Story Pirates University: Comedy Duo
3 min3rd4th5th6thTheatreReading & Writing (ELA)
Summary
A short performance lesson from Story Pirates University, the storytelling program run by the Story Pirates comedy troupe. This lesson builds a comedy duo — a two-person scene where partners play off each other's lines and timing. Story Pirates performers act it out, then students try it themselves.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Actors use their voices and bodies to bring a scene to life.
- What made the scene funny or surprising?
- How did the performers use their voices and faces?
- What choice would you make if you performed it?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: scene, character, dialogue, timing, duo.
Try it: With a partner, act out a short scene. Perform it once, then change one line to make it funnier.