ACTION (CHECK-LIST/ROLE ANALYSIS For Acting II ‘Name of Actor/Actress ‘Name of Character and Play Age of Character: © I. The Given Circumstances: What, Who Where, When a. WHAT happens in this scene? i, What is the main event of the scene? How does it move the plot of the play forward? ‘What changes in the world of the play as a result of this scene? "What has just happened? What do you expect or plan to happen next or later on? b. WHO is in the scene? i. What is the general relationship between my partner and me?’ SON e ‘What is the specific relationship between my partner and me? SCSce Wal iii, How does our relationship change in this scene? Mae MON Wi What do I discover about myself in this scene? What do others, SUOT Lgce discover about me? y. What am | wearing? c. WHERE is this scene taking place? i. In what city, neighborhood, building, or room do I find myself? Or in what landscape? ii, What surrounds me? The immediate landscape? The weather? The condition of the place and the nature of the objects in it? iii, What is the social landscape? 4, WHEN is the scene? i, What time is it? |. What year, season, day of the week? Is the historical time important? SCENE STRUCTURE Qe a. What is the main conflict of the scene? b. Break the scene into beats. Be specific about the moment of choice that makes each beat change. c. What is the crisis, the event which determines the resolution of the conflict? ENON WD OF sedIl. ACTION ANALYSIS a. What do I want? i. What is my main objective (superobjective)? Express it as a transitive verb phrase with qualifiers ii, What is my scene objective? How does it relate to the superobjective and the through-line of action? iii, What are my immediate objectives through the scene? Express cach in a transitive verb as SIP (singular, immediate, and personally important); try to think of each as a desired change in the partner. b. What is my obstacle? i, What is in the way of what I want? For each beat. ii, How do] overcome it? What are the alternatives? €. What do I do to get what I want? i, What physical choices do I make to achieve my objective? 1. What is the stimulus for each choice? apr, ne 2. What need does the stimulus arouse? Chetek fo be 3. What do I do as a result of this choice? In other words, “4 ui what are my actions, my physical score? 4d. What is the crucial choice for me in this scene? ©. What physical adjustments must I undergo to enhance this scene? What technical tools am I employing? he,