Saint Louis University

School of Teacher Education and Liberal Arts

Professional Education Department

FINAL EXAM in ELT 323

Virtual Play

GUIDELINES IN CREATING YOUR VIRTUAL PLAY

Let us apply the process of theater production through a virtual play. Since you can’t
have it on stage, be creative in delivering the message of your play. Your task is to
create an original virtual play. This exam takes 40% of your tentative final grade.
Accomplish the task with careful planning and execution. Be guided by the steps
below:

1. From the research and impersonation exercise you made in the Evaluate section of
Module 5, you are now ready to use those materials in writing a synopsis and a script.
The story revolves around a discussion of the following leaders in heaven about how the
Philippine government deals with the COVID 19 pandemic or the theme: Government
Pandemic Response: The Ugly Truth. The play must deliver the message which refers to
the leaders’ different views or perspectives on how the government takes control of the
problem on COVID 19. You can choose any genre that will fit to your story. Setting is
heaven, purgatory, or both.

* To the group that wishes to have a different story (original or adapted) aside from the
given scenario, you may create another interpretation or delivery of the theme. You
may have any genre of your choice as long as it is appropriate to the plot.

2. Decide who will be your script writers (2), directors (1), technical crew/video editors
(2), and actors (4). Some of you may take two roles. You may have a maximum of 6
actors (4 main characters and 2 minor characters). It depends on you whom do you
like to include as your minor character. They may just show reactions, or they may be
mediators. One may also be eavesdropping.

For CBL: You may have at least two characters.

3. The script must be written in English and research-based. The director leads and
guides the actors and the other members to have a smooth production. The technical
crew and editor take charge of the instructions to be followed by the actors in
preparation for their individual recording and background. They are also in charge of
the music or sound effects, change of background for the set, and video editing. The
actors memorize their lines and take charge of their own costume and make-up.

4. When you are done with your script, follow the steps in directing and producing a
stage play. Do script reading and virtual workshop to be led by your director. It can be
done video conferencing or individual recording then submit it to your director for
evaluation and feedback. Take note of the points for improvement so you can
incorporate them in your final rehearsal prior to the filmed acting.

5. The technical crew shall give directions like: proper framing (only bust level),
placement of their script in case they forget, and focal point. Download the
background (heaven) and use this later on when you merge all the videos you
collected from your actors. Merge the videos to have a total of 6-8 minute playing time.
Collaboratively work with your director and script writer when you do the editing and
adding music or sound effects for correct timing.

6. Submit your video together with your script (refer to the format given in scriptwriting).
Name your video as VIRTUALPLAY_GROUP NUMBER and your script as SCRIPT_GROUP
NUMBER. Send it to the final exam bin in the google classroom (for OBL) or save both
files in your OTG (for CBL).

7. Your performance will be scored using this rubric:

CRITERIA 9-10 6-8 4-5 2-3

Relevance to The theme is clearly The theme is The theme is The play depicted
the theme depicted and depicted and depicted in just another relevant
relevant in the play. relevant in one instance of theme.
some parts of the entire play.
the play.

Playwriting Play was creative Play was Play had several Play needed more
and really held the creative and creative elements, creative
audience's interest. usually held the but often did not elements.
All important parts audience's hold the audience's Much of the story
of story were interest. Almost interest. Quite a was left out or
included and were all important few important was inaccurate.
 accurate. parts of story parts of story were
were included included and were
and were accurate.
accurate.

Expression The actors’ voices The actors’ The actors’ voices The actors’ voices
showed a lot of voices showed showed a little were monotone
expression and some expression and and not
emotion. expression and emotion expressive.
Voices were always emotion. Voices were Voices of
audible Voices were sometimes audible puppeteers were
usually audible. rarely audible.

Staying in Actors stayed in Actors stayed in Actors tried to stay Actors acted silly
character character character in character or showed off.
throughout the through almost through some of
performance. all of the the performance.
performance.

Setting Setting was creative, Setting was Setting was Setting was in
appropriate, and creative and appropriate to the appropriate.
added interest to the appropriate to theme of the play.
play. the theme of
the play.

Acting/Dialogue The actors used The actors often The actors tried to The actors did not
consistent voices, used voices, use voices, facial act, did not use
facial expressions facial expressions and voices, facial
and movements to expressions and movements to expressions or
make the characters movements to make the movement to
more believable and make the characters more make the
the story more easily characters more believable and the storytelling more
understood. believable and story more easily interesting or
the story more understood. clear.
easily
understood.

Duration The play lasted 6-8 The play lasted The play lasted The play lasted
minutes. 4-5:59 minutes. more than 9 less than 4
minutes. minutes.

Written Copy The students turned The students The students The students
in an attractive and turned in a turned in a turned in an
complete copy of the complete copy complete copy of incomplete copy
script in the correct of the script in the script, but the of the script.
format. the correct format was not
 format. correct.

Props and The actors used The actors used The actors used 1-2 The actors used
costume several props (could 1-2 props that props which make no props OR the
include costume) accurately fit the presentation props chosen
that accurately fit the period, and better. detract from the
the period, show make the presentation.
considerable presentation
work/creativity and better.
make the
presentation better.

Lighting and Additional lighting Additional Cameras are set to Cameras are not
Video Quality has been used to lighting has appropriate light set to appropriate
and eliminate shadows been used, but level, but no light level.
Technicalities and glares. Cameras may not be set additional lighting Additional
are set to the up optimally. was used when lighting may, or
appropriate light Cameras are set needed. Transitions may not, be used.
level. Transitions are to the seem to show Transitions
very smooth. appropriate interruptions. affected the good
light level. flow of the play.
Transitions are
smooth.

TOTAL : 100 pts.