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Can anyone lend a hand?
For a project as part of my internship, I’m compiling a book of theatre games to play with kids ages 8-16. If anyone has any that they like using or playing, let me know!
(If you happen to know what the game’s purpose is- ie helps with creating focus, memorizing, coordination, etc- that would be helpful too, since that’s what I’m sorting them by!)
I would look into this book.
Creative Drama in the Classroom by Nellie McCaslin you can find some copies on amazon for as little as a cent. It has exercises categorized by age and purpose. It also has a lot of information about incorporating special needs children into the exercises.
Tongue twisters are great for focus and enunciation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvX0JH2dVWU (Opening Campfire: Form the Corn Song) this song is great for energy and kids always love it.
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musthea answered:
I personally love job interview, where you send one kid out of the room and everyone decides what they are. Then they have to figure out
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camiindiechild answered:
bunny bunny is a great game for kids to warm up to. The game helps for children to focus, be aware of their bodies, and to listen to their p
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hasa-diga-eebowai answered:
hitchhiker:1-3 people driving and pick up a hitchiker with a distinct trait,everyone assumes that trait, driver leaves, new hitchiker comes i
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keely-kristine answered:
Ha! The game where you slice people to your sides when they are chosen? Anyway, it helps with ensemble building, focus, and energy!
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muchadoaboutmusicals answered:
Is there a way for me to send you a whole lot all at once? E-mail or something, I guess? Because I have a lot. I teach youth theatre.
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humblemasteroftheuniverse reblogged this from hipstertheatrepictures and added:
What about Zip-Zap-Zop? You stand in a circle and a person says zip while pointing at a person, that person then says...
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onechoicewilldefineyou answered:
I know an exercise used to help focus kids and bring their energy up! It’s great for students to warm up with for after school practice
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beansidhe reblogged this from hipstertheatrepictures and added:
I would look into this book. Creative Drama in the Classroom by Nellie McCaslin you can find some copies on amazon for...
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mytimemachinewaits answered:
This is a game of trust. Called Prui basically everyone is blind with the exception of one person, the sighted person must stay still.
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everyday-im-hufflin answered:
At my theatre, we play “Bus Stop.” Two people sit next to each other on stage, and one tries to make the other laugh. No props and no touch.
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0nehundred-years answered:
The party game is a good one. A few people are given random traits, such as afraid of the floor, or always sings when speaking and the party
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simplythebess answered:
Look at Augusto Boal’s book “Games for Actors and Non-Actors” it is literally a list of those kinds of games for people of all ages :)
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beeashleigh answered:
“The Machine”: Starts w/ one student at the front making a machine like movement & everyone joins in. Helps w/ improv and reactions to others
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thepulsetheater answered:
10 through the door (or 3 for younger players)
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freaksalad answered:
Sound circle, where one person starts with a sound and other people add in. Dependance, unity.
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justanothertheatrekidd answered:
The song game: you stand in a circle with one person in the middle singing a song. When someone hears something that reminds them of another
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mylife-in-widescreen answered:
the announcer’s test. it helps with enunciation
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lightyourheart answered:
oh man, Ships and Sailors! It’s about coordination, listening and concentration.
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jakeenglishsmissingpants answered:
Garden of Statues, helps keep a straight face when things go wrong on stage. Or if a line is really funny.
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hayleeelynn answered:
Baby I love you is a fun one, kristinhall.org/songboo… helps for not breaking character
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anwen-harper reblogged this from hipstertheatrepictures and added:
Park Bench. Two people sit next to each other. One has to be the “annoyer”. They try to do the silliest and/or most...
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aspoto answered:
freeze: 2 start an improv. at any point another person calls freeze and replaces 1 of the first 2 and start a new one from those positions.
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solemnlyswear22 answered:
taxi drive. three guests come in and do impresisons of celebrity/character/idea/thing/animal and taxi drive has to guess who they are. improv
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franklyblunt answered:
zip zap zop/wah and other variations on that game are fun!
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notgoodnotnicejustright answered:
Mafia, Fruit, Numbers, Remote, Indian Chief, the “what are you doing game”. I don’t have time to explain them now, so I’ll message you later!
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seasontosleep answered:
bang is really fun it’s about being aware of people around you and being in the moment and all that jazz if you dont know it just ask me
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theysayoftheacropolis answered:
Honey I love you!
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musicalkittens answered:
Zip Zap Zop. It’s for focusing, and it’s pretty fun :)
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