2009 Scoring and Acknowledgements

Rubric Scale
Scoring
Acknowledgements
See also Criteria by Category for One Acts, Duo Scenes, Musical Theatre and Monologues

Rubric Scale

Respondents utilize the following rubric scale in the categories listed below to evaluate and respond to student performances. Rubrics vary slightly for musical theatre, original works, and student directed pieces.

Understanding

Does actor(s) comprehend the objectives, obstacles and text (script) of the piece? Has actor (s) asked all the necessary questions? Does actor (s) know relationship to character (s), to the world, to the period, social status, environment?

1 2	3 4	5 6	7 8	9 10
Lack of understanding	Some understanding	Good understanding	Clear understanding	Absolute understanding

Voice and Diction

Does actor(s) speak in the manner, dialect, social strata, 'accent' of the character for this piece and is there appropriate 'shading' of the voice tones? Is there adequate volume and support of the voice? Are the words clearly understood?

1 2	3 4	5 6	7 8	9 10
Very little Diction	Inconsistent Diction	Generally good Diction	Clear Diction	Immaculate Diction

Pace and Rhythm

Does 'it' (tempo, meter and effects created by P&R) relate to temporal (sequential, time-related) development of action/match 'texture' of piece? Do P&R clearly support actor(s) understanding of piece?

1 2	3 4	5 6	7 8	9 10
Did not support	Somewhat supported	Generally supported	Strongly supported	Totally supported

Movement and Presence

Does posture, physicalization, place, position, manner of moving, bearing, carriage, 'being ness' support the piece? Does quality of poise and effectiveness enable actor(s) to achieve relationships with audience and/or other characters?

1 2	3 4	5 6	7 8	9 10
Lack of M & P	Adequate M & P	Generally good M & P	Strong use of M & P	Totally effective M & P

Ensemble

Is it clear who character(s) are talking/listening to? Are actor(s) aware of and working with and supporting the presence of the other actor(s)? Is group (of actors) producing single effect?

1 2	3 4	5 6	7 8	9 10
No listening/ relationships	Some listening/ relationships	Good listening/ relationships	Strong listening/ relationships	Total Ensemble Effect

Total Effect

What is overall effect, essence, distinctive impression, condition actualized of the entire, whole, complete piece? What is the effect of charisma, sparkle, magic?

1 2	3 4	5 6	7 8	9 10
Little effect	Some effect	Good effect	Strong effect	Magic

Scoring

Students will earn a certain number out of a possible 60 points (50 possible points for monologues and solos which do not include the ensemble category.) Ratings will be calculated according to the point scale below, and applied to a scoring sheet which may or may not include comments from the respondents and will be made available to schools upon check-out. Program Directors will have the choice whether or not to share scoring sheets with their students. These ratings are meant to help students evaluate their work and are for educational purposes only.

Ratings:	One Act/Duet Scores:	Monologue/Song Scores:
Needs Improvement	24 and under	20 and under
Good Work	25-36	21-30
Excellent Work	37-48	31-40
Outstanding Work	49-54	41-45
Superior Work	56-60	46-50

Acknowledgements

Awards will be handed out to top scoring participants in all categories at the Closing Ceremony on Sunday evening. Final awards will depend on individual scores, however awards will be determined in comparison to schools randomly scheduled in a particular shift of a given track. There are 2 shifts of respondents for the monologue, duo scene, and one act categories and one shift for the musical theatre category. There are 4 tracks (rooms) for each of the monologue and scene categories and 3 different venues for one act plays. Given this arrangement and in efforts to provide more consistency, Lenaea will offer awards for each shift within each track for every category.

Award Breakdown

Monologues
- 8 Gold, 8 Silver, and 8 Bronze medals (1 per shift, 2 per track)
- 8 Most Improved awards (1 per shift, 2 per track)
- 3 Original Monologue Script awards (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
Duo Scenes
- 8 Gold, 8 Silver, and 8 Bronze medals (1 per shift, 2 per track)
- 8 Most Improved awards (1 per shift, 2 per track)
- 3 Original Scene Script awards (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
Solos
- 3 Musical Theatre Solo awards (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
- 1 Most Improved award
One Acts
- 6 Gold, 6 Silver, 6 bronze production awards (2 per shift for 3 venues)
- 6 Gold, 6 Silver, 6 bronze individual awards (2 per shift for 3 venues)
- Up to 3 Original Play Script awards
- 4 Student Director Awards: 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze and 1 Gerard Larson Best Overall Student Director
Special Recognitions

3 Larry Shumate Synergy Awards (1 per venue)
1 Robert Smart Spirit of Lenaea (individual) Award

Command Performances

The top scoring Command performances in monologues and duo scenes will be invited back Sunday to perform in the late afternoon in the University Theatre. (Please see events schedule for times.) The top 3 Musical Theatre solos will be invited to perform their pieces during the Closing Awards Ceremony on Sunday evening. All festival participants and attendees are invited to view these free performances. Please note that due to time and space constraints, there will be NO Command Performances for One Act Plays.