Playwright Discovery Award Teacher's Guide - The John F. Kennedy ...
Playwright Discovery Award Teacher's Guide - The John F. Kennedy ...
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EPILOGUE<br />
Plays submitted to the VSA <strong>Playwright</strong> <strong>Discovery</strong> <strong>Award</strong> Program will be evaluated by a panel of<br />
professional theater artists. Below are a number of the questions and guidelines used to evaluate<br />
and rate the submitted plays. <strong>The</strong> panel discusses the top scripts to determine which one will be<br />
produced as part of the <strong>Playwright</strong> <strong>Discovery</strong> Evening.<br />
Adjudicator <strong>Guide</strong>lines from VSA<br />
Expression of <strong>The</strong>me<br />
• Did the play address and incorporate the topic of disability in a meaningful way?<br />
• Could you easily determine the nature of the disability?<br />
• What insights were gained as a result of the playwright’s exploration of the chosen theme?<br />
Plot Development<br />
• Was the plot thoroughly developed, and all the subplots resolved by the end of the play?<br />
• Did the plot sustain interest throughout the play?<br />
• Was the action paced effectively?<br />
• Did the choice of setting contribute to plot development?<br />
Character Portrayal<br />
• Were the characters believable?<br />
• Did the characters’ situation elicit an emotional response: empathy, anger, amusement, etc.?<br />
• Were the relationships between the characters effectively developed?<br />
• Was the mix of characters (ages, backgrounds, personalities, etc.) used creatively to promote<br />
development of the overall theme?<br />
• Did the play’s dialogue reflect good language skills, a sense of natural speech patterns,<br />
and an instinct for how to express the range of human emotions? •<br />
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