Pantomime Exercises
(taken from the book, "rehearsal" 4th edition)


Pantomime - without words or props, a performer must indicate everything by physical suggestion. Examples are lifting an imaginary box or walking against an imaginary wind.

The following is a suggestion list of "everyday actions" that you can use as pantomimes.

 

1. Polish your shoes as you tell your roommate about yesterday's test.
2. Through your binoculars, follow a bluejay which is disturbing other birds. Say anything appropriate that comes to mind.
3. Pick a bouquet of garden flowers and arrange them ina vase that you have with you. Be sure to keep in mind the kinds of flowers.
4.  Play a game of solitaire. Lose. Talk about it.
5. A hinge on the screen-door is loose. Fix it.
6. Set the dining table for 12 guests.
7. Your car has just gone dead; you don't know why. Look over the motor, try this and that, find a solution.
8.  Rear tire is flat. Change it.
9. Give yourself a shampoo; comb and set your hair.
10. It is morning; you are terribly sleepy but have an early class. Come to life as fast as your feelings will permit.
11. Pack your suitcase for a house party.
12. Clean imaginary spectacles (eyeglasses). Shine them.
13.  Hang the family wash on the line. Talk to your neighbor as you work.
14. Select fresh fruits and vegetables at a market.
15. You are tired, hot, discouraged. Drop into a chair, fan with your newspaper. See something in the newspaper that surprises you.
16. It is a cold blizzardy day; you come in thoroughly chilled. Try to get warm.
17. Find mending materials and mend a tear in the lining of your coat.
18. Practice tossing a basketball into the basket.
19. Practice catching a softball as you toss it against the side of a barn or house.
20. Build a snowman with a friend. Talk to the friend as you work.

 


 

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