Class:________________ Student Name:_____________________

Group Devised Scene Scaffold

Complete the following activities to help you develop ideas for your group devised scene.
Note: If you are unhappy with your group's progress so far, you may instead create a NEW
SCENE IDEA to develop into a script.

Choose a STIMULUS for your scene

- Good Game - Artificial

- NPC - Jungle Book
- Generation Why - Oh the horror
- Festival of Life - Dawn of ______
- The Future - What if?

Write an ELEVATOR PITCH for your scene in the space below

WHO are the

characters that ____________________________________________________________
are on stage for ____________________________________________________________
your scene? ____________________________________________________________

WHEN and
WHERE will it be ____________________________________________________________
set and what ____________________________________________________________
STYLE will it be ____________________________________________________________
(comedy, historical, etc.)

WHY are your

chosen ____________________________________________________________
characters ____________________________________________________________
important to your ____________________________________________________________
scene?

WHAT social,
political or ____________________________________________________________
historical issue ____________________________________________________________
or idea will your ____________________________________________________________
scene be about?

HOW do you
want your scene ____________________________________________________________
to resolve / end? ____________________________________________________________
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 Group Devised Scene Dramatic Structure
Complete the following table to show how your scene will be organised in linear order

Orientation
Where is your scene _________________________________________________________________
primarily set? _________________________________________________________________
Who are the
characters in your _________________________________________________________________
scene and what will _________________________________________________________________
make them
memorable to your _________________________________________________________________
audience?

Complication
What is the problem _________________________________________________________________
that will be explored _________________________________________________________________
throughout the
situation, _________________________________________________________________
conversations and _________________________________________________________________
actions in your
scene? _________________________________________________________________

Rising Action
What will happen to _________________________________________________________________
gradually increase _________________________________________________________________
the tension and
build to the climax of _________________________________________________________________
your scene? _________________________________________________________________
List 3 things. _________________________________________________________________

Climax
This is the most _________________________________________________________________
intense moment in _________________________________________________________________
your scene? What
has everything been _________________________________________________________________
building up towards? _________________________________________________________________
How might _________________________________________________________________
characters react
during this time?

Resolution
How will your _________________________________________________________________
complication be _________________________________________________________________
dealt with at the end
of your scene? _________________________________________________________________
Tip: End on a high _________________________________________________________________
note! Something
‘punchy’, funny, _________________________________________________________________
visually interesting
or memorable.
 How to read and write using play-script format
★ Name your play-script something memorable that relates to the story, situation or themes.

★ Character Lists should briefly outline who the character is and what they look like. These will
help the actor to plan for how they should look and act during the scene.

★ Setting descriptions should be written in italics at the beginning of a script to help the actors
to visualise their character’s surroundings.

★ Character names are given in UPPER CASE to differentiate them clearly from the spoken
Dialogue.

★ Dialogue is what the actors say aloud. Leave at least one line’s gap between each speaker.
Also, don’t write your script like a story - “No quotation marks or writing this →”, said Mr
Langford!

★ Stage directions are the actions the actor must perform during the scene. These are usually
written IN UPPER CASE and given in (brackets) or italics. The main idea is to differentiate
them clearly from the dialogue.

★ Format your script using left alignment and use an easy to read size 12 font such as Arial or
Times New Roman.

The Boss - Example Script

BOB is an average looking professor in his early forties. He wears an ill-fitting gray suit without a
tie. He is exhausted after a long day of marking student papers.
JANE is BOB’s supervisor. She is neatly dressed and moves with focus and deliberation - like a
tiger on the hunt.

A university lecture hall, with a large whiteboard in the center. To one side, a desk and an
overhead projector. On the other, BOB is stretching in the sun.
BOB: (GROANING) What a day. (INTERRUPTED BY THE SOUND OF KNOCKING AT THE
DOOR. HE OPENS IT.)

JANE: (ENTERS) If I had a dollar for every time you missed a marking deadline I’d be a
millionaire. How much longer will / you be?

BOB: / Give me a break, Jane, I've been at it all day.

JANE: (PAUSES) Please don’t interrupt me when i’m speaking, I’ve given you two formal warnings
already, one more and / you’ll be out of a job.

BOB: / What, you’ll fire me?! Ha! (BOB BEGINS TO PACK HIS BRIEFCASE TO HEAD HOME)

JANE: (CALMLY) Just be a little more… Respectful please, Robert. (PAUSES THEN EXITS)
 Writing a script for your Group Devised Scene
Normally a group devised scene is developed through improvisation over a period of days or weeks.
However, it is always a good idea to write down your finished scene into script format, in case of
illness or misadventure, as a substitute performer may be used and a script would be very helpful.

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