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During rehearsal, several performance checks can be run.

Vocal

• Can performers be heard?
• Are they projecting, not shouting?
• Do the performers speak clearly, ie using diction?
• Can you understand what they are saying from the back row of the audience?
• Have performers used vocal techniques to communicate their character, eg accent, pace and pitch?
• Have performers included pauses or dramatic silences to communicate meaning?

Physical

• Have performers included gestures and movement that are appropriate to their characters?
• Do the performers use facial expressions to convey emotions?
• Are the chosen movements precise and controlled?
• Have the performers considered how their characters will stand, using both their posture and their stance?
• Have the performers included any mannerisms?

Often, these aspects can be very subtle, only noticeable during moments when the characters are stressed or worried, for example.

There are also refinement checks that can be run.

Character

• Has each performer created a clear character for the audience? This process is called characterisation.
• Have all performers practised staying in character throughout?
• Are they all completely focused?
• Do performers have clear aims for what they would like to communicate to the audience about their character?
• How does each performer’s character change or develop as the performance progresses?
• How do the characters respond to others around them?

Staging

• Can the audience see the action on stage?
• Do some actors have their backs to the audience unintentionally?
• Is the space being used effectively?
• Is there any setting or staging that can be incorporated?
• Have the actors considered proxemics?
• Can the space be used to communicate meaning to the audience?