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Classroom Exercise

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Find low-prep drama exercises that build skills, boost participation, and fit into any class.

End-of-Year Drama Project Ideas for Non-Performers
Classroom Exercise

End-of-Year Drama Project Ideas for Non-Performers

The end of the school year is a challenging time for drama teachers. Teachers are tired, students are distracted, and the curriculum doesn’t always fit the remainder of the calendar. These issues...
End of Year: Play Adaptation Project
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End of Year: Play Adaptation Project

The play adaptation project, where students adapt a text into a play, is a great end-of-year project for advanced drama students. It involves every aspect of the theatre process, from playwriting...
Active Listening Exercise: ABC-123-COLOR
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Active Listening Exercise: ABC-123-COLOR

Listening is an important skill in any classroom, but it’s especially important in the drama classroom. From classroom instruction, to game directions, to focusing on their fellow performers on...
Festive Fun for the Drama Classroom
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Festive Fun for the Drama Classroom

Looking to bring some seasonal fun into your drama classroom? We’ve rounded up quick and creative activities — improv games, writing prompts, and ensemble exercises — that will keep your students...
How to Run a Trivia Game in Drama Class
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How to Run a Trivia Game in Drama Class

Looking for a fun, low-pressure way to engage your students, review key concepts, or just bring some energy to a quiet day or the end of a unit? Try a trivia challenge! Using theatre trivia is a...
Drama Sensory Series: Bringing All The Senses Together
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Drama Sensory Series: Bringing All The Senses Together

This month, we’ve used the five senses (sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch) as the basis for exercises and theatre games. For our final week, we’re taking all five senses and bringing them...
Drama Sensory Series: Sight-Based Games and Exercises
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Drama Sensory Series: Sight-Based Games and Exercises

This month, we’re going to be using the five senses (sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch) as the basis for exercises and theatre games. This week, we’re looking at sight-based exercises:...
10 Low- or No-Prep Theatre Exercises
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10 Low- or No-Prep Theatre Exercises

Sometimes you just need exercises that are quick, easy, and don't require you to do extensive prep work. Maybe you’ve got a substitute teacher covering for you, maybe you’re just trying to survive...
Exercise: Kindness in Conflict
Classroom Exercise

Exercise: Kindness in Conflict

In this exercise, students will pair up to write and perform two short scenarios in which a conflict occurs, exploring how kindness can change the dynamics of the conflict. For this exercise,...
Improv Fun & Games: A Minute of Kindness
Classroom Exercise

Improv Fun & Games: A Minute of Kindness

Here’s a quick and easy improv exercise you can use when you have a few minutes of time to fill in class, or whenever you want to spread a little kindness with your students. You’ll need a timer...
Kindness Improvised Scenes
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Kindness Improvised Scenes

When you can improvise a scene about anything, why not focus on kindness? Incorporating kindness into drama class activities helps students develop the ensemble mindset and creates a more positive,...
Challenge Exercise: Abstract Tableau Scenes
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Challenge Exercise: Abstract Tableau Scenes

Abstract theatre focuses on representing themes, ideas, situations, and emotions in a visual, stylized, symbolic way, rather than acting them out realistically. Using stylized physicality, students...