Festival of Dionysus: The One Act Play

Deadlines:
Due Thursday, Oct. 30: A completed draft of your one-act play (5pts.)
Due Thursday, Nov. 7: Final gradable version ready to be staged. (15pts.)
Due Thursday, Nov. 14: Your group’s performance in our class competition. (5pts, with 3 EC
points for the group that wins, 5 for the playwright.)

Requirements:

Your one act play should be about ten pages, about 10 minutes in duration when performed. Your
script should be in standard play format. There are several acceptable formats out there. If you
want, use this one: http://www.indstate.edu/theater/mhspc_files/Sample%20Playwriting
%20Format.pdf

Your script should be free of all errors in grammar and spelling. I will use the Winter One-Acts
rubric, below, to grade your play.

Score: 9-10 Score: 6-8 Score: 1-5

Thought-provoking and Has potential but requires Unclear, or implies a

1. Theme relevant, development. harmful message.
substantially explored.

2. Plot Just complicated enough, Intriguing and fully Too simple, or too
and paced well to reach a realized. complicated,
dramatic climax. or just doesn’t make
sense.

3. Characters Features intriguing Original, sympathetic Flat, vague or cliché

relatable characters. The characters need more
protagonist confronts development.
a conflict and as a result is
changed in some small or
large way.

4. Dialogue Economic. Witty. Each Serviceable. Gets the Unintentionally stiff and
character’s voice is point across with contrived. Sounds like the
distinctive. occasional flashes of TV.
humor or cleverness.

5. Staging The one-act play follows
the proposed structure and
there is a clear beginning,
middle and ending.
Staging, though
minimalist, creatively
enhances the drama.
The one-act play hardly
follows the proposed
structure and there is a
clear beginning, middle
and ending. Mostly
practical and effective but
may need simplification
or clarification.
The one-act play does not
have a clear beginning,
middle and ending.
Staging is not described,
or too difficult to stage.