Tuesday, October 12, 2010

10 Minute Play Draft Due Today! & Character Bank

Today, please continue and complete your 10-minute play drafts. Make sure your formatting is correct, proofread, and print. We will be workshopping these plays in a little while.

When you have completed your drafts, please read the article: "Casting Your Characters."

Know the following terms:
Protagonist
Flat vs. Original character
Supporting Character
Physical antagonist
Abstract antagonist

Please create a character bank in your journal/notebook. List names that you might use in a play and a short 2-3 sentence description for each name. These characters do not need to be fleshed out completely yet, but the more detail you provide, the more vivid they will be. Try to come up with about 10.

Choose 2 of these 10 and complete the character questionnaire in your packet. The questionnaire is due next class, so please complete for homework.
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