Dramatic Fanatics!

This week was a very musical week at Dramatic Fanatics! Can you imagine improving and singing at the same time? It takes a lot of confidence and our Dramatic Fanatics were up to the task! We incorporated singing and music in several activities this week -- even with puppets! After our musical exercises, we then made it even more complex with dance. Players were given cues to interpret into a dance from simple adjectives like "surprised" to "you are matches that were lit and

This week during Yes, And! we gained more skills in interpretation and characterization, vivid storytelling, and vocal expression. In improv, being specific with your character expression is essential to creating a memorable and entertaining character. We explored how our voice can tell the audience who we are. A withered crackling voice tells us this person is older or tired. That combined with body language immediately tells us who the character is before the scene develops

We had lots of fun this week at Dramatic Fanatics, Yes And!, learning all about the physicality of comedy! One of our rules is to "use your body, use your space." This means that you should use your body to communicate emotions, tell your story through bold choices, and bring action to your entertainment. Physical comedy was also introduced through the use of puppets, which takes lots of coordination! Our players did an excellent job with their physical comedy and brought lot