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JOIN THE PLAYHOUSE FOR EXCITING Activity #3: Once Upon a Time
IN-PERSON Storytelling is one of the oldest forms of theatre. For many y ears, it was the

WINTER BREAK primary form of entertainment. Families gathered together to share their stories.
Traveling storytellers and musical troubadours would go from town to town,
sharing news in the form of stories, songs and poetry. In this way, both personal
and public stories were passed down from generation to generation. Many
THEATRE CAMPS! times, the stories were things that actually happened. Often, though, they were
stories that were created to enlighten, to teach life lessons, or to just plain
entertain.
ages 6-14
ages 6-14
This game is played with as many people as would like to participate. To begin
Live Performance
Live Performance with, everyone thinks about as many fairy tale characters as they can. These
character will “appear” in the story that the group is going to create. Everyone
Musical Theatre
Musical Theatre
now sits around a table, or in a circle on the floor. The story is told by going
Theatre Games & Improvisation around the circle, each perfson adding one sentence. The designated Story
Theatre Games & Improvisation
Voice & Movement
Voice & Movement Teller begins the story with:
Teamwork & Self-Confidence
Teamwork & Self-Confidence “Once upon a time...”
Self-Expression
Self-Expression
...then completes the sentence whatever way they like. An example would be:
Use of the Imagination
Use of the Imagination
Make-up, Costumes
Make-up, Costumes “Once upon a time, in a castle far away, a beautiful queen was consulting her
magical mirror.”
Lighting, Props
Lighting, Props
& much, much more! Now the fun begins, as each person in turn can point the story in any direction.
& much, much more!
“Once upon a time, in a castle far away, a beautiful queen was consulting her
THE PERFECT
THE PERFECT magical mirror.”
HOLIDAY GIFT!
HOLIDAY GIFT! “Mirror, mirror, on my floor. Who’s that knocking at my door?” Asked the
Queen.
Ask about after-school & weekend programs, too!
“Replied the mirror, “You have a message from the
Two sessions to choose from!wo sessions to choose from!
T Three Little Pigs.”
Mon- T ues- W ed- Thurs “Oh, dear,” sulked the Queen. “I knew I shouldn’t
Mon-Tues-Wed-Thurs
have hired them to build my new houses.”
Dec 27-30, 2021 • Jan 3-6, 2022
Dec 27-30, 2021 • Jan 3-6, 2022
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM daily
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM daily And around the circle it goes, as often as you like,
everyone being as creative as they can be, until the
Story Teller wraps it up with...
For information, please contact us at
For information, please contact us at
1.394.9779 ext. 3 or
1.394.9779 ext. 3 or “And they all lived happily ever after.”
education@SantaMonicaPlayhouse.com
education@SantaMonicaPlayhouse.com