Improvisation in the Drama Club

Improvisation is one of the greatest clubs a school can have. I have personally experienced this. Two years I started a club at our local middle school and it had over 40 students sign up. What made this experience interesting was the number of boys. I’m sure many middle school directors who are reading this have noticed that their drama clubs are flooded with girls. This had the opposite effect. Ninety-five percent of the middle school improvisation club actors were boys.

After heading the school’s drama club last year, I decided to switch to an improvisation club. The club: “Get in the Act Improvisation,” will focus in on having fun, yet learning unique acting skills. I have decided to limit the number of kids who can join. Working with a large number of children takes away from valuable acting time that the students seek. Thus, the first fifteen students who return their permission slips will get in.

Below are a number of resources that I will use. I urge you to take a look at their descriptions. They are perfect for school improvisation clubs and classroom use.