoptimismandchildlikedreamingbecominglessandlessofanoptionforher.As
timegoeson,sheeventuallybeginstoteachchoreographyforacompanyandforkids.Benjibegins
toshowinterestedinher,andshereconcileswithSophie.Toleaveitoffwithagoodnote,shefinds
anapartmentaftersecuringenoughmoney.
Francesarcshowsthatdreamingisnotnecessarilyenoughtoachievethingsinlife,butthrough
workandtenacitythroughtheroughpatches.

MONOLOGUE:
It's that thing when you're with someone, and you love them and they know it, and they
love you and you know it... but it's a party... and you're both talking to other people, and
you're laughing and shining... and you look across the room and catch each other's eyes...
but - but not because you're possessive, or it's precisely sexual... but because... that is your
person in this life. And it's funny and sad, but only because this life will end, and it's this
secret world that exists right there in public, unnoticed, that no one else knows about. It's
sort of like how they say that other dimensions exist all around us, but we don't have the
ability to perceive them. That's - That's what I want out of a relationship. Or just life, I
guess.