TrinityOnline Drama Improvisation LoRes
TrinityOnline Drama Improvisation LoRes
TrinityOnline Drama Improvisation LoRes
COM
Worksheet activities
suitable for Acting, Musical
Theatre and Speech and Drama
improvisation
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EMOTION, CONCENTRATION
AND FOCUS ACTIVITIES
(5 minutes)
CONVERSATIONS
Using either fruit, vegetables or favourite
food have a conversation. Each participant
chooses a different word which means this
could be extended to ‘I love apples’ with
a response of ‘I hate apples’. The natural
extension of this is ‘Why do you love/hate
apples/bananas’.
TELL ME ABOUT…
• Your favourite book, holiday, food, to a
time limit – 30 seconds.
• Three fun facts about yourself. Make sure
you introduce who you are first i.e My
name is… and I’m…(age) – time limit 60
seconds.
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This is the main focus of the worksheet and Swap places and both participants to have
these activities can be repeated and split a go. Be imaginative and maintain focus on
over several days or sessions. It’s a good what the other person is saying on the other
opportunity for you to reflect on how things end of the phone only the receiver knows
are going and what you want to change what is being said. This exercise takes a little
or do differently. Once you are confident time to develop so initially put a time limit of
with an activity then you can show your 1 minute and this will naturally increase as
performances to family and friends – in confidence increases.
person or over a video call.
Key points:
1. TELEPHONE IMPROVISATION – • For younger children keep it simple i.e.
Receive, listen and respond. A phone call from a friend or relative in
another country.
Imagine you are waiting for a phone call or a • Remember to allow the imaginary other
Facetime call. You can use sound effects on person to speak, use pause, listen and
your phone and make the call. The person respond.
receiving the call does not know who is on • Remember the receiver of the call knows
the other end of the call and what they are what is being said so the observer,
about to say…i.e. it could be a very happy your partner needs to hear and see
call, you’ve passed an exam or won a huge the receiver reaction both vocally and
physically.
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EVALUATION
(5 minutes)
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