SCENE/ACTING RUBRIC
4 3
Overall Engaging to audience.
Performance Lines memorized exactly.
Excellent pacing and
interpretation. Always “in
the moment”
concentration.
Rehearsal Always on task. Always
followed directions.
Process
Always prepared with
materials. Never leave
rehearsal space. Worked
well as a team.
Set, Props, Very interesting visually.
Stage dressed with extra
Costumes
scenery/props. Well
crafted costumes and
accessories.
Stage Exudes confidence,
energy, and focus. Always
Presence
keeps body positioned to
share facial expressions
with audience.
Vocal Voice easily reaches and
engages audience.
Expression
Excellent articulation at all
times. Uses voice well to
enhance the meaning of
the lines.
Physical Clear sense of moving as
the character (posture,
Expression
rhythm). Excellent use of
gestures and facial
expressions. Genuine
reactions.
2 1
Entertaining to watch, but Uneven. Some dropped Not entertaining.
a bit uneven. Lines lines, breaks in character, Obvious dropped lines or
memorized with some or pauses. Lack of focus. uncomfortable pauses or
paraphrasing. Good numerous breaks in
pacing and interpretation. character
No breaking character.
Stayed on task with only Sometimes off task. Often off task or did not
minor distractions. Sometimes did not follow follow directions.
Generally followed directions. Sometimes Missing materials more
directions. Mostly missing materials. frequently. Leaving
prepared with materials. Sometimes leaving rehearsal space more
Never leave rehearsal rehearsal space. Problems frequently. Did not work
space. Generally with team cooperation well as a team.
cooperative team.
Visually interesting. All Minimally interesting Not visually interesting.
appropriate scenery/props visually. Only necessary Missing some props or
and some stage dressing. scenery and props. Some scenery. Street clothes.
Appropriate costume. problem with costume or
missing costume piece.
Seems comfortable on Stays on task and Seems uncomfortable on
stage. Keeps body focused. Forgets at times stage. More often in a
positioned to share facial to keep body positioned closed position, not
expressions with to share facial sharing with audience.
audience. expressions with
audience.
Voice reaches audience Difficult to hear and Difficult to hear. Words
with some audience understand at times. mumbled or slurred.
effort. Speech clear with Uses little vocal variation Lines sound memorized.
words pronounced to enhance the meaning Voice appears flat as if
distinctly most of the of the lines. Lines sound reading.
time. Uses some variation memorized at times.
in voice to enhance the
meaning of the lines
Generally moves as the Does not move Poor physical movement
character. Appropriate appropriately as the and gestures. Minimal
gestures, facial character. Lack of facial expressions or
expressions and gestures or facial reactions to others on
reactions. expressions. Reactions do stage.
not seem natural.