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Drama Games for iPad app for iPhone and iPad


4.6 ( 4576 ratings )
Reference Education
Developer: Halware Ltd
4.99 USD
Current version: 1.2, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 16 Nov 2013
App size: 12.23 Mb

Download the essential drama i-resource for drama teachers and theatre practioners. Fifty highly effective drama games with detailed step by step instructions, fully editable session planner and teaching tool-kit!

Available fully translated into Spanish

Full iPad version with split screen functionality in all orientations.

CONTENT
●Fifty of the most effective and rewarding drama games and theatre exercises.
●Organized into categories that follow the typical structure of a drama lesson - from simple drama games to demanding theatre exercises
●Contains over 15,000 words.
●Eleven sets of ideas containing a variety of starting-points for improvisation.
●Written in a concise, succinct style designed to be quickly absorbed yet comprehensive in scope.
●Each game divided into description, roles and objectives, instructions and hints and benefits sections - with age range, minimum player and resource requirements stated.
●Instruction section written in a series of clear essential steps - the minimum required for participants to understand each game.
●Step instructions written to be usable without need for prior planning.
●Text presented on virtual paper background with fully formatted text including a color-coding scheme, headings and bullet-points to aid readability.
●Games and sessions searchable by name.

TEACHING PLANNER AND TOOLKIT
●Save games to an unlimited number of session-folders.
●Edit game order within session-folders.
●Category color-code and icons show energy level and concentration requirements for different stages of a drama session (warm colors for energy, cool colors for concentration).
●All Ideas for Improvisation accessible within any session folder.
●Use timer to record game duration - session duration and game total is automatically calculated.
●Warning icon displayed if session duration total includes games that have not been timed (with number of timed games)
●Attach audio tracks for use with lessons (including sound effects and music) - audio syncs with your iTunes library in real-time.
●Record and email notes about games, lesson evaluation etc.
●Access any game user-data (duration, audio and notes) from any user-added session-folder.
●Games update user-data display icons in real-time.
●Use browser-buttons to revise any game within a session-folder ahead of time during a drama lesson.
●Time one game while browsing other games within a session-folder.

STRUCTURE (Volumes, sections and games)

1. Starters and Warm-up Games

British Bulldog
Dodgeball
Duck, Duck, Goose!
Grandmothers Footsteps
Hunt the Slipper
I Sent a Letter to My Love
Lemonade
Meltdown
Whats the Time Mr Wolf?
Zip! Zap! Pow!

2. Teamwork

●Name Games
Auction your partner
Big Ball Name Game
Hey!
Name Game
Zombies

●Bonding Games
Applause!
Chinese Whispers
Knots
Supporting Bodies
The Wolf and the Sheep

●Focus Games
Captains Orders!
Fortunately/Unfortunately
Hunter and Hunted
Rhythm Games
Wink Murder

3. Acting Skills

●Voice Games
Pass the Sound
Soundscapes
The Ministers Cat
Throw the gum
Yes Your Majesty

●Physical Games
Adjectives
HELP!
Human Machine
Human Sculptures
Mirroring

●Character Games
A Character in the Corner
Agree / Disagree
Hot Seating
Master / Servant
The Five Walks

4. Devising Skills

●Improvisation Games
Die by…
The Accident
The Colour Game
The Telephone Game
What are You Doing?

●Narrative Games
Chain Story
Fairytales with a twist
Newspaper Articles
The Archaeological Dig
The Incident