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Old 11-05-2009, 02:37 PM
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We have not done a 'Skit' the past two years but are deturmined to do one next year!!

Now the question is 'What kind of skit could we do with the Theme being Heros and Villians'?

I would have about 6 - 10 'actors'
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Old 11-05-2009, 05:21 PM
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It might be clever if you wrote the skit from the perspective of the “Villian.” Every story has two sides yet we never really hear the “Villian’s” perspective. The setting of the skit could be a trial, or tv interview, or movie of the week, an episode of "Snapped", an episode of "60 mintues" etc.

There are two books that really demonstrate this technique well:

The first is The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
The following is the opening of the book:
"Everybody knows the story of the Three Little Pigs. Or at least they think they do. But I'll let you in on a little secret. Nobody knows the real story, because nobody has ever heard my side of the story. I'm Alexander T. Wolf. You can call me Al. I don't know how this whole Big Bad Wolf thing got started, but it's all wrong.”

The second is The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf

In this book they examine the guilt, or innocence, of the accused from different points of view.
A tial might be fun because there are lots of parts: Judge, Jurors, Reporters, Witnesses, Attorneys, etc.

See The Wolf's Side of the Story

Although these books are obviously written for kids, you can adapt these techniques to re-present the story of another group of Heroes/ Villians that is more appropriate for adults.
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Ha! I remember that story from the wolf's point of view from back in my preschool teacher days! Loved it!

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Ohh that sounds fun.
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You could also present morally ambiguous situations and have people determine (by holding up signs or clapping) who is the hero, and who is the villain.

For example: Robin Hood. He steals and fights but he does it for the poor. Or Batman. He is a vigilante and his methods are often extreme but he does protect the weak.

If you read some actual comics, they are filled with morally ambiguous situations (For example, good people who commit evil acts but were tricked into doing so)
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Natascha, would the skit take place during a party or put on for the TOT's?
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O.K I am finally back and ready to discuss this.

First off Drayvan, this would be during a Party.

2nd I can't believe that the Big bad Wolf story was brought up, we just did Fairy Tales for 2009! I was not aware of the story - hard to believe with all of the Fairy Tale homework I did - but when I mentioned it to my daughter she knew of it.

So yes that is the idea of what I am looking for, but just not fairy tales for 2010.
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