Homework For The Cast

Please take the time to do the following work on your character before your first rehearsal. We will be discussing this. This makes a huge difference in your performance. There are no right or wrong answers.

• List 5 words that describe your character.


• Make sure you understand all of the text in your script.


• Take the time to imagine and describe any characters or places that are mentioned but are not onstage in the play.


• Identify the “moments before” for your scene. (What are you doing right before the scene begins? Where were you? What were you thinking about?) This makes a huge difference to the way the scene begins.


• What is my relationship with the other character(s) in my scene? How do I feel about them? How do they feel about me?


• What are my goals/objectives? Keep these simple. They should be actions or verbs (ie/ to stop someone from doing something, to sit down, to make fun of someone, etc.)


• Using a pencil, mark in your script where you think these goals/objectives change.