Multi-Propping – Performance Based Challenge

Challenge: Your challenge is to create and present three different stories using the same prop in each story. The prop must be given a new use in each story. During the presentation time your team will act out the three stories.

The Scene: Your team has been hired by a crazy movie producer to create three different story lines for an up coming movie. The producer feels the prop you’ve been given is his lucky charm and must be a part of each story. Somehow your team must find a way to add this prop into each story in a different way. Hopefully, the crazy movie producer will love one of your story lines and hire you to write his next box office hit!

Time: You will have 5 minutes to use your ImagiNation to create the three different stories and 4 minutes to present the three stories to the Appraisers.

Materials:

• one object (choice of the team manager)
• paper and pencil for story planning

Scoring: (100 points possible)

1. Up to 10 points for the creativity of each story  (30 points maximum)
2. Up to 10 points for creative use of the prop in each story  (30 points maximum)
3. Up to 20 points for the creativity of your performance
4. Up to 20 points for how well your team works together

Debriefing the Challenge: (for the team manger to use with the teams after their performance)

Time:

• Did your team use the time wisely?
• Did you finish everything you wanted to present?
• What could have been a better use of your time?

The Story:

• Did each of your 3 stories have a beginning, middle and an end?
• How creative were your stories?
• How could they have been more creative?

Acting:

• How creative was your acting?
• Did your story have characters?
• How did you portray your characters?
• If the answer is “no” why not?

The Prop:

• Was your prop used creatively?
• Did you use it three different ways?
• How could you have used it differently?

Teamwork:

• Did your team work well together?
• Was every team members ideas listened to?
• Did every team member participate in the challenge?

The Points:

• Did your read over the scoring section of the challenge?
• Where were the most point available?
• Where could you have picked up more points?

After the team has had an opportunity to debrief the challenge have them do it again. This time have them use the same stories/prop and the ideas they came up with during the debrief. Do the challenge again using a new prop and all new stories. Debrief again after each time the team does the challenge.