Picture Inspiration
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Character Development
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Who is in this photograph? Give them a name and an age.
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What do they do?
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Who is in their family?
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Where do they live?
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What is their favorite food? Least favorite food?
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What is the emotional state of the person in the photograph? Why?
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What will they do next?
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What is their most important relationship? Describe it.
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What secret are they keeping and why?
Location Prompts
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Where is this location?
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What time of year is it?
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Is something usual or unusual happening?
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Automatic write for two minutes in response to this photo. What are your thoughts on the location? Don’t censor yourself! Just get words on the page.
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What character would be comfortable in this location? Describe them.
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What character would be uncomfortable? Describe them.
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Write a conversation between those two characters.
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If you had to stage this location using limited props (two cubes, a bench, a music stand and a garbage pail), how would you do it?
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Theatre often uses dialogue to create the world of a location, rather than realistic sets. Write a line of dialogue that would show the audience where this picture takes place.
Monologue
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The girl has just received some bad news. Write that monologue.
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The girl has a secret. She tells it to the dog in a monologue.
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The girl has to make a decision. Write that monologue.
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The girl hates fishing. Why is she doing it? Write that monologue.
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It’s the last day of summer. The girl in this photo is worried about going to a new school. Write that monologue.
Taken from TheatreFolk. Created by Lindsay Price