Peach Drop, Stop, and Roll

This production included a lot of allusions to people and places in Atlanta. This made it really interesting to watch - a challenge almost: how many of the allusions do you "get"? The content of this show was not really appropriate for my students, but I think I could use this idea in my classroom. Perhaps my students could write their own "allusion" plays using allusions to people, places, and events at the school. In reading/performing it, the other students (audience) would also be challenged to identify the allusions. OR, for my less capable students, I could draft a play with allusions.

I also thoroughly enjoyed the improv aspect. I love the idea of improv. It requires so much creative thinking. It's fun. It's engaging. It's hilarious. I used to watch Whose Line Is It Anyway on a regular basis. They had an exercise in which the partners were given odd objects and had to come up with uses for them. I once tried to do this exericse myself - thinking it might make a fun party game. It was HARD! So, I'm not sure how to justify improv in relation to the All Important State Standards, but I think it's a valuable mental exercise.