PRODIGAL
IMPROVISATION
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PRODIGAL IMPROVISATION
A Parable with Audience Participation
The actors create all the scenery with their bodies in this creative performance of The Parable of the Prodigal Son—which invites a volunteer from the audience to play the leading character. The volunteer’s improvised lines, along with those of a narrator, add to the fun; while cue cards invite further audience participation. The techniques on display can be easily used to tell other Bible stories.
Watch Prodigal Improvisation Being Performed:
Drama and Storytelling Techniques Used in Prodigal Improvisation:
Prodigal Improvisation highlights two techniques that can easily be applied to other presentations.
Body Scenery Technique
Body Scenery is especially helpful when working with larger groups of young people, where you want to give everyone a part.
Audience Cue Cards Technique
Audience Cue Cards are an easy way to elicit audience participation in a performance.
The downloadable script for Prodigal Improvisation can be found in a collection entitled Some Assembly Required by Tom S. Long, and can be purchased here: SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED
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