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The Inspiring Drama Teacher Interactive Webinar Tuesday 17th December 2024

This interactive drama webinar was a gathering of drama teachers from around the world, led by David Farmer, the creator of "The Inspiring Drama Teacher", an online course/resource, a subscription site and Facebook group for sharing ideas and resources. The course includes live sessions, downloadable lesson plans and lots more: https://dramaresource.com/inspiring-d... We played various virtual theater games, including "Mind Meld", "Group Excuses", and "The Adverb Game", which were found to be enjoyable and useful for language teaching. The team also discussed their experiences in the performing arts industry, with two members sharing their work with high school students and children aged 5 to 17 years, respectively. Virtual Drama Session and Games 01:19 'Mind Meld', a telepathy game, which didn't work too well on Zoom, but we had a go! 09:58 Daft Dictionary - Kirsty introduces a new game where one person says a word, another person says an unrelated word, and the third person creates a definition combining the two words. After an unsuccessful attempt at playing a different game, the group has fun playing the game, taking turns defining whimsical combinations like "petal laundry," "elephant spoon," and "tapestry keyboard." David praises this game as better suited for playing over Zoom than the original game he proposed. 14:24 Excuses Game - one person leaves the room and the others come up with a reason for being late to school or work. The person who left the room then returns and the group acts out the excuse, with the person trying to guess the reason. We used various excuses, including accidentally hoovering up a cat and a car turning into a boat. 24:25 Addressing Junior High School Play Challenges - We discussed Mitzi's challenges in directing a junior high school play, Oliver, with a cast of 70 kids. Mitzi expressed difficulty in recruiting enough students, with only 8 kids showing interest. The students claimed to have stage fright and not know any English. David suggested organizing an introductory workshop to attract more students and gauge their interest without commitment. Kirsty shared her experience of conducting auditions and workshops to select and bond the cast. 32:52 Adverb Game - The game involves choosing an adverb to describe how an activity is performed. Participants act out the activity in the chosen manner, and one person tries to guess the adverb. The game was played with different adverbs such as "stupidly," "crazily," "angrily," "slowly," and "distractedly." The game was found to be enjoyable and useful for language teaching, as it encourages participants to act out and guess words in a creative way. 45:31 "The Actor's Nightmare" Game aka Clapping Game - One actor enters the stage without knowing what to do with a few random props. The audience decides on an action involving the props and claps when the actor gets closer to the right action. The game encourages improvisational acting skills and responding to audience cues. David tried out a round of the game with limited success! David promised that it usually works better face to face. 57:40 Discussion about a clowning phrase "being in the sh*t" which describes not getting a laugh and having to try a new idea. 58:15 Goodbyes