THEATRE GAME: WATERING THE GRAVE BY L. RICHARDT

Submitted by 2010 Broadway T... on Tue, 2010-06-15 21:46

Categories:

Improv, Physical work, Scene work, Script development, Team building, Trust exercises

For ages:

High School, College, Adults

Description

So, what do people say when they visit the grave?  Do they water the grave?

Players

Minimum number of players: At least 5

Maximum number of players: No more than 20

Materials

No materials necessary unless you want real props.  Optional:  Flowers, cleaning cloths, pruning shears, pots, dirt and water.

Space Required

Rehearsal room; outdoors

Instructions

Individuals or groups plan a scene at the graveside, 10 minutes or so.  Each person must have a special connection to the newly buried person, or a reason for speaking there.  The improv should lead the individual or group to decide about the watering of the grave.  Watering could mean actual plantings and upkeep, or it could mean tears. The scenes could be funny, sad, a memorial, a grievance, an acceptance or non-acceptance., but it should come to some new understanding for the people there and the audience.  The object is not to say or do what we expect, but to give us clues and insights of what we can imagine. This need not be morbid.

Adaptations

It would be fun actually go to a graveyard and try it there.  The real location makes the game even more exciting. A second idea could be to change to an imaginary location like a battle field, a mass grave, an unknown marker, a mausoleum, or a water burial. 

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