Getting a drama that the audience will love is always a difficult job for directors. If you are a teacher, then you probably understand the challenges in selecting one act plays for high school. There are many things, such as the appropriateness of the setting and the subject, the values of the characters and so on, which you have to consider. However, with the guidelines below, this should be a rather simple task.
Ensure that the theatre pieces do not have extensive exposition. If the drama is about Margaret and Daniel quarreling in a restaurant, there are things that should not be included in the acting. For instance, your viewers will not want to know the number of siblings they have, the town they were born in or any information that is unrelated to the performance.
Ensure that you choose something you are familiar with. Get the drama in good time so that you can read it and even spare some time to watch samples. You can easily get compilations from both upcoming playwrights and veterans that you can easily go through to have an idea of what the content is all about.
You should educate yourself for you to make the right decision. This is important particularly if you have never handled dramas before. Theaters tend to vary in form and even content. Therefore, you have to check them out for you to choose one that will suit your objectives. Ensure that you read and personally watch several pieces to understand their nature.
Consider the simplicity of the location. You should choose dramas that do not need several different props and set locations. These scripts tend to be short; therefore, simple ideas that do not call for multiple locations will help you to communicate better to your audience. In addition, several set changes within a production can make it to lag and boring.
Understand your audience. While you may have your own interest, you have to remember that the performance is for the audience. Do not choose a script that is too complicated or does not relate to the lives of the local people because they will not find it suitable. People need things they can identify with.
Consider the resources required for the setting. Most of one-act plays consist of a few characters and maybe just a single scene. It should, therefore, be simple to set up, so that you can erect the stage and pull it down in a very short time. This will also be cheap financially.
One of the challenges of having a one-act play is the fact that the evening entertainment will call for more than one pieces. Therefore, you should ensure that you choose a piece that will complement the other drama. Therefore, you should choose skits that have the same intensity or theme for them to match each other. This will enable your audience to adjust to the change comfortably.
It is never easy to choose a drama script, especially when you are dealing with high school students. This is because you have limited time and you want to cover many things at once. It is important to spend enough time to select a drama that will offer the required experience and still entertain.
Ensure that the theatre pieces do not have extensive exposition. If the drama is about Margaret and Daniel quarreling in a restaurant, there are things that should not be included in the acting. For instance, your viewers will not want to know the number of siblings they have, the town they were born in or any information that is unrelated to the performance.
Ensure that you choose something you are familiar with. Get the drama in good time so that you can read it and even spare some time to watch samples. You can easily get compilations from both upcoming playwrights and veterans that you can easily go through to have an idea of what the content is all about.
You should educate yourself for you to make the right decision. This is important particularly if you have never handled dramas before. Theaters tend to vary in form and even content. Therefore, you have to check them out for you to choose one that will suit your objectives. Ensure that you read and personally watch several pieces to understand their nature.
Consider the simplicity of the location. You should choose dramas that do not need several different props and set locations. These scripts tend to be short; therefore, simple ideas that do not call for multiple locations will help you to communicate better to your audience. In addition, several set changes within a production can make it to lag and boring.
Understand your audience. While you may have your own interest, you have to remember that the performance is for the audience. Do not choose a script that is too complicated or does not relate to the lives of the local people because they will not find it suitable. People need things they can identify with.
Consider the resources required for the setting. Most of one-act plays consist of a few characters and maybe just a single scene. It should, therefore, be simple to set up, so that you can erect the stage and pull it down in a very short time. This will also be cheap financially.
One of the challenges of having a one-act play is the fact that the evening entertainment will call for more than one pieces. Therefore, you should ensure that you choose a piece that will complement the other drama. Therefore, you should choose skits that have the same intensity or theme for them to match each other. This will enable your audience to adjust to the change comfortably.
It is never easy to choose a drama script, especially when you are dealing with high school students. This is because you have limited time and you want to cover many things at once. It is important to spend enough time to select a drama that will offer the required experience and still entertain.
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