Improvising
I can work in a team to improvise a scene and perform it.
Improvising
I can work in a team to improvise a scene and perform it.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- To improvise means to make something up on the spot and in the moment.
- Actors often work together to improvise scenes.
- A team of actors is called a cast.
- Improvising involves being creative, being quick-thinking and working as a team.
Keywords
Improvise - to make something up on the spot and in the moment
Scene - a chunk or section of drama
Cast - a team of actors
Common misconception
Pupils may think that improvising a scene means taking a long time rehearsing it before a performance - like a normal play.
A cast of actors do not usually rehearse an improvised scene. They might spend only 30-60 seconds organising themselves on the stage and telling each other a very brief idea about how they are going to act.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
the name of a play
the name of a scene and a very brief overview of what happens in it
a chunk or section of a play
a brief description of how a scene should look for the audience
an instruction to an actor for how to say a line of dialogue
Exit quiz
6 Questions
section or chunk of action
group of people who watch a performance
to make something up on the spot and in the moment
a group of actors