Lesson 25: Analyzing Script

1. What is the action of the play?
2. How does each event of the action affect the relationship among the characters?
3. Where and when does this action occur?
4. In which events of the action does each character particpate?  Who and what carries the plot?
5. In which activities on-stage does each character participate?  Who is on stage?  Who knows what from firsthand oberservation?
6. What is each character's goal?
7. What conflicts arise from these goals?
8. At each individual event in the action involving a particular character, what is the character's immediate objective?
9. Is the character's objective the same as what the audience is led to believe?
10. What choices does each character make in each situation?
11. What appearance does each character project?
12. What is the character really like?
13. What exactly does each character say and do at any given moment?
14. What does each character know?
15. In what order are the events of the action revealed to the audience?
16. How completely and when are the nature of individual characters revealed to the audience?
17. How does this affect the way the audience stays interested in the play?
18. What basic attitude to the action is encouraged?
19. What kinds of tension are encouraged?
20. With which character is the audience encouraged to identify?
21. What is the play's theme(s)?
22. What is the play's tone?
23. What practical requirements does the script make for performance?
24. What costumes with the characters require?
25. What sounds will prepare the audience for the play?
26. What sounds will be required for the play?
27. What sounds will be the parting thought the audience hears?
28. How will lighting direct the action of the play?
29. What lighting will be needed for each beat?
30. What will the set need to be like in order to establish the play?
31. How will the actors interact with the set?
32. What props will the actors need?