Acting a Scene from the Crucible

Acting a Scene from The Crucible You will be broken up into small groups and given the task of ACTING, STAGING (BLOCKING), and using PROPS for a scene from The Crucible. In order to succeed at this task you will need to: KNOW YOUR PART - You will be able to read from a script but you shouldn't just stare at it the whole time. You'll also need to have read the play in its entirety to understand the situation for your characters and your scene. For extra credit, memorize your lines. If you choose this, be sure to REALLY know your lines.

KNOW THE STAGING - You shouldn't all just stand up at the front reading your lines. You need to have MOVEMENT...clearly defined places on the stage to go to...objects to pick up...characters enter and exit on cue. This separates the mediocre from the great. PROVIDE PROPS & COSTUMES - You'll need to have costumes and props. You don't have to go out and buy things. Be creative. Use aprons, use hats...use gavels, etc. ACTING - Speak loudly so that others can hear and understand you. Make eye contact. Don’t fidget on stage. Groups and characters for the rest of The Crucible Your grade for this assignment will be out of 20 points (and then multiplied to average with other formative):

Did your play include costumes, props and were your lines audible? 10 points Did you play demonstrate clear staging, stage directions, and rehearsal? 10 points EFFORT COUNTS!

Group I – 8 characters – Danforth, Hale, Mary Warren, Parris, Cheever, Abigail, Proctor, Hathorne, Susanna Walcott, Mercy Lewis, Giles Corey, Herrick--combine characters so that 1 person can act out multiple people Act III – p 100 (1325 in textbook): Begin with Hale’s line “But this child claims the girls are not truthful.” End with Cheever’s line p.112 (1334 in textbook) “Ready, sir.”

Group II - 7 characters – Danforth, Elizabeth, Hale, Mercy/Susanna, Proctor, Abigail, Mary Warren Act III - p.112 (1334 in textbook): Begin with Cheever’s line “Ready, sir.” Go to End of Act III, p.120 (1339 in textbook).

Group III - 7 characters - Herrick, Hopkins/Cheever, Sarah Good, Tituba, Danforth, Parris, Hathorne Begin with Act IV, p. 121 (1343 in textbook) - end where Rev. Hale Enters, p. 128 (1348 in textbook). Group IV – 6 characters - Danforth, Hale, Parris, Herrick, Elizabeth, Proctor Act IV- Begin where Rev. Hale enters, p 128 (1348 in textbook). End where Hathorne enters p.138 (1353 in textbook).

Group V - 6 characters – Hathorne, Danforth, Elizabeth, Proctor, Rebecca, Hale, Parris Act IV - Begin where Hathorne enters p.138 (1353 in textbook), go to end of play.