Theater: Fun Sketches

Theater Education

The students were introduced to theater as a means of expression that derives from ancient rituals. They reviewed the aspects of ritual that relate to theater art and concepts such as liminality, climax and conflict. The task was to write a short script to perform a sketch with an edge in order to make a statement that was fun to watch.

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Quesadilla and Chipotle

By Joe, Isabella, Tiff, Kennedi, Alexia, Tommy

Setting: classroom

Characters: Professor Quesadilla and students of the class

It is the oral midterm day and students must stand in front of the classroom and repeat a sentence in Spanish.

Sentence on the Board ```el dia esta bello para estar en la playa.”

Student 1: tries to read the Spanish on the board and does it very badly

Professor: Does anyone have any idea what he said?

Student 2: I think he said he wants taco bell

Student 3: I think he said he wants to get out of class

Student 4: I m almost positive he said something about chipotle

Professor: Okay so lets try this again. Repeat after me “Las ninas van al parque”

           

(Student 1 repeats Spanish again very badly).

            Professor: Does anyone have any ideas

            Student 2: I think he said the class is over

            Other students together Siiiii! That’s what I Heard too.

(Professor tries to bring them back into class. They are all walk out. Students speaking in perfect Spanish)

Quieres ir a Taco Bell

Si, me estoy muriendo del hambre

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All Under Control

By Mackenzie Buckley, Katherine Vavoullis, Camila Neumann, 

Sally Salkini, Lucia Paupana, Myra Orillac

 Context: A college student moves into an apartment with a kitchen and decides to cook for the first time.

Characters: Carly, Jess (roommate), Emily (roommate)

Carly: Jess, guess what! I’m going to cook chicken for the first time!

Jess: Haha, good luck with that.

Emily: Do you even know how to work the oven?

Carly: Yea, it can’t be that hard.

Jess and Emily go to their rooms and Carly starts cooking.

20 minutes later

Jess: Does anyone smell smoke?

Carly: Don’t worry! I’ve got it all under control.

Fire alarm starts going off

Emily: Sounds like you don’t have it under control!

Jess and Emily run from rooms to the kitchen and find Carly with the oven open and smoke everywhere.

Carly: (dejected) Let’s order Postmates.

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Lucky Dog

Angela, Kyra, Nate, Carmen, Fortuna, Marissa

 One afternoon, 10 year-old Jamie was walking his dog, Lucky, around his neighborhood. Lucky always went on daily walks when Jamie got back from school.

At this point in the story, Lucky got off the leash and Jamie was frantically searching.

Mr. Scott (Neighbor): Jamie, are you okay?

Jamie: (crying) No, Mr. Scott, I just lost my dog Lucky and I don’t know where he went!

Mr. Scott: Okay, Jamie. Why don’t you come inside and I’ll get you some water. I’ll help you find Lucky, don’t worry. (goes inside) Where did you last see Lucky? What color collar does he have? Does he have a tag?

Jamie: Lucky has a red collar with a name tag. We were just walking like we normally do and then Lucky got excited when he saw a squirrel and ran away. I couldn’t chase after him and kept yelling his name but he didn’t come back.

Mr. Scott: Okay, we can make some signs and post them all around the street.

(they make signs and go out to the street to hang them)

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Starbucks

Jillian, Destiny, Victor, Masai, Xinbei, Christina, Ana

Characters:

Jillian (Starbucks barista)

Destiny (Starbucks barista #2)

Victor (Uber driver)

Masai (Videographer)

Xinbei (Uber rider)

Christina (Uber rider)

Ana (Uber rider) 

Theatre Activity/Sketch

·         Setting: Uber Pool ordering Starbucks

PART I à UberPool, heading to Starbucks (everyone is going to the university from Brickell and they decide to stop in Starbucks)

·         Victor: What do you guys want to order?

(Everyone orders)

·         No one understands each other.

·         Starbucks employees consult with each other and become annoyed due to lack of understanding. Completely both the order.