Submitted
by: Alice Gifford
We just finished our Youth
Conference and instead of the traditional roadshows we tried something different this year
which was fun, didn't take months of planning, practicing, and the expense was
minimal. It is actually the 2nd time we've done this and I'd do it again. It
was amazing what the youth came up with! We had approximately 100 youth who
participated.
The committee (Jane Cluff and Irene Jones - planned and organized everything, including
this summary °Ü°) that organized the production had a group of youth come and paint the
huge cardboard scenery prisms, help gather costumes from different members in the
stake, organize and label the costumes with the owners name before putting it the
boxes.
This is a few rough outline of what we did. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to
ask. Hope it helps !
Outline of Skit Production
The entire activity, from skit preparation to production, will take 2 l/2 hours. The
activity will be a fun way for the kids to cooperate, read scriptures, and reinforce
gospel principles. You will brainstorm and present a skit within the constraints of
designated materials, subject matter, and time, requiring participants to use their
creativity.
Script Writing
There is no prewritten script before the activity, only ideas. You have 70 minutes
for preparation which includes a 15 minute music practice (they could use any primary
song) complete with script, blocking, music and costumes.
There are three basic rules:
Use your Book of Mormon hero in a modern day setting
Apply a For the Strength of Youth standard
Use at least one piece of music from the Children's Songbook
The Heroes used were: Abinidi and King Noah, Alma the Younger and Amulek, Ammon, the Great
Servant, Captain Moroni and the Title of Liberty, Helaman and the 2000 Young Men, and
Samuel the Lamanite Foretells of Jesus Christ.
Teams
Participants will take a metal dog tag from a common container. Each tag is
imprinted with one of the six Book of Mormon heroes. There is one adult Team
Advisor. Youth and Advisors will not know their team or hero assignment until they
have been drawn from the container.
Props and Costumes
There will be six boxes of costumes and materials to work with, ie. scissors, tape, paper,
twin, fabric, etc. Each of the boxes are identical in size, but not in
content. The Team Advisor will select a box, -- any box, and the fun begins.
Working with "grab box" of costumes and materials is part of the
challenge. (We had wigs, pieces of material, Halloween costumes, you name it - we
probably had it --- huge clown feet, angel wings, etc.
Once you have your material boxes and have looked it over, you are welcome to barter or
make arrangements to share with other teams to come up with your own unique
interpretations.
Scenery/Backdrops
There are three scenes available for you to use in your skit. They're on the stage
and will be used by all six teams. They are made up of three large, triangular
shaped cardboard prisms. When the three prisms are lined up side by side, an 8' x
12' backdrop is formed. When the scene is to be changed, you simply rotate each of
the three prisms to reveal another scene. You may use any or all of the
scenes. Just plan for three prop people to rotate and align them on cue. That
way, your scene is change din seconds. The
three scenes are: Wilderness (we used Lone Rock - at Lake Powell, Living Room, and
Spiritual Experience (which was a grove of trees with Light beams coming into one corner
of the picture)
Time Limits
The total activity will take 2 l/2 hours, from 12:30 to 3:00. We must begin prompt
at 12:30 if we are to end of time. Each team will be allowed 7 minutes to
present skit and 2 minutes to clear the stage. Theoretically, each team will be
allowed 9 minutes, (there is a l minute buffer for each team)
The youth were extremely creative. We laughed and laughed. We also had judges
and gave out awards - everyone received something °Ü°
Firesides/Roadshows
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