UVa-Wise Governor's School Student Evaluation

This evaluation will be used to help the program faculty develop and implement the program curriculum to best serve the participating students. IT IS NOT USED TO DETERMINE A STUDENT'S ADMISSION TO THE PROGRAM. Students are admitted based on their selection from within their home school district only. While the program is intended to serve students with a positive attitude and commitment to work in theater, we regularly serve a wide range of aptitudes, abilities, personalities and skill levels. Your honest and accurate evaluation of a student nominated for participation will help us prepare the program to best serve its participants and will in no way preclude the student's opportunity to participate. If you have questions, comments or concerns, please address them to Michael McNulty at theater@uvawise.edu

Student Applicant's Name: *

First and Last Name of the student you are evaluating

Evaluator's Name: *

Your First and Last Name

Email of Evaluator:

Alternate Contact for Evaluator:

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Your relationship to the student you are evaluating: *

Length of above relationship to student:

Student's Primary Theatrical Interest: *

Please select any and all statements you feel apply to the student you are evaluating. Multiple and even contradictory selections are welcome if you think it best describes the student! We are trying to get a sense of how the student learns in addition to how well the student learns... so there isn't always an "A+" answer or it may not be the "top" answer. Feel free to add additional comments in the field at the end of each section to clarify or supplement your evaluation if you like or suggest additional description we might include. Thanks SO MUCH for your time, consideration, and support of our program!

Memorization (please select at least two answers): *

Memorizes lines easily without much effort from the repetition in the rehearsal process

Memorizes lines and consistently performs them word-perfect

Memorizes lines through discipline and hard work meeting deadlines assigned

Generally consistent memorization of lines as written with little ad-libbing/paraphrasing

Struggles with line memorization, but generally meets deadlines

Gets the gist of lines and paraphrases around them

Doesn't tend to memorize until the last minute when production is about to go public

Tends to paraphrase and ad-lib a lot

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Comments/Clarifications on Memorization:

Focus: *

Enjoys the work so much that he/she doesn't tend to notice distractions

Not really interested in the work, puts up with direction to participate with friends

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Comments/Clarifications on Focus:

Attitude: *

Extremely positive and outgoing, regardless of situation and despite criticism

Generally positive attitude tied to a commitment to succeed, accepts criticism in stride

Critical perspective with an eye toward improvement, not content with status quo, but not stagnating

Sharply sarcastic, cleverly mocking, impulsive, sometimes isolated to a few people

Quiet, withdrawn, uncomfortable in groups or when singled out

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Comments/Clarifications on Attitude:

Discipline, Creativity, & Playfulness: *

Works hard to perfect and maintain consistent performance

Looks or Waits for and follows directions, Meets expectations, less autonomous

Continually explores performance, plays with interpretations and interactions with others

Wild, erratic explorations not always appropriate to circumstance, attention based choices

Does what is told, but no more, looses interest on stage

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Comments/Clarifications on Discipline & Play:

Ensemble: *

Bridgebuilder- puts work of others ahead of self, unifies disparate groups, sincere

Dominant personality that others tend to follow, somewhat socially exclusive, 'cool'

Worker bee- there for the group, but not usually leading

Outspoken, eccentric, proud, contributes beyond what is needed based in self

Does not often participate in most groups, keeps to self, stands on the outside

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Comments/Clarifications on Ensemble:

Work: *

Dynamo, boundless energy; physically fit

Stamina, committed to finish, persistent

Sticks with the group even though interest and investment may wane at times

Easily tires or gets bored by extended focus; not interested in physical activity

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Comments/Clarifications on Work:

Reason for Nomination: *

This student is an outstanding performer, 'back-stage' technician, or designer

This student is a good performer, 'back-stage' technician, or designer

This student has little experience in theater, but shows promise

This student is considered gifted, but has little or no experience in theater specifically

This student wants a summer program/college credit, regardless of theater experience or interest

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Comments/Clarifications on Nomination:

Physical Stamina: *

This student is a kinesthetic learner energized by extensive/demanding physical activity

This student is capable of extensive and demanding physical activity

This student has a great attitude, but is somewhat sedentary physically

This student does/will not like extensive/demanding physical activity

The UVa-Wise Governor's School in Theater Arts is an intellectually and physically demanding program. While we welcome and encourage students of diverse physical abilities, physical stamina (regardless of ability) is a requirement of every student in the program. Classes and rehearsals generally extend through a 12-hour day six days a week during which students are required to remain physically active, intensively at times. Please use one of the buttons above to best describe the student's capability with respect to this demand for physical stamina.