Past Questions on Our Country's Good

January 2002

Either

(a) What design elements would you use to create different locations and moods in Our Country’s Good?

Or

(b) How would you perform the role of Mary Brenham to illustrate her transformation during the play?

June 2002

Either

What performance and/ or production methods would you use in order to achieve smooth transitions between the scenes of Our Country's Good on stage?

Or

As an actor, how would you convey Ralph's developing self-confidence in your performance of the role?

January 2003

Either

How would you direct the scenes in which Harry Brewer and Duckling appear together in order to reveal their troubled relationship?

Or

What are the challenges that face a set designer of Our Country's Good? Explain how your design ideas would satisfy the demands of the play.

June 2003

Either

How would you perform the role of Dabby Bryant in order to engage the sympathies of your audience?

Or

As a director what performance and/or production methods would you use in order to demonstrate to your audience the harsh conditions endured by the convicts? You should refer to two or three scenes to support your answer.

January 2004

Either

How would you want your audience to respond to Robert Sideway? Explain how you would perform the role, at specific moments in the play, in order to achieve your aims.

Or

As a director, what performance and/or production methods would you use in order to demonstrate to your audience the harsh conditions endured by the convicts? You should refer to two or three scenes to support your answer.

June 2004

Either

a) Liz

Or

b) design elements