Quote of the Day: One day Mother Nature will terminate man’s lease on the land. Anthony T. Hincks
Another successful session of play writing in my Scriptfrenzy! Play off the Page workshop. I had eight creative and kind middle school aged students who created a play about the environment. I didn’t set out to have a play with a message, it just evolved. I gave them the setting and told them about my character. A Snow Queen in an ice cave who brings people there to teach them a lesson about hurting the Earth. They quickly took off on the idea creating the following characters:
Judy, a young girl who loves to be outside, befriends small creatures, and have adventures. She meets…
Cheddar, a mouse who gets in a little trouble, and is helped out by Judy. In the meantime, they are confronted by…
AndreLeaf, a mystical character who brings them to the Snow Queen.
Meanwhile, A Demon named Skylar and an Angel named Ally battle to inspire good and evil in the world. All in fun, until the planet gets hurt!
Prince Xalazar, who lives on the other side of the mountain, puts an evil curse on a wretched mountain climber named Randall. He needs to set an example for all the damage that explorers like him leave behind in pursuit of their own need for exploration.
The Snow Queen is aided by her friend Abominable Snowman (ASM, or Awesome) to search for good. When he can find only selfish behavior, he helps her bring the evil-doers to the cave and take them to task.
The Snow Queen has harsh actions, but for a noble cause. ASM just wants to help. Prince Xalazar creates mischief, and AndreLeaf turns into a very hungry Chungas which spurs on a greater need to get away and do better. The captives figure out what will confuse the Snow Queen. They get out and find ways to take care of the Earth. Just as the Snow Queen is losing hope, and life, they return with plants, tales of helping others and the Earth, and they can all be at peace, for now.
Mother Nature had a thing or two to say about our session times. We started the workshop at the end of January, had two sessions, then the Polar Vortex decended, and we canceled the next two! I extended the workshop an extra week into April, thinking, by then it will be nice out. Nope. We had to cancel our final day and performance because last Thursday, April 11, we had a Giant Thunder Snow Blizzard. Good grief. That’s Spring in Minnesota. We were finally able to perform last night. I said, “Mother Nature wanted a starring role in our play, and she got it.” Hurt not the Earth, or Mother Nature will let you know she’s angry!!!
The next session of Youth Theater Workshops in the Brainerd lakes are will take place in June. Check out the info. below.
Go. Create. Inspire!
And, Hurt not the Earth!
Journaling Prompt: What do you do, or could you do, to aid sustainability of the Earth?
Registration is open for Summer Youth Theater Workshops. I’m so excited to meet all the creative students! And, Summer, can’t wait for Summer!!!!
Theater workshops for the young!! Great thing, but do they really need help being dramatic,? 🙂 June will be a better month to start the workshops again.
Teresa
They are already dramatic, but we try to focus on creating a story together, which takes a little more concentration.