Story Orchestra
Story Orchestra
Age: 7 to adult
Players: Whole Group
Time: 10 minutes
Tags: #Storytelling
The group tells a story, with the conductor pointing at different people in any order, one by one.
T he whole of the group sits or stands in front of one person, who is the conductor. The conductor imagines that she is conducting an orchestra. The group tells a story, with the conductor pointing at different people in any order, one by one. The conductor decides how long each person continues to tell the story before moving on to somebody new. Of course, she may change at the end of a sentence, or at any time. The group should try to keep the narration going as smoothly as possible.
Director’s Tips:
- Give a starting phrase, such as ‘It was a dark, dark night…’
- Experiment with the length of time you give to each person.
- Don’t always wait until the end of the sentence to move to another storyteller!
Age: 7 to adult
Players: Whole Group
Time: 10 minutes
Tags: #Storytelling
The group tells a story, with the conductor pointing at different people in any order, one by one.
T he whole of the group sits or stands in front of one person, who is the conductor. The conductor imagines that she is conducting an orchestra. The group tells a story, with the conductor pointing at different people in any order, one by one. The conductor decides how long each person continues to tell the story before moving on to somebody new. Of course, she may change at the end of a sentence, or at any time. The group should try to keep the narration going as smoothly as possible.
Director’s Tips:
- Give a starting phrase, such as ‘It was a dark, dark night…’
- Experiment with the length of time you give to each person.
- Don’t always wait until the end of the sentence to move to another storyteller!
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
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.