Theater Games for the Classroom

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ISBN: 9780810140042 | 0810140047
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Copyright: 7/1/1986

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Describes the rules and purpose of rhythmic movement games, space walks, transformation, sensory, and mirror games, and suggests storytelling activities

Preface

Chapter 1: WHY BRING THEATER GAMES INTO THE CLASSROOM?

(21)

Games

(1)

Play

(1)

Freedom

(1)

Intuition

(1)

Transformation

(1)

Three Essentials of a Theater Game Focus, Sidecoaching, Evaluation

(4)

Approval/Disapproval

(1)

The Game Format

(1)

The Theater-Game Workshop

(1)

Workshop Atmosphere Control, Energy

(1)

Day's Order Skills chart

(2)

Sample Workshop

(2)

Playing Area

(1)

Teams

(1)

Counting Off

(1)

Fear of Participation

(1)

Group Agreement

(1)

Student Sidecoaches

(1)

Designing Workshops to Meet Specific Needs Participation, Problem solving, Catalytic action

(1)

Use of Supplementary Materials

(1)

Workshop Checklist (A Review) Leader preparation, Counting off, Lead-ins, Presenting the games, Lessons, Examples and comparisons, Resistance, Competition, Audience players, Calling "curtain!," Simultaneous play, Repeating games, Trouble-shooting, Wrap-up

(3)

Chapter 2: WARM-UPS

(7)

Traditional Games as Warm-Ups

(1)

Playground Games

(6)

OBJECT RELAY*

(1)

SWAT TAG*

(1)

EXPLOSION TAG*

(1)

QUICK NUMBERS*

(1)

STREETS & ALLEYS*

(1)

STREETS & ALLEYS: VARIATIONS*

(1)

RED LIGHT (CHEESE IT)*

(1)

DON'T LET GO*

(1)

Chapter 3: RHYTHMIC MOVEMENT GAMES

(5)

OCEAN WAVE*

(1)

A WALK IN THE MOONLIGHT*

(1)

SLOW MOTION/FREEZE TAG*

(1)

RHYTHMIC MOVEMENT

(1)

NO MOTION*

(1)

Chapter 4: SPACE WALKS

(7)

TOUCH & BE TOUCHED/SEE & BE SEEN

(1)

FEELING SELF WITH SELF*

(1)

SPACE WALK #1

(1)

SPACE WALK #2

(1)

SPACE WALK #3: SKELETON

(1)

SPACE WALK BLINDFOLDED

(1)

Chapter 5: TRANSFORMATION GAMES

(14)

Making the Invisible Visible

(14)

SPACE SUBSTANCE

(1)

SPACE SHAPING (SOLO)

(1)

SPACE SHAPING FOR TEAMS

(1)

TUG OF WAR

(1)

JUMP ROPE

(1)

PLAY BALL

(1)

PLAYGROUND

(1)

DODGE BALL

(1)

INVOLVEMENT IN TWOS

(1)

INVOLVEMENT WITH THREE OR MORE

(1)

FINDING OBJECTS IN THE IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENT

(1)

IT'S HEAVIER WHEN IT'S FULL

(1)

TRANSFORMATION OF OBJECTS

(1)

DIFFICULTY WITH SMALL OBJECTS

(1)

THE OBJECT MOVES THE PLAYERS

(1)

ADD A PART

(1)

Chapter 6: SENSORY GAMES

(11)

SINGLE FILE*

(1)

I SEE YOU*

(2)

WHEN I GO TO CALIFORNIA*

(1)

BLACK MAGIC*

(1)

EGYPTIAN WRITING

(1)

THREE CHANGES*

(1)

OBSERVATION GAME*

(1)

WHO STARTED THE MOTION?*

(1)

SENDING SIGHT OUT

(1)

SEEING THROUGH OBJECTS

(1)

SEEING A SPORT: RECALL

(1)

LISTENING TO THE ENVIRONMENT

(1)

SENDING HEARING OUT

(1)

Chapter 7: PART OF A WHOLE GAMES

(5)

Linking the Players

(5)

PART OF A WHOLE, OBJECT

(1)

PART OF A WHOLE, ACTIVITY

(1)

PART OF A WHOLE, OCCUPATION

(1)

PART OF A WHOLE, RELATIONSHIP

(1)

Chapter 8: MIRROR GAMES

(5)

Reflecting and Sharing What Is Observed

(5)

ADAM'S SONS*

(1)

MIRROR

(1)

WHO IS THE MIRROR?

(1)

FOLLOW THE FOLLOWER

(1)

Chapter 9: WHERE, WHO, AND WHAT

(32)

Creating Environments, Characters, and Action through Play

(1)

Where Games (Setting/Environment)

(1)

Who Games (Character/Relationship)

(1)

What Games (Action)

(1)

Where Games, Demonstration

(14)

DOG & BONE*

(1)

AIRPORT*

(1)

WHERE GAMES WITH DIAGRAMS

(2)

WHERE GAMES WITH PROPS

(1)

EXCHANGING WHERES

(1)

RELAY WHERE: BUILDING A SET

(1)

WHAT TIME IS IT?

(1)

EXPLORATION OF A LARGE ENVIRONMENT

(1)

WHERE WITHOUT HANDS

(1)

SHOWING WHERE WITHOUT OBJECTS

(1)

WHERE WITH HELP

(1)

WHERE WITH OBSTACLES

(1)

WHERE: HELP/HINDER

(1)

THE SPECIALIZED WHERE

(1)

WHERE GAME (SCENE)

(1)

INVOLVEMENT WITH THE IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENT

(1)

Who Games

(9)

NEW YORK (LEMONADE)*

(1)

HOW OLD AM I?

(1)

WHAT DO I DO FOR A LIVING?

(1)

WHO AM I?

(1)

WHO GAME

(1)

KNOCKING*

(1)

WHO'S KNOCKING?

100

(1)

SHOWING WHO THROUGH USE OF AN OBJECT

101

(1)

CHANGING EMOTION

102

(1)

What Games

103

(6)

WHAT AM I EATING? TASTING? SMELLING? HEARING?*

103

(1)

HERE WE GO ROUND THE MULBERRY BUSH*

104

(2)

IDENTIFYING OBJECTS

106

(1)

INVOLVEMENT WITH LARGE OBJECTS

107

(1)

INVOLVEMENT WITHOUT HANDS

107

(1)

WHAT'S BEYOND: ACTIVITY

108

(1)

Chapter 10: COMMUNICATING WITH WORDS

109

(14)

HANDWRITING LARGE

110

(1)

HANDWRITING SMALL

110

(1)

HANDWRITING BLINDFOLDED

111

(1)

DUMB CRAMBO*

111

(1)

NAME SIX*

112

(1)

SINGING SYLLABLES*

113

(1)

KITTY WANTS A CORNER*

113

(1)

ISABELLA*

114

(2)

PRINCESS THORN ROSA*

116

(1)

GIVE & TAKE WARM-UP*

117

(1)

GIVE & TAKE

118

(1)

GIVE & TAKE FOR READING

119

(1)

SEEING THE WORD

119

(1)

MIRROR SPEECH

120

(1)

VERBALIZING THE WHERE, PART 1

121

(1)

VERBALIZING THE WHERE, PART 2

122

(1)

Chapter 11: COMMUNICATING WITH SOUNDS

123

(9)

Gibberish

123

(9)

GIBBERISH INTRODUCTION

125

(1)

GIBBERISH: TEACHING

126

(1)

GIBBERISH: SELLING

127

(1)

GIBBERISH/ENGLISH

128

(1)

ECHO

128

(1)

MIRROR SOUND

129

(1)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE GIBBERISH

130

(1)

GIBBERISH INTERPRETER

131

(1)

EXTENDED SOUND

131

(1)

Chapter 12: MULTIPLE-STIMULUS GAMES

132

(4)

HOW MUCH DO YOU REMEMBER?

133

(1)

THREE-WAY CONVERSATION

133

(1)

THREE-WAY WRITING

134

(1)

DRAWING OBJECTS GAME

135

(1)

Chapter 13: PUPPETRY

136

(6)

Playmaking for Parts of the Body

136

(1)

A Quick Curtain in the Classroom

136

(6)

FEET & LEGS ALONE #1

137

(1)

FEET & LEGS ALONE #2

138

(1)

HANDS ALONE

139

(1)

EXERCISE FOR THE BACK

140

(1)

TOTAL BODY INVOLVEMENT

140

(1)

PUPPETS ON STRINGS

141

(1)

PARTS OF THE BODY/FULL SCENE

141

(1)

Chapter 14: PLAYMAKING FOR RADIO, TELEVISION, AND FILM

142

(8)

RADIO

143

(1)

GREEK CHORUS

144

(1)

VOCAL SOUND EFFECTS

144

(1)

POISON*

145

(1)

TELEVISION SCREEN

146

(1)

SHADOW SCREEN (MONTAGE)

147

(1)

SOUNDTRACK

148

(1)

CHORAL READING

149

(1)

DUBBING

149

(1)

Chapter 15: DEVELOPING MATERIAL

150

(10)

Improvisation

150

(4)

BOX FULL OF HATS

151

(1)

SKITS & SONGS*

152

(1)

ON THE SPOT

152

(1)

CHARADES

153

(1)

Interpretation

154

(1)

Building a Story

155

(5)

SPELLING*

156

(1)

VOWELS & CONSONANTS*

156

(1)

BUILDING A STORY

157

(1)

BUILDING A STORY: STOP MID-WORD

158

(1)

BUILDING A STORY: READING

158

(1)

RELATING AN INCIDENT ADDING COLOR

159

(1)

Chapter 16: STORYTELLING AND STORY THEATER

160

(8)

Building Larger Scenes through Theater Games

160

(1)

Storytelling

160

(3)

STORYTELLING

162

(1)

Story Theater

163

(5)

"The Three Little Pigs" (Skeleton)

165

(1)

"The King's Drum" (Skeleton)

166

(2)

Chapter 17: PLAYMAKING FOR AUDIENCE INVOLVEMENT

168

(8)

Playing House

168

(1)

Understanding the Audience

169

(7)

EYE CONTACT

173

(1)

PITCHMAN

173

(1)

DEAF AUDIENCE

174

(1)

EXITS & ENTRANCES

175

(1)

Chapter 18: PUBLIC PERFORMANCE

176

(7)

Developing the Scripted Play

177

(1)

Choosing the Play

177

(1)

A Timetable for Rehearsals

178

(1)

The First Rehearsal Period Sit-down readings, Walk-through rehearsals, Stage movement (blocking), Where (the set)

178

(2)

The Second Rehearsal Period The relaxed rehearsal, General improvisation, Nonstop run-throughs, Biographies

180

(1)

The Third Rehearsal Period The special run-through, The performance

181

(2)

Chapter 19: ROUNDING-OUT THE CHILD ACTOR

183

(7)

Inner Action

183

(2)

Stage Work

185

(2)

STAGE PICTURE

185

(1)

STAGE WHISPER WARM-UP*

186

(1)

STAGE WHISPER

186

(1)

ROCKING THE BOAT/SHARING THE STAGE PICTURE

187

(1)

Contact

187

(2)

CONTACT

188

(1)

Conflict

189

(1)

Role Playing

189

(1)

Chapter 20: REMOVING AMATEUR QUALITIES

190

(3)

The Amateur Actor

190

(1)

Preparing the Player for the Stage

190

(3)

Appendix 1: WORKSHOP SEQUENCES

193

(15)

Appendix 2: SCOPE & SEQUENCE OF SKILLS

208

(5)

Appendix 3: BIBLIOGRAPHY

213

(13)

A. Supplementary Materials and Teacher Resources

213

(7)

B. A Short List of Good Books on Puppetry

220

(1)

C. Stories, Legends, Fables, and Games

221

(3)

D. Poetry, Writing, and Storytelling

224

(2)

Appendix 4: INDEXES OF GAMES

226

(4)

A. Alphabetical Index

226

(2)

B. Games Cross-referenced by Curriculum Area

228

(2)

Appendix 5: GLOSSARY

230

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