Rebecca Smith

Ophelia scene: CHARACTER STATEMENT

ANSWER FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF THE CHARACTER:

I am______________________________. I am talking to ___________________________,

my___________________. We are_________________________________________(time and place).

I want to make _______________________(who?); (verb) _________________________________ (do

what?)

In order to get ______________________(what?) for myself; but the problem is

______________________________and that makes me feel_________________________________.

If I can get _________________________(who?) to __________________________________(do what?)

I will get the _________________________________that I have always dreamed would be mine. If I

CAN’T, I am risking ___________________________(what?) and could end up

________________________(how?). Just before I start to talk ____________________________(who?)

Starts to ________________________________(do what?) and that makes me feel

(what?)____________________________I am forced to ________________________(do what?) to
make them __________________________(what?).

SPINE: to ______

Inciting Incident:

Opening Event:

Point of Attack/Major Dramatic Question:

Waves of Rising Action/Complication—Score at least three major shifts/BEATS that are marked by a new
complication/shift/reversal/discovery…. These should reflect a building life/intensity in the scene…
leading to a:

Major Crisis:

Climax…the point at which the MDQ is either resolved or more likely REFRAMED (seen in a completely
different way):

Denouement or Resolution:

Final Action:
Give me a brief sense of your first impressions of your character using the ten work areas (and the
REHLOG explorations document as a guide):

Freedom—What kind of actor preparation will be necessary for you in creating this character? What
kind of CHARACTER preparation?

Identity—What is distinctive in your character…physically, vocally, posture…rhythms, dress, desires,

etc.?

Place—What is powerful for you in the environment that will feed your life in the scene?

Relationship?

Circumstances/Facts?

Objectives

Obstacles

Tactics

Importance/Point of View

Event/Journey

What kind of Preparation do you need for this specific character/opening objective/state of life.