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Theatre Games for Kids: Let's Build Acting Skills

Learners will play theatre games that will spark imagination and creativity for young performers!
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1 live meeting
45 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

Actors use theatre games and warm-ups to create spontaneity in their performance, generate ideas, and create innovative performance experiences for audiences. Theatre games build great skills for any young actor to have in their toolkit, such as focus, imagination, enunciation, listening skills, ensemble building, character building, and story telling. (Plus, they're a ton of fun!!!) These skills will serve learners in theatre, in other art forms, in their academic classes, and in many ways throughout life. The sky is the limit as learners use their imagination to connect and participate in theatre games!

The class will begin with a fun warm-up that gets their bodies, voices, and imaginations prepared to perform. Following the warm-up will be approximately two games that will help the learners to think creatively about performing. We will finish the class with a cool-down to ease learners out of the class experience.

The following is an example of the theatre warm-ups and games that will be included in class:

1. "Repeat after me's". The learners will follow my lead by repeating after me in some fun and silly chants. One warm-up is called "Boom Chika Boom!" The learners will repeat a series of funny words and phrases in various, silly voices. This will help their enunciation, projection, and build unique characters. Some voices may include a robot voice, monster voice, old man voice, etc.

2. "The Counting Game". This exercise helps target learners' listening and focus skills. Each learner closes their eyes and collectively count to a specific number in order. But, the catch is that every learner must say at least one number and if two learners speak at the same time the counting must start from the beginning. This exercise may also test each learners' patience.

3. "The Yes and . . . Game". The learners will work together to tell a story and begin each line with the words "Yes and..." to help the story progress. Example 1: "Let's go to the movies." "Yes and . . . I will bring some popcorn." Example 2: "I love that T-shirt!" "Yes and . . . I made it myself." This exercise is designed to help learners progress their stories forward and build on the previous moment. At some point the learner may begin to more easily learn to progress stories without using the words "yes and . . .". 

4. "The Given Circumstances". Another game will have the learners establish three of the given circumstances (we will discuss the meaning of this acting term) in three lines of a scene: the who, what and where. Example: "Hey, Bob, how are we ever going to get off of this island?" "I'm just glad dad taught us how to build a raft." "Great, I'll collect the wood, if you would tie the logs altogether." In three lines they established they were siblings (the who), they were stranded on the island (the where), and that they needed to build a raft (the what). 

There may be an adjustment to the exercises and games we play, depending on the number of learners and the needs and abilities of the group enrolled. However, typically, we will focus on the games described above. This is just the tip of the iceberg with this topic! There are many other exercises and games just like this to strengthen each performer's focus, imagination, enunciation, listening skills, ensemble building, character building, and story telling. In some of my other classes, we may explore more theatre games and go more in depth with the art form.

I look forward to seeing you in my classroom!

Learning Goals

Learners will have fun tools to make their performances stronger.
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Other Details

Parental Guidance
The movement in this class is very minimal not too strenuous for the learners. If they would like to bring bottled water and proper footwear, it is optional and not required.
Supply List
Learners should have a space to be loud and room to move for games and exercises.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined June, 2020
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Hi. I love to act. 

I have been so blessed to have the education and life that I have. I know that everything that I am has been a result of my parents and  educators in my life. I owe all of my creativity and passion to artists and educators that came before me. I want to pass on what I've learned to future artists.

I received my B.A. in Theater from the University of Alaska, Anchorage in 2012 and my M.F.A. in Performing Arts from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2018. I have 30+ productions under my belt that includes comedy, drama, Shakespeare, Sit-Com, film, etc. I am so proud of the variety of roles I was fortunate enough to play. I have experience teaching students between elementary levels up through college.

Acting is such a powerful form of expression. Have you ever watched a performance that inspired you to be the best person you can be or to change the world? We become far less judgmental when we can step into the shoes of another human being and see life from their perspective! Acting is capable of doing that!

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$12

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Meets once
45 min

Completed by 3 learners
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Ages: 7-12
3-6 learners per class

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