skits heather bowen mulvihill. role-playing pantomime charades traditional plays and skits ...
TRANSCRIPT
WHY DO WE HAVE PLAYS? Entertainment and Creative
expression Recognition Practicing public speaking Self-confidence and
Personal satisfaction Relate information Importance of team work
and cooperation Develops powers of
observation, coordination, and timing, listening skills
Achievements and Electives
ACHIEVEMENT AND ELECTIVES:
Tiger what to do if lost? How to react in house fire. Elective 20-Public Service Announcement Elective 21-Puppet show
Wolf elective 1e, mask for a skit Disability awareness story of Akela
Bear achievement 4, Tall tales achievement 8, local history achievement 11, Be ready elective 10, masks elective 13, magic
ACHIEVEMENTS AND ELECTIVES:
WEBS Showman
Puppetry Music Drama
Cub Scout Academics Belt Loop and Pin Music Disabilities Awareness Good Manners Nutrition Heritage Languages
CHOOSING A PLAY: Age of Scouts acting Target audience Avoid:
Racism Divorce Love Stories Sexuality and Profanity Unpatriotic themes Gruesomeness and Disrespect Physical Disabilities Nationalities Physical characteristics Religious beliefs
“If it isn’t fun for everyone, it isn’t fun.”
CHOOSING A PLAY CONT’D
Don’t be afraid to alter to fit your needs
Add characters
Rewrite lines
Add props
Add sound effects
Reassure the actors that the audience is
laughing with them not at them
SOUND EFFECTS Add appeal Give a spark Give a shy scout the roll of soundman Pre-record sounds How-to Book, page. 5-14, 5-29
Coconut shells--horse hoovesPaper crumples--fireBeans in cans--rain and hailMetal cookie sheets--thunderFan for windSpray bottle for mist or rain
SCENERY: Create your mood Set the scene
Bed sheet back dropCorrugated cardboardScience project tri-folds
Look for patterns in coloring books Have the scouts fill in with paint what
you have sketched Keep in mind the audience view Keep perspective and size in mind
COSTUMES:
Plastic garbage bags
Paper bags
Cardboard boxes
Wigs & Masks
Halloween Costumes
Dad’s closet
Goodwill
Salvation Army
Yard sales
No cross-dressing!
MAKE-UP: Halloween make-up Mom’s make-up Cornstarch for hair
powder
DO NOT USE:Latex paintSharpiesTempura paintMr. Clean erasersStrong odors
RESOURCES:
usscouts.org
Cub Scout Leader “How-To” book
Cub Scout song book
Group Meeting *Sparklers*
Cub Scout *Magic*
WRITE YOUR OWN PLAY:
Consider your available space Consider the boys in your den
Number of actors Give every boy a part
Kind of actors (scouts or puppet, or both) Pick a subject or end goal
What’s your title (either serious or funny)
Play length Keep it simple, keep it short
Your stage
WRITE YOUR OWN PLAY PART 2:
let the boys help write the skitavoid long dialogues
scenery props should be simple give stage direction
stimulate interest by walk-ons
be sure the audience can hear, coach the boys to speak loudly, clearly,
slowly
Use your Den Chief
TIPS FOR PUPPETEERS:
Let the boys decide on type of play and types of puppets used
Use informal lines
Keep puppets and theaters in proper scale
Give puppeteers room
Frequent exits and entrances of puppets
Keep actions clear, simple and exaggerated
STAGES:
Hand puppet stagesTable with cloth over frontCardboard box
A doorway With a table or hanging twin sheets
LIGHTING:
Darken the room Illuminate the puppets
Goose neck lampsFlashlightsSmall spot lightsChristmas lightsBlack lightsDimmer switches
Don’t set lights where they shine in the audience’s eyesUse tin cans as house lights