The First Test

The Stanislavski System

THE FIRST TEST Name: ________________________________

Locate an appropriate one-minute monologue to memorize and perform for the class. The due date is on _______________________. Note the short amount of time you have to complete this exercise. This is done purposefully. You are expected to do some acting here. To perform. This is not simply an exercise in memorizing and reciting. BE SURE TO BRING A COPY OF THE SCRIPT (AS WELL AS THIS COMPLETED SHEET) TO CLASS ON THE DAY OF YOUR PERFORMANCE. Title of the play: ______________________________________________ Playwright: __________________________________________________ In a sentence or two, write the premise of the play from which your chosen monologue is taken. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Describe the character in two or three sentences. Mention the physical traits of the character as well as the personality, demographical and psychological traits. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Explain in no more than three sentences, the context of the monologue. In other words, explain the situation the character is in at this time in the play. Why is he or she speaking these words? What does he or she hope to accomplish through these words? Do not simply write a summary of the monologue. _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ OVER 

_____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Explain in detail the process you went through in order to prepare for this in-class performance. (Informal language is acceptable for this part of the assignment.) _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________