1. GENERAL HEADING: Performance Exercises

2. TITLE OF EXERCISE: "Reverse Interpretations of a Scene"

3. GOALS: To clarify performance choices.

4. NUMBER OF STUDENTS: Open

5. EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES: N.A.

6. CLASS TIME NEEDED: 40 minutes (30 for scene work and 10 for discussion)

7. STEP-BY-STEP DESCRIPTION: Ask pairs of students, who have already worked together on a dialogue, to perform what they feel to be the opposite interpretation of the scene. Next, ask the students to switch roles. Finally, return to the original interpretation.

8. POINTS FOR OBSERVATION, DISCUSSION: Insights gained from playing partner's role in dialogue.

9. SOURCE/REFERENCE: Audrey Stanley

10. ADDITIONAL READING: N.A.

11. VARIATIONS: N.A.