“Acting–it’s not Plumbing” Read the one act play above and then go to this site:Â Look through some other one acts and think about how you would like your one act play to go. Â You can write it with a partner or by yourself. Â We will be working with the drama department to actually act some of your plays out! As soon as you are done with your story/poem based on an unexplained mystery, get started on your one-act play. Guidelines: Â The play must be typed. There should be…
- a cover sheet with the play title and the student(s) name(s).
- a setting description (a paragraph that describes where the play takes place, what the stage looks like, what time period it is set in, etc.
- character description (a list of characters with a brief description of them and their personality, etc.)
Format:
- Character names are CAPITALIZED and centered on the page.
- Dialogue is off of the left margin in regular font
- Stage direction  is indented/tab in from left margin and italicized  OR italicized between parenthesis in the middle of dialogue
Remember that this is to be performed on a stage, not as a movie. Make the conflict interesting! Some helpful hints to get you started: Â What is character 1’s name? How old is this person? What does this person look like? Describe his/her personality. Â What would you say is this person’s most distinctive characteristic? What does this person WANT? What’s the setting? Â What is your character doing there? How does he/she feel about the place? What is character 2’s name? (Then, all the questions about character 1 up there) What brings these two characters together? Â What keeps the characters on stage? Â Why is this moment special? Â How do you raise the stakes for the characters and the situation? Who speaks first?
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/41825685[/vimeo]One Act Play 1—
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/101263239[/vimeo]