Theater Playwriting Project

Playwriting Project

REQUIREMENTS

1. Scenario: You are to write a dramatic one-act play.

1. Spine of the play: 

2. 2-4 characters in the play

3. 10-minute play (10 pages typed not including Title Page and Reflection)

4. 5-10 sound effects (bold and blue font)

5. 1-character monologue (minimum 10 sentences)

6. Typed: Times New Roman

7. 12-point font

8. Double spaced

9. Include page numbers (Bottom in the middle)

10. Stage directions in italics/ use parentheses if stage direction is in the middle of dialogue

11. Character Names = CAPITALIZED

12. Characters Names = BOLD (optional)

TITLE PAGE

Your Name Professor Gittings Wheeler THE 2000 Title of the Play

 

Page 2 REFLECTION

1. How do you feel about your work... process?

2. What changes would you make if you had more time?

3. Complete this sentence: This play (teaches, makes, etc..) the audience ______________________.

4. List the following:

1. 5-10 sound effects list (What would be used to create the effects?)

Page 3: PLAY INFORMATION

· Setting: List by scene. Describes where the play takes place, what the stage looks like, what period/time it is set in, etc. for each scene

· Character descriptions: a list of characters briefly describing them and their personality, etc.

Page 4: COSTUME DESIGNS

· Design costumes for 2 of your characters. list the character name and scene—brief outline description.

· It may be hand drawn and in color or in color -digital image from the internet.

Page 5: SET DESIGNS

· Draw a proscenium stage and a bird's eye view of your set.

 

Pages 6-15: PLAY