Pecking Order

From ‘101 Drama Games and Activities’

Pecking Order

From ‘101 Drama Games and Activities’

Age: 7 to adult
Players: Groups of three
Time: 10-20 minutes
Tags: #Improvisation

Can you work out where you stand in the pecking order?

In groups of three, decide on a situation and three characters, e.g. a medical appointment, with a doctor, nurse and patient. One person leaves the room and the others decide on their own pecking order or status – 1, 2 or 3. They also decide what status the other person is (without telling them).

The third player re-enters and the improvisation begins. After a while, the improvisation is stopped and the third person has to guess their own status and that of the other two.

Director’s Tips

  • You can make the game more challenging by having two people with the same status.
  • It is most fun if you steer away from the obvious pecking order, e.g. the patient can be 1, the nurse 2 and the doctor 3.

Example characters:

  • Detective and two suspects.
  • Boss, secretary and interviewee.
  • Television director, scriptwriter and actor.

Age: 7 to adult
Players: Groups of three
Time: 10-20 minutes
Tags: #Improvisation

Can you work out where you stand in the pecking order?

In groups of three, decide on a situation and three characters, e.g. a medical appointment, with a doctor, nurse and patient. One person leaves the room and the others decide on their own pecking order or status – 1, 2 or 3. They also decide what status the other person is (without telling them).

The third player re-enters and the improvisation begins. After a while, the improvisation is stopped and the third person has to guess their own status and that of the other two.

Director’s Tips

  • You can make the game more challenging by having two people with the same status.
  • It is most fun if you steer away from the obvious pecking order, e.g. the patient can be 1, the nurse 2 and the doctor 3.

Example characters:

  • Detective and two suspects.
  • Boss, secretary and interviewee.
  • Television director, scriptwriter and actor.
101 drama games and activities

This game is from: 101 Drama Games and Activities

‘Belongs amongst the top 10 books any director or drama teacher should own.’ – English Touring Opera

A collection of highly effective games and exercises suitable for children, young people and adults.  Includes warm-ups, improvisation, mime, icebreakers, group dynamics, rehearsal, storytelling and voice exercises so that you can quickly find an appropriate activity.

This game is from:
101 Drama Games and Activities

 

101 drama games and activities

A collection of highly effective games and exercises suitable for children, young people and adults.  Includes warm-ups, mime, improvisation,  icebreakers, group dynamics, rehearsal, storytelling and voice exercises so that you can quickly find an appropriate activity.