CREATING

YOUR CHARACTERS BIOGRAPHY

(HOMEWORK)

(You will need more space than is allowed on this worksheet. Just follow the format
and as you re-read the script (yes, I said re-read), make lists answering each
question and indicate where you found the info. Quote the line or stage direction
and indicate the chapter/scene/page. You might want to organize this in excel.
Whatever is easier for you to read and more importantly use).


1. What the playwright indicates about your character through stage
directions and/or the title of the play



2. What the character says about his/herself



3. What other characters said about your character



4. The characters actions



5. Given this information, what do you want to add to the accuracy?

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BIOGRAPHICAL ELEMENTS I NEED TO KNOW


AGE:

SEX:

OCCUPATION:

FAMILY HISTORY:

RELIGIOUS BELIEFS:

HOPES AND DREAMS:

HOBBIES:

FEARS AND PHOBIAS:

PAST TRAUMAS:

LOVES:

TEMPERAMENT:

EDUCATION:

SEXUALITY:

RELATIONSHIPS:

ACHIEVEMENTS:

NATIONALITY:

PHYSICAL ABNORMALITIES:

PERSONAL RHYTHM:

MARITAL STATUS:

NEEDS:

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ECONOMIC CLASS:

SOCIAL STATUS:

MORALITY:
QUIRKS:

INTELLIGENCE:

SKILLS:

PRIORITIES:

SELF-IMAGE:

PROTECTED IMAGE:

PERCEIVED IMAGE:

IF YOU WERE AN ANIMAL, WHAT ANIMAL WOULD YOU BE?

HOW DOES THAT IMAGE OF THAT PARTICULAR ANIMAL AFFECT OR INFORM
YOUR PERFORMANCE?

ACCURACY IS IMPORTANT BUT IS NOT THE PRIME GOAL FOR THE ARTIST----
CREATION IS. Below are the I words because they come from you.

ADD TO YOUR ACCURACY:

1. Imagination

2. Instinct

3. Inspiration

4. Impulse

5. Identification

6. Intuition

7.Insight