Take 5

  four scripts and an improvisation

     Stan Barrett

Take 5  is a collection of scripts for reading and performance about subjects which should interest and motivate junior secondary students.

There are four scripts, and one improvisation or simulation which will develop imagination and experience

There are also practical teaching ideas, with photocopiable worksheets.

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        Take 5 Contents

 Using the Scripts

Getting Started

Forming Groups and Directing Rehearsals

Pace, Projection and Performance

Using a Director

Assessment

General Tips for Directors

Looking at Other People's Work

NEVER AGAIN!

A comedy. Very easy to read and easy to act in voice only. An ideal start for beginners, but more demanding - even for experienced players – if fully staged

About Never Again!

Never Again! - The Script

Helplines

MATCH OF THE DAY

A light hearted play about children and adults staging a community occasion. Easy to read and fairly easy to stage.

About Match of the Day

Match of the Day - The Script

Helplines

THE HUNTER TRIAL

A fantasy in which a fox-hunter is put on trial before a jury of animals and humans. Light in

treatment but serious in content. Possible for beginners but best for players with some

experience. Challenging but rewarding to perform.

About The Hunter Trial

The Hunter Trial - The Script

Helplines

Follow-up Work

EMMA ROSE

A serious little play about a family trying to cope with an apparently paranormal experience. Best saved for experienced players.

About Emma Rose

Tips for Directors - Emma Rose

Emma Rose - The Script

Helplines

Written Follow-up Work

WAR IN URPEVIA

A thought-provoking simulation game with a performable outcome. A disparate group of

characters is caught up in a South American civil war. No script, but a wealth of information upon which they base their plays.

About War in Urpevia

About 'It's War!'

'It's War!'

Urpevia - The Landscape

Urpevia - The Plot

Urpevia - The Characters

Urpevia - Planning

Helplines

More about Urpevia

Looking at Other People's Improvisations

Written Follow-up work