Play Report Form for William Inge Play

DRAMATURGY REPORT FORM Name ______

Date ______I. Identifying Information Choose one: Fresh Soph Jr Sr. Play/Musical Fall Spring Sum Theatre classes taking this semester: Playwright/Composer-Book

First production information

Faculty Review: Accepted ______

Rejected ______

Date ______

II. Characters

Who are the major characters in the play? Identify them briefly.

Who are the minor characters in the play? Identify them briefly.

If you were to be cast in this play, who would you be and why? How would you cast the other characters?

Who appears to be the protagonist and what is their goal or superobjective (overall goal/desire) Do they achieve their goal? Why/Why not?

1 III. Plot

Summarize the events of the plot.

IV. The Playwright

Find out about the playwright’s life and give a general overview and/or their contributions to theatre.

Locate commentary about this play or the playwright’s work as a whole.

What other things has he/she authored?

2 IV. Ideas

What is the playwright trying to say about this world, the people, and the situation he/she has written about? This is the THOUGHT of the play.

State the major theme of the play (as you see it) in ONE complete sentence. Remember that theme is NOT the plot, but rather a larger universal vision of the play’s meaning.

Summarize what the play is about in ONE word.

V. Production

Think about producing this play. What is/would be/could be challenging about the acting, directing, designing, or any technical aspect of the production?

VI. Sources

List the sources used in completing this play report.