Welcome Everyone!

Who are we?Ebony

Miriam

Shannon

Danielle

Karen

Xhesi

Blake

John-Paul

Today you will:• Play team building games (yes, even you teachers!)• Play the ‘Pretend to be…’ acting game• Participate in a workshop about acting AND ‘the space race’• Watch a performance by us!

• By the time you leave, you should not only have learnt about ‘The Space Race’ and acting… But had fun too!

Fruit Salad

• You are now in two circles• You are each going to be given a

fruit!• When the person in the middle

calls your fruit, stand up and swap seats with someone else who stood up!

• Try and get there fast because you don’t want to be left in the middle!

• If I call fruit salad… Everyone swap!

Remember!• There is going to be a lot of

people moving around, so be extra careful when trying to get to a chair.

• Do not fight over chairs. If you end up in the middle, target a chair for the next round!

• Overall, be aware of who is moving where and be careful. Nothing ruins fun like an accident!

Hula-Hoops

Step 1All stand inYour hoop

Step 2You can’t leave your hoop unless it is stepping into the next hoop

Step 3 Using teamwork and communication, travel across the room

Step 4 Race to the other side of the room and aim to win!

You will now be split into Groups of 4-5 people andEach team will be given Two Hula-Hoops!

You are going to need to communicate and use teamwork to win this race!

Pretend to Be…

IN THIS GAME YOU ARE GOING TO WORK ON IMPROVING YOUR ACTING SKILLS. THAT IS A BIG PART OF DRAMA AFTER ALL!

YOU ARE GOING TO SEE A PHRASE OR WORD ON THE BOARD AND YOU HAVE TO SHOW US YOUR VERSION AFTER 30 SECONDS.

THEN YOU WILL SEE A PICTURE AND WE WILL QUICKLY COMPARE WHAT WORKED WELL.

Sad YOUR TURN

Embarrassed YOUR TURN

Surprised YOUR TURN

Shocked YOUR TURN

Shy YOUR TURN

Won the Lottery YOUR TURN

Group Exercise

• You are now going to go into groups of 4-5 people

• Each group will have a character• You will practice acting as that

character… become that character!

• How does your character walk and talk?

• How do they stand or sit?• Why are they involved?

• Now you are going to be put into different groups

• There will be one character in each group

• With the lines and your new acting skills, you are going to perform!

• Don’t be scared!• You will all be amazing!

Boy— mom, mom! I’m turning the TV on! I want to know if they’ve landed on the moon.

Mom --- I told you no television until you have finished your homework! And take those smelly feet off the couch!

Boy --- but mooom! Please!!!

President --- I am the president of the US of A. We have won the Space Race and put a man on the moon.

Astronaut --- this is one small step for man, one giant leap for man-kind

Alien --- (alien noises)

(all have a copy of their ‘character lines’)

LINES FOR THE GROUPS/CHARACTERS

Mom --- Xhesi Boy --- Miriam and KarenPresident --- JP and Danielle Astronaut --- Ebony and ShannonAlien --- Blake

(all have a copy of their ‘character lines’)

Who is running each group Prompts

Mom- • How does your mom stand?• What does a mom sound like, is she loud or quiet?• What does she do and what does she wear?• Would your mom let you watch TV before doing your homework

Boy-• What would he look like?• How would he talk to his mom?• What is so interesting about the

moon?• Would he run or walk to the TV?

President- • How would a president stand?• What would the president wear?• Are you loud and confident or reserved?• Why is the president involved?

Astronaut-• What’s it like on the moon?• What do we know about the moon and

space?• What does an astronaut look like and wear?• How do you walk on the moon?• How would you feel as the first person on

the moon?Alien- • how would an alien move?• What noise would an alien make?• What would an alien do if it saw a human?• How does an alien live on the moon?

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