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12 CLAYESMORE | SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS 13 CLAYESMORE | SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS DRAMASCHOLARSHIPS Candidates are assessed by interview at Clayesmore. They will also be asked to take a multiple-choice test of reading comprehension. Candidates should have reached a high standard in acting, design or technical skills. Candidates offering acting will participate in a short workshop and will work together on a number of group exercises so that their ability to co-operate creatively can be assessed. They should also have prepared an audition speech to perform. It is expected that they will have learned the lines. They may bring any props or costumes needed in the performance but this is not required. Candidates offering design or technical skills should bring a portfolio documenting their recent work. Candidates offering acting may wish to bring photographs or DVD extracts. Actors will usually have taken a major role in at least one school production and may well have a good deal of additional experience, either at school or for another company, amateur or professional. Designers will have designed a set or a number of costumes for a production, either at school or for another company. It is likely they will also have participated in the manufacture of the set or costumes. They should have a portfolio of drawings and photographs documenting the process. Technicians will have experience in helping to prepare a lighting or sound plot and may have a portfolio of diagrams and cue sheets. They may have some examples of sound recordings they have edited. Recipients of the awards will be expected to contribute strongly to the dramatic life of the school throughout their time at Clayesmore. Candidates may, if appropriate, submit references from clubs or schools to which they belong.