1. Establishing a character
Read pages 14-15

2. Establishing a character
Who am I?
Name
Age
Marital Status
Kids?

3. Establishing a character
What kind of person am I?
Educational Background
Ethnic/Cultural Background
Socio-Economic Status

4. Establishing a character
How am I different from the other characters?
Personality
Appearance
Motivations
Desires
interests

5. Establishing a character
How is it that I reveal the most about my character?
Through talking?
Through habits?
Through mannerisms?
Combination of all of these?

6. Establishing a character
What does my character want?
Why is my character in the play?
How does he/she contribute to the plot?

7. Establishing a character
Activity Time
2-3 people
Beginning, Middle, and End
Something completely out of the ordinary has happened
Lunchroom, Park, Restaurant, gym, club, etc.
One has to convince the others (and the audience) that it’s true

8. What makes a character unique? Age? Family? Education?
What’s the story here?
How did they get in this situation?

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20. Establishing a character Take Notes over 1 of the jurors
Who Am I?
What kind of person am I?
How am I different from the other characters?
How is it that I reveal the most about my character?
What does my character want?