Actors use their memories, their imaginations, and their bodies to tell stories and to pretend to be something or someone else! Can you tell a story about something that happened to you in nature using performance?
Instructions
Think about a time something happened to you in nature that was scary, exciting, or made you feel other big emotions. For example, maybe when you saw the ocean for the first time and felt happy. Or you saw a big storm that made you feel scared. Tell your story to someone else. What happened? How did you feel?
Think about what you could sense. What did you see? Smell? Taste? Feel? Hear?
If you were making a theatre performance about the story what would be onstage? Trees? Rocks? Animals? People? A set in theatre is all the things in the background that the actors interact with. Draw a picture of your theatre set for this story! Make a list of all the things you need to tell the story.
Try pretending to be some of the things in your story. If there are trees in the set, make a tree with your body. If there are rocks, pretend to be a rock. Maybe your friends or caregivers will play characters as well. Can you act out the story together?
What would it feel like to be a tree? Or a rock? Or something else in your story? How does it move? Is it short or tall? Rough or smooth? How does it move...or does it stay still? Try to show this with your body.
Think about the way you felt in this story. Were you excited? What happens in your body when you're excited? For me (Rachel) my heart beats faster and my breathing speeds up and my body wants to jump in the air! Show the emotions of this story with your body.
Does your story have a moral or a lesson that you learned? Maybe you learned not to touch a poisonous plant, or maybe you learned that the ocean really isn't that scary.
Congratulations, you made a performance! Your next step is to find an audience. Perform the show for your friends, your parents, or stuffed animals!