- When
does my character live? Past, present or future?
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- Where
does my character live? In the country, the city, the suburbs…?
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- What is
the socioeconomic background of my character?
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- Does my
character work? If so, at what?
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- What is
a typical day for my character like?
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- Who
lives with my character and what are their relationships?
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- Who
else heavily influences my character?
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- Is my
character very religious, political, or otherwise a member or some kind?
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- What is
my character’s biggest life goal?
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- What is
my character’s biggest goal within the play?
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- How
does my character’s motivation change from the beginning of the play to
the end?
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- What is
the primary emotion my character has throughout this piece?
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- What
other emotions are affecting my character underneath that emotion?
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- Does my
character have mental or emotional difficulties, illnesses or tics?
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- What
kind of self-esteem does my character have?
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- How
does my character relate to the outside world?
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- What
props or scenic elements does my character relate to within the play?
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- How do
those props/scenic elements develop my character?
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- What
emotion should the audience feel toward my character? Sympathy, hate,
friendly?
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- In the
beginning of the play, what do we discover about my character?
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- In the
middle of the play, how does my character grow and change?
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- At the
end of the play, what will happen to my character?
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- What
information about my character has been cut out of the piece?
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- How can
I add the elements of that information in my performance?
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- How
important is my character to the action of the play as a whole?
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- When
does my character help the plot along and how?
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- What is
the most important element to my character: family, love, or career?
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- How old
is my character? What major historical events have they lived through?
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- Does my
character have children? How does (s)he feel about them?
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- Is my
character manipulating or being manipulated by anyone?
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- Does my
character have a hidden agenda or a deep secret?
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- Who are
they hiding this from? Another character? The audience?
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- How
strong are my character’s emotions in this piece? Pure hatred? Mild
lust?
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- What is
my character’s greatest fear?
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- What is
my character’s greatest accomplishment?
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- What is
my character’s motivation in each unit of the piece? Does it coincide
with or conflict with other character’s motivations in those units?
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- Does my
character have their wants achieved at the end of the play?
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- If not,
will my character ever have those wants achieved?
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- What
person or fictional character does my character most remind me of?
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- If I
met my character, how would I react to them?
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