WCR - Formal Staged Readings (Lesson)

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Formal Staged Readings

Introduction

DW_FormalStagedReadings_Overview.png 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. Links to an external site.

Download a copy of the Rehearsal Report (referenced in the presentation) here. Links to an external site.

Staged Reading Key Terms Review

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

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