English for musical theatre actors 60211100 Study manual for students of musical theatre actor

Activities and game time!
Task 5. Heads Up, Heads Down
Heads Up, Heads Down is a circle game ideal for small to medium-sized groups. The game aims to eliminate players who make eye contact. The exercise continues until a winner emerges. Here is how to play Heads up, Heads down: First, select the game caller that will shout the directions. Let the players gather around in a large circle. All the players should keep their heads down at the start of the game. When the supervisor calls “up,” the players must raise their heads simultaneously, look towards another player, and pause. When the supervisor calls “down,” the players must bring their heads down. The players will raise their heads again and look at other players when the supervisor calls “up”. If two players happen to look at each other directly, then they will be out of the game. The game continues until there is a winner. There will be one winner if three players play the last round. However, if there are just two players in the final round, then they are the winners.
Task 6. Dance-Freeze
Dance-Freeze is one of the most popular high-energy drama games for students, teams, and groups. You will need danceable music and participants ready to dance to play this game. Here are the rules of the game: The participants must dance when the music starts playing. When the music stops, the participants must stop dancing immediately and freeze at that last position they are in when the music stops playing. Any participant who keeps dancing is out of the game. The game will continue until there is a winner. To make this game more challenging, you can have the participants sing along to the song. The participants who continue singing after the music stops playing must leave the game.
Task 7. Call A Number
Call A Number is a circle game ideal for warming up and gaining energy. You can follow these simple steps to play this game: Give all the players ordered numbers. For instance, if there are 20 players, then each one will take any number from 1 to 20. Next, have the players gather in a circle and decide who plays first. The first player will mention a random number within the numbers of other players. The player with the number mentioned by the first player must respond in time by mentioning the number of another player. The game continues with players. responding on time when another player calls their numbers. A player will lose and leave the game if he does not respond in time after another player calls his number. It is good to let the last two players be the winners. The game becomes very easy when only two players play it, taking forever to have a final winner. Call A Number game is one of the better theater games that can improve players’ concentration and listening skills.