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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

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.

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

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

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

Original Message:
Sent: 01-10-2024 12:21
From: Cathy Archer
Subject: Board or card Games for theatre

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.

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

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!

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.

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

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

"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!

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

"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

"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!

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