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Drama Game: Rainstorm

Type: Warm-Up, Focus Purpose:   This is a great game to play in the beginning...

Drama Game: Stage Directions

Type:  Theatre Basics Purpose:  To understand the directional terms for staging Procedure: 1.  Briefly discuss...

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Drama Game: Alphabet Conversation

Type:  Creativity, Improv. Procedure: 1.  Ask two players to take “the stage”. 2.  They must...

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Coming Soon: The Most Epic Birthday Party Ever!

The countdown begins…13 days until we release the ePerusal to our brand new children’s musical:...

Drama Game: Gibberish Conversation

Type:  Creativity, Improv Procedure:    1.  Before playing this game, introduce Gibberish to your students...

Drama Game: Gibberish Interpreter

Type: Creativity, Improv Procedure: 1.  If you haven’t already, introduce your students to the idea of...

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Drama Game: Environment Charades

Type:  Ensemble Building, Creativity Purpose:  A challenging group exercise that allows students to create an...

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Drama Game: Narrative, Emotion, Detail (NED)

Type:  Creativity, Improv Procedure: 1.  On 3 separate large cards write “N”, “E” and “D”....

Drama Game: Grab a Slip

Type:  Improv, Creativity Procedure: 1.  Create slips of paper with random phrases on them.  (i.e....

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Drama Game: Stream of Consciousness

Type:  Creativity Purpose:  Super simple game that helps actors think quickly and spontaneously. Procedure: 1....

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