Formal Staged Readings

Introduction

The purpose of the staged reading is to receive feedback from a live audience about the script. Typically the format for the Post-Performance feedback will follow the Critical Response Method. The process for presenting a formal staged reading of a full-length play and a screenplay is very similar to that used for the Ten-Minute play that we employed in an earlier module. This microlesson will review the key elements of that process and add suggested changes that affect the reading for a screenplay.

Formal Staged Readings for Theatrical Scripts

Once your theatrical script is complete, the next stage is to produce a rehearsed staged reading of the entire screenplay. You will be filming the staged reading and submitting it for instructor feedback.

Review the key elements of the process of preparing a staged reading for a theatrical script. While you learned most of this material in an earlier module, please note that there are a few changes, specifically for the screenplay process in this modified presentation.

Below the video, you will find a notes document including a script of the presentation.

Download a presentation script and expanded notes for the "Staged Reading" presentation here.

Download a copy of the Rehearsal Report (referenced in the presentation) here.

Staged Reading Key Terms Review

Review your understanding of key terms related to staged readings in the activity below.

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