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Cast of Characters

Cast of Characters. Benjamin Way Creative Writing 4/10/14. Overview. What is the “cast of characters” page? What purpose does it serve? How should it be formatted? Example. What is it?. The “cast of characters” page comes right after the “Title” page.

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Cast of Characters

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  1. Cast of Characters Benjamin Way Creative Writing 4/10/14

  2. Overview • What is the “cast of characters” page? • What purpose does it serve? • How should it be formatted? • Example

  3. What is it? • The “cast of characters” page comes right after the “Title” page. • It provides a list of every single character in the cast (no matter how small a role), with a brief description of each.

  4. What is its purpose? • The “Cast of Characters” page is there for somebody *reading* the play to get a sense of who the characters are. • It’s more important for readers than the audience because there are no faces, voices, outfits. • Helps a director during casting, because it gives the author’s vision about what each actor should be like.

  5. Format Character #1 Name: Brief, 1-2 sentence description of character #1. Life station, occupation, age, relationships to other characters. Character #2 Name: Brief, 1-2 sentence description of character #2. …Character #N Name: Brief, 1-2 sentence description of character #2.

  6. Example: • On my page on the school website, check “Classwork” and find the “Cast of Characters Eample.” • You don’t need to *do* anything with it, just look.

  7. Review • Cast of characters is gives readers a preview of who is in the play, a reference page to remember if they forget. • Helps director during casting • Standardized format for easy understanding.

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