Take 5: Four Scripts and an Improvisation

Title: Take 5: Four Scripts and an Improvisation
Author: Stan Barrett
Price: $33.95

Take 5: Four Scripts and an Improvisation is a collection of scripts for reading and performance about subjects which should interest and motivate junior secondary students.

There are four scripts, and one improvisation or simulation which will develop imagination and experience. Each script has a helplines section with suggestions for performing the play and tips for directors and follow up activities.

There are also practical teaching ideas, with photocopiable worksheets.

Contents

Using the Scripts
Getting Started
Forming Groups and Directing Rehearsals
Pace, Projection and Performance
Using a Director
Assessment
General Tips for Directors
Looking at Other People's Work
NEVER AGAIN!

A comedy. Very easy to read and easy to act in voice only. An ideal start for beginners, but more demanding - even for experienced players – if fully staged

MATCH OF THE DAY

A light hearted play about children and adults staging a community occasion. Easy to read and fairly easy to stage.

THE HUNTER TRIAL

A fantasy in which a fox-hunter is put on trial before a jury of animals and humans. Light in treatment but serious in content. Possible for beginners but best for players with some experience. Challenging but rewarding to perform.

EMMA ROSE

A serious little play about a family trying to cope with an apparently paranormal experience. Best saved for experienced players.

WAR IN URPEVIA

A thought-provoking simulation game with a performable outcome. A disparate group of characters is caught up in a South American civil war. No script, but a wealth of information upon which they base their plays.

Publisher: Five Islands Press
ISBN: 9781876580971
Publishing status: AU In-stock Distributor