DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT (MONOLOGUE)
Exceptional Good
CRITERIA 10 pts Students possesses
exemplary skill and mastery of all
techniques needed for a successfully
delivered dramatic performance.
Exceptional
*Student consistently uses their voice
expressively and articulately.
Voice *Student projects his/her voice
clearly.
*Student utilizes his/her voice to
include variations of pitch, rate,
volume, and tone consistent to
his/her character.
Exceptional
*Character’s motivation is well-
Character defined.
Development *Depth and range of emotion is
ongoing.
*Life and world of character is shown
brilliantly through actor’s
performance.
Exceptional
*Student shows phenomenal use of
movement and facial expressions to
Movement enhance character.
*Student’s movements always reflect
purpose.
Preparation Exceptional
*Students lines are delivered
flawlessly from memory.
*Student fluidly delivers his/her lines
hitting their marks confidently.
Fair
7 pts Student possesses
sufficient skill and mastery of
all techniques needed for a
successfully delivered dramatic
performance.
Good
*Student enunciates clearly.
*Student varies voice pitch,
tone, and reflects some level of
expressiveness.
Good
*Character’s motivation is
somewhat defined.*Depth and
range of emotion is adequate
*Life and world of character is
superficial, but adequately
displayed through actor’s
performance.
Good
*Student uses appropriate use
of body movement and facial
expression to enhance
character.
*Student’s movements usually
reflect purpose.
Good
*Student delivers lines and hits
marks well and with few errors.
*Student spent an appropriate
amount of time preparing for
projects.
Poor
5 pts Student is in need of
additional skills and mastery of
3 pts Students possesses little
to no skill and/or mastery of TOTAL
the techniques needed for a the techniques needed for a
successfully delivered dramatic successfully delivered dramatic
performance. performance.
Fair Poor
*Student strives to enunciate *Student exhibits poor vocal
and add variations, but overall enunciation and no variations
effect is flimsy – due to either in volume and/or pitch.
too much or too little
expression.
Fair Poor
*Character’s motivation is *Student is doing little more
lacking. than reading from the book.
*There is little depth or range
of emotion.
*Life and world of character is
not shown by actor’s
performance.
Fair Poor
*Student strives to use *Student employs little to no
appropriate use of body movement and facial
movement and facial expression in the scene.
expression to enhance *Student’s moves are without
character but overall affect is purpose.
flimsy – due to either too much
or too little expression.
*Student’s movements rarely
reflect purpose.
Fair Poor
*Student has trouble delivering *Student cannot perform
lines without calling for them. without the book.
*Student lacks any fluidity in *Student has no fluidity and is
movement and delivery of obviously not prepared.
lines; did not spend nearly
enough time in preparation.
 *Student obviously spent a significant
amount of time on project and came
to class ready and prepared.
Exceptional
*Student stays completely immersed
in their character throughout the
entire performance.
*Student never breaks focus, even
Focus during missed lines/ cues.
Exceptional
* Student has found appropriate props
and costume to enhance the overall
Props
performance.
* All props and costume are relevant,
appropriate and do not interfere with the
overall presentation.
TOTAL
JUDGE : _______________________________________________
Good
*Student weaves in and out of
character slightly throughout
performance.
*Student subtly breaks focus
when thinking of next line/cue
or out of obvious nervousness.
Good
* Student has found appropriate
props and costume to enhance the
overall performance.
* Most props and costume are
relevant, appropriate and do not
interfere with the overall
presentation.
Fair
*Student never truly immerses
enough into their character to
produce any kind of
believability.
*Student’s focus is easily
broken; attention wavers often.
Fair
* Student has found only minimal
props and costume.
* The props and costume are not
relevant or appropriate and tend to
interfere with the overall
presentation.
Poor
*Student makes little to
attempt at staying in any type
of character.
*Student lacks focus and
seems unprepared.
Poor
* No props or costume are
present.
OR
* Props and costumes are
irrelevant to the monologue.