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MSND PLab – S22

Scenic Short Form Analysis

This is a living document! It should change as often as you need it to. Print one copy per scene
you’re in, and adjust it as needed each time you work on the scene, in pencil.

Play Objective (same super-objective the entire play):

Scene Objective (serves the Play Objective above – if it doesn’t, one of them doesn’t work):

Play Obstacle (same fundamental/primary obstacle the entire play):

Scene Obstacle (fits within the Play Obstacle above – if it doesn’t, one of them doesn’t work):

Where I am:

Where I am coming from (moment before):

Where I go after the scene (leads to next intention):

When I am:

What I have just done:

Who is with me:

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MSND PLab – S22

How this scene fits into the play:

If I achieve my objective in this scene I expect:

If I fail to achieve my objective I expect:

What is character Literally Doing (physically, intentionally doing to achieve Objective)?

The Essential Action of that is (serves the character’s Objective [essence] and details the
immediacy of the Tactic [immediate objective]):