ACTION CORE PROGRESSION:

THEATRICAL

CIRCUITS

CONNECT, RELATE, BRIDGE, KEEP FLOW

CIRCUIT : EDUCATOR NOTES

General Notes About Circuit Unit Go Here
Note 1
Note 2
Note 3

↓ SIMPLE CIRCUITS ↓

SIMPLE SINGLE CIRCUIT

Pass Around The Circle: Clockwise
Pass Around The Circle: Counter Clockwise
Pass Around The Circle: Clockwise / Counter Clockwise Simultaneous

PASS THE PULSE (AT MID HEIGHT)

Mid-Level Action Pass - The Goal Is To Be Fluid In Rhythm As The Pulse/Energy goes around.

A hand squeeze
Clap Individually passed along.
Clap with next player same time as it goes around.

VARIATIONS OF WHAT TO PASS

The Wave
A Phrase / Piece Of Text
A Gesture
A Look / Expression / Emotion
The Crazies / Silliness
Bunny Action (tongue on teeth suckle / bunny ear hands)
A Donna w/ Big Kohunhas (adults)

TANGLED MESS OF WIRES

1 Colored / Non-Colored Juggling Ball
2 Balls
3 Balls

PATTERN "BALL" TOSS

The BALL from Tangled Mess Of Wires is gone but the concept of laying out a criss crossing circuit that is beyond going around the circle.

Use these suggestions instead of a Physical Ball.

Names
Head Nods
Head Ups
Sound
Sound & Gesture
Glances / Eye Squints
Full Body Emotion
Dance Move
Catch Phrases
Famous movie, tv, play one liners

PATTERN "CATEGORY" TOSS

USE JUGGLING BALLS or COLORED KOOSH BALLS
No Balls
Names
Fruits
Any Category

↓ INTRICATE CIRCUITS ↓

ZIP, ZAP, ZOP

SAMURAI (Wah)

KUMJA

KUMJA = "Koom Jah"

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KUMJA - Underlying Base Rhythm (Everyone all the time)

PASSED AROUND - Bunny Bunny (hand puppet gesture)

SIDE PLAYERS of Who received the bunny : Toki Toki Toki Toki (trying to - w/ restraint and grace - screw up the current bunny receiver/passer)

F1 RACER (Whoosh! Whoa! Bridge!)

WHOOSH! - Go, Go, Go... Pass On The Energy To Next Player In The Direction It Was Flowing.

PHYSICAL - Arms in Sync Swinging In Flow Direction to emulate the feeling that something is wizzing by.

WHOA! - A reverse in the flow. The direction in the flow of energy reverses and goes back the other way.

PHYSICAL - Forearms crossed up and out in the shape of an X.

BRIDGE! / JUMP! - A player's choice to JUMP to any other player of the circle. The energy continues to flow in the direction (clock wise, counter clockwise) that was established before the jump.

↓ ADDING RULES FOR COMPLEXITY TO F1 RACER

FOR MORE CHALLENGE, INTRODUCE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS

+ PASS! (Skip)

+ OINGO BOINGO

Hands Above Head Clasped Together

Say "OINGO BOINGO" as you rotate and gyrate your hips

Essentially a Silly Action

+ CIRCUIT BREAKER RESET / R.N.G. (Pandemonium!)

Random Number Generator

+ PLANNED WILD CARD (Add An Original Rule)

Teacher Decided
Student Decided
Work In Pairs / Groups To Make Their Own Actions

↓ DYNAMIC CIRCUITS ↓

MICE ON THE FLOOR (Low Level Circuit)

Jumping In Succession Around The Circle Using An Image:

USE THE IMAGE OF A MOUSE! (light vocal can be ok if excitement is controlled)

One mouse
Two mice (two different ways)

USE THE IMAGE OF COCKROACH

Introduce the idea of varying degrees

USE AN IMAGE OF A PING PONG BALL

Tennis Ball
Bowling Ball
Watermelon

HEADS UP! (Upper Level Circuit)

Ducking & Dodging Down Action Passed Around The Circle

Various Degrees

Fly / Bee
Bird

TRADITIONAL PASS & CATCH

FORM: Pairs, Circle, Groups, Lines

WHAT: A playful circuit between two people like tennis, playing catch, ping pong. A back and forth. Action, Response but your action is from your response and your response is your action.

VOCAL: Pulse, Clap, Silly Noises, Words,
- - - - PHYSICAL: Movements, Gestures, Dances

BODY PART: Isolated body part shaken or moved in a way that can be mirrored to catch or absorbed and reacted to.

EXAMPLES:
- - Player A: Kicks out with left leg.
  - Player B: Reacts with getting hit i the chest or gut depending.

- - Player A: Kicks out with left leg.
  - Player B: Blocks the kick with vigor.

PANTOMIME

- - - - ANGRY CAT, BABY, KNIFE, BUBBLE, POTATO
      - Weapons, Sports Balls, Fruits, Objects, Balloon filled with water,

- - - - Around the edge: HOT POTATO?

- PANTOMIME ELEMENTS:
  - SIZE
  - WEIGHT
  - SHAPE
  - TEXTURE
  - BEHAVIOR

↓ PASS & CATCH VARIATIONS

Use the following iterations of Pass & Catch to learn with

Exploring & Discovering Character Relationship
Actor Trust Building
Tactics
Vocal Dynamics
Connecting Body 1:1 with Voice

BODY PART

EQUAL REACTION TO THE GIVEN ACTION

Head
Foot
Chest
Hips / Lower Region
Knees
Arms

SOUND & GESTURE

EQUAL REACTION TO THE GIVEN ACTION

Head
Foot
Chest
Hips / Lower Region
Knees
Arms

PANTOMIMED OBJECT

A Pantomimed OBJECT is passed between Players.

ANGRY CAT
BABY
KNIFE
BUBBLE
POTATO
Weapons
Sports Balls
Egg
Fruits
Objects
Balloon filled with water

Around the edge: HOT POTATO?

"TETHERED" TUG O' WAR

TETHERED PASS CATCH

(IN THE MOMENT ACTIONS & REACTIONS)

PARTNER JUGGLE

HACKY SACK PROS

Two or Three Players

Doesn't work well in a circle because too much waiting around

Trick Juggling between players with a pass catch / action/reaction feel.

Cause and Effect feeling to each trick.

Partner style oriented tricks work best.

PARTNER JUGGLE

Career Pros w/ EVent & Story

Create a Partner Juggle but add your own prompts of a job / character alternative to Hacky Sack Pros.

Usually more successful if the job requires movement and has objects or an opportunity for partnership and need to do it together.

CAREER PROS w/ EVENT PROMPT EXAMPLE:

CHEFS COOK A MEAL BUT ARE AMAZING AS A TEAM

TELEPHONE

+ PHYSICAL TELEPHONE

Try passing on "information" with physical movement:

- Well Known Dance Moves
- Player Created Original Dance Moves
- Known Physical Actions (a la throwing a ball)
- Player Created Original Physical Actions

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