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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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VIDEO: Brian Sings 5 Reasons to Choose Beat by Beat

We started writing a list of reasons of why you’ll love producing a Beat by...

Drama Game: Status Exercise

Type:  Character Development, Improv Procedure: 1.  Explain and explore the idea of “status”: 2.  We...

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Drama Game: Freeze & Justify

Type:  Creativity, Improv Procedure: 1.  Actors walk around the space, constantly changing the shapes of...

Drama Game: On the Spot

Type:  Creativity Purpose:  A fun group exercise that forces students to be spontaneous, stretches the...

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