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Hi

  I just spent the last twenty minutes of my last class of the quarter playing Uno with my students and I realized this was a really good thing - they had to engage with each other, it was totally non threatening and they were having fun. So it got me thinking are there board games out there that are theatre related - particularly  backstage elements?  

I hope somebody has some ideas - if they don't exist maybe we need to get a group together and design one!!!

Cathy

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Cathy Archer
EdTA Member or Troupe Director
Rutland High School
VT
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There was a vendor selling a theatre-specific card game at ITF two years ago. I don't remember the name of it but I bet someone else does. I wish I had bought it now.

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Mark A. Zimmerman,

Theatre Director
Akron School for the Arts
Firestone Community Learning Center
470 Castle Blvd
Akron, Ohio 44313

Troupe 5570

mzimmerm@apslearns.org
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I purchased one - it's called "Theatre is Tragic" and is a spin off of Cards Against Humanity and is created by a company (?) called TrulyHorribleThings. My students have played it and enjoy it.

There is also an expansion deck called "director's version" - that one I DO NOT give to my students but it certainly gives me a chuckle :)

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Claire LaNicca
Theatre Director
Campbell County High School
KYCampbell County High School
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-11-2024 09:18
From: Mark Zimmerman
Subject: Board or card Games for theatre

There was a vendor selling a theatre-specific card game at ITF two years ago. I don't remember the name of it but I bet someone else does. I wish I had bought it now.

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Mark A. Zimmerman,

Theatre Director
Akron School for the Arts
Firestone Community Learning Center
470 Castle Blvd
Akron, Ohio 44313

Troupe 5570

mzimmerm@apslearns.org
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This game is awesome!

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Timothy Bessette
Teacher/Troupe Director
Campbell County High School
WY
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-11-2024 11:02
From: Claire LaNicca
Subject: Board or card Games for theatre

I purchased one - it's called "Theatre is Tragic" and is a spin off of Cards Against Humanity and is created by a company (?) called TrulyHorribleThings. My students have played it and enjoy it.

There is also an expansion deck called "director's version" - that one I DO NOT give to my students but it certainly gives me a chuckle :)

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Claire LaNicca
Theatre Director
Campbell County High School
KYCampbell County High School
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-11-2024 09:18
From: Mark Zimmerman
Subject: Board or card Games for theatre

There was a vendor selling a theatre-specific card game at ITF two years ago. I don't remember the name of it but I bet someone else does. I wish I had bought it now.

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Mark A. Zimmerman,

Theatre Director
Akron School for the Arts
Firestone Community Learning Center
470 Castle Blvd
Akron, Ohio 44313

Troupe 5570

mzimmerm@apslearns.org

Happy Friday!

The vendor at ITF 2023 was "Truly Horrible Things" - here is a link to their website: https://www.trulyhorriblethings.com/

And email contact for owner Paul Berryman (who was working the booth at ITF): info@trulyhorriblethings.com

Hope that this is helpful!

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Angel Wuellner
Business Development Associate Director
Educational Theatre Association
OH
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-11-2024 09:18
From: Mark Zimmerman
Subject: Board or card Games for theatre

There was a vendor selling a theatre-specific card game at ITF two years ago. I don't remember the name of it but I bet someone else does. I wish I had bought it now.

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Mark A. Zimmerman,

Theatre Director
Akron School for the Arts
Firestone Community Learning Center
470 Castle Blvd
Akron, Ohio 44313

Troupe 5570

mzimmerm@apslearns.org
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Dramaglom is a fun game.  You can purchase it on Amazon (DRAMAGLOM the Acting Game Gold Edition). 

draw three cards

1. a cue (the line you must read)
2. the expression (the emotion you have to convey)
3. the intensity (5 levels)

read the cue and everyone guesses the expression and intensity. 

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Amy MacCord
Musical Theatre Teacher
Westwood Middle School
FL
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-12-2024 08:05
From: Angel Wuellner
Subject: Board or card Games for theatre

Happy Friday!

The vendor at ITF 2023 was "Truly Horrible Things" - here is a link to their website: https://www.trulyhorriblethings.com/

And email contact for owner Paul Berryman (who was working the booth at ITF): info@trulyhorriblethings.com

Hope that this is helpful!

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Angel Wuellner
Business Development Associate Director
Educational Theatre Association
OH
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-11-2024 09:18
From: Mark Zimmerman
Subject: Board or card Games for theatre

There was a vendor selling a theatre-specific card game at ITF two years ago. I don't remember the name of it but I bet someone else does. I wish I had bought it now.

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Mark A. Zimmerman,

Theatre Director
Akron School for the Arts
Firestone Community Learning Center
470 Castle Blvd
Akron, Ohio 44313

Troupe 5570

mzimmerm@apslearns.org

"But Wait...There's More!"  is a board game that translates wonderfully for theatre students. It requires improv, quick thinking and collaboration.  This is a commercial creating game. If you remember all those '90's infomercials where they they tell you about a product and then include something else for little to no cost (the but wait...there's more part). I modified the rules a bit to fit my theatre lesson. Students pick product cards, description cards and ...there's more cards. I have them work as a group to create a spontaneous, improv commercial. Students can't look at the cards ahead of time but instead have to think on the spot once they flip their card over. Student with the product card starts and does a quick 10-15 second pitch for the 1st selling point, the student with the description goes next with a quick 10-15 second pitch for a 2nd selling point the the last student wraps up the commercial with a quick 10-15 second pitch to sell the "more" part of the product.  It's a ton of fun. My students love it!

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Jillian Lietzau
Lutheran High School
CO
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"Be A Broadway Star" is fabulous for folks who like Broadway Musicals. One of the things I love about it is that it asks you to sing, dance, and move as part of your turn: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004AQW4LI?tag=theprodupersp-20

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Kristi Ross-Clausen
Safety Maven/Consultant
IATSE 470/Actors Equity Member
Alliance for Wisconsin Theatre Education
Association for Quality in AV Board
AVIXA/USITT
Teacher, Author, Speaker
www.theaterhealthandsafety.com
Appleton, WI
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-11-2024 16:57
From: Jillian Lietzau
Subject: Board or card Games for theatre

"But Wait...There's More!"  is a board game that translates wonderfully for theatre students. It requires improv, quick thinking and collaboration.  This is a commercial creating game. If you remember all those '90's infomercials where they they tell you about a product and then include something else for little to no cost (the but wait...there's more part). I modified the rules a bit to fit my theatre lesson. Students pick product cards, description cards and ...there's more cards. I have them work as a group to create a spontaneous, improv commercial. Students can't look at the cards ahead of time but instead have to think on the spot once they flip their card over. Student with the product card starts and does a quick 10-15 second pitch for the 1st selling point, the student with the description goes next with a quick 10-15 second pitch for a 2nd selling point the the last student wraps up the commercial with a quick 10-15 second pitch to sell the "more" part of the product.  It's a ton of fun. My students love it!

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Jillian Lietzau
Lutheran High School
CO
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And it's not made anymore but you may be able to find a second hand copy of the Avalon Hill Bookcase Game "The Game of Shakespeare." 

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Kristi Ross-Clausen
Safety Maven/Consultant
IATSE 470/Actors Equity Member
Alliance for Wisconsin Theatre Education
Association for Quality in AV Board
AVIXA/USITT
Teacher, Author, Speaker
www.theaterhealthandsafety.com
Appleton, WI
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-13-2024 12:25
From: Kristi Ross-Clausen
Subject: Board or card Games for theatre

"Be A Broadway Star" is fabulous for folks who like Broadway Musicals. One of the things I love about it is that it asks you to sing, dance, and move as part of your turn: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004AQW4LI?tag=theprodupersp-20

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Kristi Ross-Clausen
Safety Maven/Consultant
IATSE 470/Actors Equity Member
Alliance for Wisconsin Theatre Education
Association for Quality in AV Board
AVIXA/USITT
Teacher, Author, Speaker
www.theaterhealthandsafety.com
Appleton, WI
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-11-2024 16:57
From: Jillian Lietzau
Subject: Board or card Games for theatre

"But Wait...There's More!"  is a board game that translates wonderfully for theatre students. It requires improv, quick thinking and collaboration.  This is a commercial creating game. If you remember all those '90's infomercials where they they tell you about a product and then include something else for little to no cost (the but wait...there's more part). I modified the rules a bit to fit my theatre lesson. Students pick product cards, description cards and ...there's more cards. I have them work as a group to create a spontaneous, improv commercial. Students can't look at the cards ahead of time but instead have to think on the spot once they flip their card over. Student with the product card starts and does a quick 10-15 second pitch for the 1st selling point, the student with the description goes next with a quick 10-15 second pitch for a 2nd selling point the the last student wraps up the commercial with a quick 10-15 second pitch to sell the "more" part of the product.  It's a ton of fun. My students love it!

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Jillian Lietzau
Lutheran High School
CO

Hi! I've actually created a card game for theatre kids and teachers called Famous Playwrights that comes in four versions: Classic, American, Women, and Composers. It's suitable for ages 8 and up with the objective to collect four plays by a single playwright to create a set. The player with the most sets at the end wins. 

I created it initially for my middle school students who always wanted to know the 'famous plays' without my having to assign research reports. Instead, they play the game, absorb the titles and playwrights' names into their vernacular, and get excited when they see a show by 'someone they know' being produced on stage. I've also had many high school IB teachers tell me they use them to familiarize their students with various theatre practitioners for their investigation and individual performance requirement. 

Unfortunately the website for online sales is under development, however feel free to DM my IG page (@kztheatre) and I'd be happy to explain more. 

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Kaleroy Zervos
Middle School Theatre
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