The performers introduce their characters

15 min

Point of view

• 1. Sit in someone else’s seat in the classroom.
• 2. Look around you:
• What do you see that’s different?
• What don’t you see anymore?
• Is there something that you like or that bothers you?
• 3. Talk with your classmates about what happens when you change your point of view.

30 min

I see you as…

• 1. Turn to the person next to you in class.
• 2. Look into their eyes. Imagine what kind of animal they might be.
• 3. Ask them to guess which animal you are imagining and mime it. Switch roles.
• 4. Repeat the experience with another person, using a profession, hobby or sport.

50 min

A story for you

• 1. Pair up in a team.
• 2. In silence, write down everything you know about your classmate.
• 3. Now you can ask your classmate three questions to get to know them better.
• 4. Using everything you know about your classmate and the title of the show you’re going to see, write a short story in which your classmate is the heroine (or hero).
• 5. Swap your stories like presents.

Bonus: The story can be presented in the form of a comic strip.

15 min

Two truths and one falsehood

• 1. Divide up into teams of two or three.
• 2. Think of two reactions you had during the show and one you did NOT have.
• 3. Share your three reactions with your team. Your teammates have to guess which one is false. They can ask you questions.

30 min

Getting closer or further away

• 1. Say something about this show. Example: the end was intriguing, the music scared me, this character was funny.
• 2. The people who agree with your statement stand closer to you and those who disagree stand further away. The more they agree, the closer they stand.
• 3. Another person says something about the show.
• 4. Try saying more and more original statements to see what happens.

50 min

A basket of differences

• 1. Choose a character and write on a piece of paper: “I think this character feels different because…”
• 2. Collect the pieces of paper.
• 3. Take turns selecting a piece of paper and reading it to the group.
• 4. Does this difference resemble you or not? If you feel like it, explain why.
• 5. Do the same exercise with another character.